1 Samuel 7:7-11 (AMP)
7 Now when the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the Israelites heard of it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
8 And the Israelites said to Samuel, Do not cease to cry to the Lord our God for us, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.
9 So Samuel took a sucking lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord; and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answered him.
10 As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to attack Israel. But the Lord thundered with a great voice that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were defeated before Israel.
11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and smote them as far as below Beth-car.

Intervention! This is any interference that may affect or benefit the interests of others. The act by which one protects or defends the interest of another.
Elohim is not a passive God, He is actively involved in the lives and affairs of His creation, especially the saints.
Where situations escalate and become overwhelming, leaving one confused and unable to aid themselves in any way, God steps in to overcome the overwhelming situation.
Jacob faced an overwhelming situation in Genesis 30, with little help from those around him, and no idea of what to do to overcome until the revelation came by divine intervention on how to overcome the issue he faced.
There is a time when we feel abandoned by the Lord, seeing ourselves get deeper into a situation that seems to be sucking the life out of us, with no clue of who will help and if anyone will, yet knowing that the situation you’re in is one that needs divine help and intervention.
The Israelites in our text probably felt this way. Here they are, gathered in repentance and sacrifice to the Lord, only to hear the enemy coming against them, they obviously considered their gathering as a threat against them, hence the attack on what appears to be holy ground.
The Israelite army had lost the battle against the Philistines several times previously, so they had no hope of escaping them again, especially in an unprepared state like this, so they were quickly filled with fear.
When we are in Christ, the fear of any situation should encourage us to cry out to the Lord as it did the Israelites, even as Psalm 50:15 instructs to call on the Lord in the day of trouble and He will rescue us from those overwhelming problems.
We all need divine intervention in certain areas of life and the Lord is waiting as stated in Jeremiah 33:3, only then would we be directed on what and how to do things.
The Israelites implored Samuel to intercede for them; don’t stop to cry unto the Lord for us! The people had strong confidence in the intercession of Samuel because they knew he was a holy man of God, and that God would answer him and intervein for them.
The philistines were so anxious to crush the Israelites that they were prepared to go to a religious gathering to do so, not expecting any resistance and without considering divine intervention from the God of Israel.
The prophet’s prayers and sacrifice were answered by such a tremendous storm, Literally, the Lord thundered with great thunder and confounded the Philistines with a mighty tempest of thunder and lightning, and no doubt slew many by the lightning, that the Philistines, panic-struck, were disordered and fled.
The Israelites, recognizing the divine intervention of God, rushed courageously after the enemy they had so feared and overthrew them with such havoc, that the Philistines did not recover for a long time from the disastrous blow. This victory by divine intervention secured peace and independence for Israel.
Divine intervention is exactly what the Lord promises us in Exodus 14:14 in saying that He alone can defeat our enemies, we just must call and trust in Him.
God is still able to thunder against anyone who threatens you and prove Himself to be your help and defender.
Shalom