The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh is a man of war. Yahweh is his name.
- BSB The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name.
- NKJV The Lord is a man of war; The Lord is His name.
- NASB “The Lord is a warrior; The Lord is His name.
- NLT The Lord is a warrior; Yahweh is his name!
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Quick answer
Yahweh is praised as 'a man of war,' the divine warrior whose name declares who He is.
Overview
The image of God as warrior affirms that He fights and triumphs for His people against their enemies. His name, Yahweh, the self-existent covenant LORD, is itself the ground of confidence. The same God who conquered Egypt ultimately triumphs over sin and death through Christ's victory.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 24:8Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
- Exod 14:14The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
- Rev 19:11–21And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
- Isa 42:8I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
- Exod 6:6–8Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
- Ps 83:18That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
- Ps 45:3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
- Exod 3:15And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
- Exod 3:13And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
- Exod 6:2–3And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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