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Why Can't God Fight Iron Chariots?

And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. Judges 1:19

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  • Anonymous
    2 years ago
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    And Jesus was crucified with iron nails. Coincidence? Or does that family of deities have a weakness to iron, like Superman with kryptonite?

  • User
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    If you follow the standard rules of English grammar

    you will not misinterpret that passage as "God can't fight iron chariots".

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Why don't you keep on reading?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myeSLGXHt4k

  • 2 years ago

    Sounds like the self-serving, disobedient attitude that the Israelites often demonstrated, when failing to trust sufficiently in God. Haydock Bible Commentary explains it thusly: Ver. 19. Was not able, &c. Through a cowardly fear of their chariots armed with hooks and scythes, and for want of confidence in God. Ch. --- Heb. does not sy expressly that Juda could not: quia non ad expellendum, &c. He had not the courage or the will. With God's assistance, what had he to fear? Were these Philistines with their chariots, more terrible than the giants in their fortresses? --- Scythes. Heb. receb barzel, "chariots of iron." C. --- The Rom. and Alex. Sept. have "Rechab was opposed to them." H. --- The edit. of Basil adds, "and they had chariots of iron," as S. Aug. (q. 5,) reads. A double translation is thus given. C. --- These chariots were calculated to cut down all that came in contact with them. Curt. iv. W.

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  • 2 years ago

    You do not see that they were not trusting the Lord but were as the spies who came back from the promised land, excepting Joshua and Caleb?

    You do not see the "he' refers to Judah?

    Nor that over and over we are told that by drawing back or by disobedience or following after false gods and things the people of God were given over to oppression and conquest. Through these things the Lord would prove Israel.

    Is it also because you are dumb enough to read only one verse?

    And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. ..

    And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet...

    Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand...

    It is proved that you are unseeing, empty and lacking, uncomprehending and unable to do proper research. All the obvious marks of that beast called Atheist.

  • 2 years ago

    I don't know.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    iron chariots earth(ground) the bolts of lightning that god sends down so the occupants are unharmed, while the guys in wooden chariots get fried

  • Juli
    Lv 5
    2 years ago

    That's a funny one.

  • 2 years ago

    Iron is the kryptonite of witches and the bible is nothing but a description of the supernatural - witches.

  • 2 years ago

    God has bigger problems than that. He is trying to exist in the first place

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