Yahweh is a man of war. Yahweh is his name.
Parallel translations
- KJV The LORD is a man of war: the LORD 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 the King of glory? Yahweh strong and mighty, Yahweh mighty in battle.
- Exod 14:14Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.”
- Rev 19:11–21I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.
- Isa 42:8“I am Yahweh. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to engraved images.
- Exod 6:6–8Therefore tell the children of Israel, ‘I am Yahweh, 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 an outstretched arm, and with great judgments:
- Ps 83:18that they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.
- Ps 45:3Strap your sword on your thigh, mighty one: your splendor and your majesty.
- Exod 3:15God said moreover to Moses, “You shall tell the children of Israel this, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations.
- Exod 3:13Moses said to God, “Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you;’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ What should I tell them?”
- Exod 6:2–3God spoke to Moses, and said to him, “I am Yahweh;
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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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