To Teach Them War (5): Knowing War’s Origin: In God
Huizinga explores the theological foundations of spiritual warfare in the church by grounding it in God's attributes, particularly His holiness and sovereignty. Through Old Testament exegesis, the article demonstrates how God's nature as a holy warrior necessitates the church's militant opposition to all that opposes God's covenant and glory. This piece offers Reformed believers theological depth for understanding their calling to spiritual conflict as rooted in God's eternal counsel and character.
Previous article in this series: December 1, 2014, p. 114. Jehovah is a Man of war (Ex. 15:3). His right hand dashes in pieces the enemy (Ex. 15:6). Jehovah has sworn that He will have war with Amalek from generation to generation (Ex. 17:16). Jehovah bends His bow like an enemy, and stands with His right hand as an adversary (Lam. 2:4). Jehovah is mighty in battle (Ps. 24:8) and mustereth the host of the battle (Is. 13:4). Jehovah teaches our hands to war and our fingers to fight (Ps....
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