I'm not back back, but I have had a thought for a while and it would be nice to get some feedback that doesn't originate from my (admittedly humongous) intellect:
Why does a pacifist God have an army?
This question could be further expanded into asking why God created an enemy who then acquired his own legions and has His own armies fight them.
We can all agree God doesn't NEED an army, but He has one anyway, so presumably it is a consequence of some part of his nature.
To me the answer is obvious: being a warrior is in God's nature (and it's something human males inherited as a result of being made in His image). The Israelites explicitly say this in Exodus 15:3.
But this answer is not one a pacifist can give.
Why does a pacifist God have an army?
This question could be further expanded into asking why God created an enemy who then acquired his own legions and has His own armies fight them.
We can all agree God doesn't NEED an army, but He has one anyway, so presumably it is a consequence of some part of his nature.
To me the answer is obvious: being a warrior is in God's nature (and it's something human males inherited as a result of being made in His image). The Israelites explicitly say this in Exodus 15:3.
But this answer is not one a pacifist can give.
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