Acts17apologetics need the supernatural; angelic help to Abrahamic warriors?

In answer to the video "Islamicize Me Day 11: Muhammad's Path to Financial Success!"

This pattern described earlier, of proportionality of divine help in relation to inner faith, can be seen almost all throughout the wars the Israelites were involved in. In the times of Moses those lacking faith were warned not to fight the Canaanites, because divine assistance in battle is the prerogative of those worthy of it. Consequently, they were sent to wander 40 years in the desert until the last one from those that had shown distrust in God was dead and a worthy generation raised in their stead. God promised them through Moses, just as He did with Muhammad and the nation about to be established under his leadership, that should they abide by the covenant and the divine ordinances, then in battle they will be assisted in a way that

Lev26:8"Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you".

What is most interesting is that, as already observed earlier, there is a direct correlation between spirituality and level of divine help. This did not escape the early rabbinical comentators, as here stated by Rashi

"Since five will pursue a hundred, this means that each Jew will pursue twenty enemies; therefore, should Scripture not have written here: “and a hundred of you will pursue two thousand”? But, [the Torah teaches us that] there is no comparison between a few who fulfill the Torah and many who fulfill the Torah [and thus, here, the larger the group of pursuers, the higher proportionately is the number pursued]. — [Torath Kohanim 26:10]"

see also 1Chr12:14.

That notion of proportionality of divine help in relation to the level of spirituality continued down to the time of king Ahab whose small band of 7000 Israelites, the only ones left among their nation to have preserved the straight path and the only ones to have been selected for the battle, were made victorious against an enemy several times greater than them in number and power 1Kings20,19:18.

Again in their war with the Hagarites, the sons of Reuben prevailed because of having shown spiritual worthiness and were thus deserving of divine assistance 1Chr5:18-20. This important relationship between divine assistance and level of spirituality is the reason behind the many Quran verses denouncing those shallow in their faith who were averse at the thought of leaving their homes to defend the oppressed 4:75-77,8:5-6.

In the Hebrew Bible, Deborah the prophetess denounces in her song the slackness of those tribes who were slow in joining the ranks of the Jewish fighters against the oppressive Canaanites, contrasting them with shining examples of bravoury and temerity of the people who offered their lives on the battle fields Judges4,5. In their legal deductions, the rabbis have integrated that principle in the ethics of war. After discussing the selection of soldiers, they say 

(Mishneh Torah, Kings and Wars 4)“After these individuals depart from the battlefront, the army is arrayed again and commanding officers are appointed at the head of the nation.

Powerful officers with iron axes in their hands are placed in the rear of each array of troops. If a person wants to leave the battle, they have permission to chop off his legs, for flight is the beginning of defeat.

To whom does the phrase 'Is there a man who is afraid or faint-hearted?' refer? The phrase should be interpreted simply, as applying to a person whose heart is not brave enough to stand in the throes of battle.

Once a soldier enters the throes of battle, he should rely on the Hope of Israel and their Savior in times of need. He should realize that he is fighting for the sake of the oneness of God's Name. Therefore, he should place his soul in his hand and not show fright or fear.

He should not worry about his wife or children. On the contrary, he should wipe their memory from his heart, removing all thoughts from his mind except the war.

Anyone who begins to feel anxious and worry in the midst of battle to the point where he frightens himself violates a negative commandment, as it is written (Deuteronomy 20:3 : 'Do not be faint-hearted. Do not be afraid. Do not panic and do not break ranks before them.'

Furthermore, he is responsible for the blood of the entire Jewish nation. If he is not valiant, if he does not wage war with all his heart and soul, it is considered as if he shed the blood of the entire people, as ibid. 20:8 states: 'Let him go home, lest he demoralize the hearts of his brethren like his own.' Similarly, the prophetic tradition explicitly states: 'Cursed be he who does God's work deceitfully. Cursed be he who withholds his sword from blood.' Jeremiah 48:10

In contrast, anyone who fights with his entire heart, without fear, with the intention of sanctifying God's name alone, can be assured that he will find no harm, nor will bad overtake him. He will be granted a proper family in Israel and gather merit for himself and his children forever. He will also merit eternal life in the world to come as I Samuel 25:28-29 states: 'God will certainly make my lord a faithful house, for my lord fights the wars of God and evil will not be found with you... and my lord's soul will be bound in a bond of life with God”.

Following that principle, the Quran would tell the Muslims not to be associated with half-hearted ones in battle and risk compromising their God-consciousness 9:47-8. Those that had shown cowardice on previous occasions werent worthy of divine assistance and were thus told

9:83"By no means shall you ever go forth with me and by no means shall you fight an enemy with me; surely you chose to sit the first time, therefore sit (now) with those who remain behind".

They could had provided with much needed material assistance 9:46 but by that time the Muslims understood that victory comes from God and God alone. In the times of Gideon, up to 20.000 of a total 30.000 Jewish fighters were forbidden to join the battle against the Midianites on account of their fear and cowardice Judges7:3.

It is the mark of every prophet that whenever he sets forth for war in the way of God, he selects only the righteous and worthy elements to be the bearers of the banner of truth, side by side with him. This is because the prophets are aware that divine assistance is directly correlated to their global level of God-consciousness. The prophet Talut/Saul put all able men through a test of privation to see who would be allowed to join him fight the pagan armies 2:246-251.