Our God is a Man of War
"The Lord is a Man of war”
Introduction
Those who are biblically and spiritually ignorant forever say that God is a God of love and peace (which He is). Any notion that God is wrathful and warlike is, to them, anathema! Yet, God is called a “man of war”, regardless of man’s wishful thinking and selective understanding.
The Lord, Man of War
Exodus 15:3: “The LORD [is] a man of war: the LORD [is] his name.”
The error of these ignorant fellows is to only accept what they want God to be like. They have formed an image in their minds of what they wish God to be, and refute anything that sullies that image. Our God cannot be marginalized, he is bigger than our imagination, God cannot be intellectualized, he is bigger than out intelligent and he cannot be emotionalized because he is bigger than our emotions. Frankly, their images are irrelevant! God is whatever He says He is, and He does whatever He does. We...
