the journey from egypt to the promised land is called the exodus.
the journey from egypt to the promised land is called the exodus.
the journey from egypt to the promised land is called?
the exodus
throughout the old testament, there is a movement in the role of war. stephen b. chapman, associate professor of old testament at duke university asserts god used war to conquer and provide the promised land to israel, and then to defend that land. the old testament explains that israel does not have to fight wars like other nations because god delivers them. starting with the exodus out of egypt, god fights for israel as a warrior rescuing his people from the oppressive egyptians (exodus 15:3). in exodus 14:13 moses instructs the israelites, "the lord will fight for you; you need only to be still." the miraculous parting of the red sea is god being a warrior for israel through acts of nature and not human armies. god's promise to fight on behalf of his chosen people is affirmed in the scriptures of the old testament (deuteronomy 1:30). according to old testament scholar, peter c. craige, during the military conquests of the promised land, the israelites fought in real wars against real human enemies, however it was god who granted them victory in their battles. craige further contends god determined the outcome of human events with his participation through those humans and their activity; essentially god fought through the fighting of his people. once the promised land was secured, and the nation of israel progressed, god used war to protect or punish the nation of israel with his sovereign control of the nations to achieve his purposes (2 kings 18:9–12, jeremiah 25:8–9, habakkuk 1:5–11). john howard yoder affirms as long as israel trusted and followed god, god would work his power through israel to drive occupants from lands god willed them to occupy (exodus 23:27–33). the future of israel was dependent solely on its faith and obedience to god as mediated through the law and prophets, and not on military strength. jacob enz explains god made a covenant with his people of israel, placing conditions on them that they were to worship only him, and be obedient to the laws of life in the ten commandments. when israel trusts and obeys god, the nation prospered; when they rebelled, god spoke through prophets such as ezekiel and isaiah, telling israel that god would wage war against israel to punish her (isaiah 59:15-19). war was used in god's ultimate purpose of restoring peace and harmony for the whole earth with the intention towards salvation of all the nations with the coming of the messiah and a new covenant. jacob enz describes god's plan was to use the nation of israel for a higher purpose, and that purpose was to be the mediator between all the peoples and god. the old testament reflects how god helped his people of israel, even after israel's repeated lapses of faith, demonstrating god's grace, not violence.
christian pacifism
promised land (disambiguation)









































promised land, as described in the bible, is the land promised by god to abraham and his descendants.









































promised land may also refer to:









































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bullet::::- "the promised land" (novel), an 1899 novel by władysław reymont









































bullet::::- "promised land" (novel), a 1976 spenser novel by robert b. parker









































bullet::::- "", 2012 by michael lind









































bullet::::- "the promised land" (autobiography), the autobiography of mary antin









































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bullet::::- "the promised land" (1925 film), a french silent film









































bullet::::- "the promised land" (1973 film), a chilean film









































bullet::::- "the promised land" (1975 film), a polish film based
promised land (disambiguation)