The Kingdom of God, Student Workbook, SW02

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C. God as Divine Warrior in the proto-evangelium : Genesis 3.15 as God’s announcement of his predisposition in the world

1. He is opposed to the serpent.

2. He will work to produce the Seed.

3. In the end, the Seed will crush the serpent entirely.

D. God as Divine Warrior in Scripture

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1. Before the great victory at the Red Sea, Moses spoke of God’s fighting for Israel, Exod. 14.13-14.

2. Moses’ song after the Exodus and destruction of Pharaoh’s armies, Exod. 15.1-3

3. On the Ark’s movement, Moses asks the Lord to rise up as a Mighty Warrior, Num. 10.35-36.

4. David before Goliath, 1 Sam. 17.45-47

E. Five stages of God as Divine Warrior (Longman and Reid)

1. Phase I - God as Divine Warrior fighting Israel’s flesh and blood enemies