In Exodus we are introduced to IAHV as warrior god. Shows its superiority fighting other gods. The first god is fighting against Dagon, god of the Philistines. The Philistines were Indo-Europeans were implanted in the area of \u200b\u200bthe coast of Gaza. Both the name and the worship of Dagon was imported from Babylon. In one of these battles between Philistines and Hebrews, the Philistines stole the Ark of the Covenant in which the tables were kept Jewish law. Thus expected to reduce the power of Yahweh. However, in the Bible that just being IAHV god strong and defeated the Philistines.
"The Philistines took the ark of God, and took from Ebenezer to Ashdod, the temple of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. When they of Ashdod arose early in the morning they found Dagon fallen to the ground face down before the ark of the Lord. Dagon lifted and placed on your site. When they got up the next morning, Dagon had fallen to the ground face down before the ark of the Lord, and the head of Dagon and both hands were cut on the threshold of Dagon was left only the trunk. (...) The hand of the Lord laid upon them of Ashdod and its surroundings, filled them with dread and afflicted with tumors. The men of Ashdod saw this, they said <
1 Samuel 5, 1-8
IAHV also fighting other gods, and Chemosh, god of the Moabites (former nomads who had become sedentary at the Dead Sea and Jordan). This town had the practice of "wrecking" the gods of the conquered peoples. IAHV's name appears on a stela Kemosh war against the Moabites.
With all this it is clear that IAHV was a warrior god, but if there was any doubt there is more than reading the "Song of Deborah", a hymn of war and destruction:
"The princes of Israel went ahead, the people volunteered. Praise the Lord! Old kings, give ear, princes: I will sing to the Lord God of Israel. Sir, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the fields of Edon, the earth shook, the sky was troubled, the clouds dumped in water. The mountains melted before the Lord's presence, the presence of the Lord God of Israel. (...) The gods preferred foreign war had already reached the gates, barely visible a shield or a spear among forty thousand in Israel. My heart turns to the leaders of Israel, the courageous people, praise the Lord! That you ride the white donkeys, sitting on carpets, and ye that ye in the ways: Sing! The cry of those who come to the watering places, where they celebrate the Lord's deeds, the deeds of its dominance in Israel. (...) The horses' hoofs echoed galloping, galloping with their riders. Curse Meroz said the angel of the Lord, curse, curse its inhabitants, who came to the aid of the Lord, in aid of the Lord among the heroes. (...) So all your enemies perish, O Lord, and those who love you be like the sun rises with all force. "
Judges 5, 2-32
During the reign of King David, the Jews enjoyed the greatest power over the "promised land" in the history of the people. At his death, his son Solomon became the power of the kingdom. Solomon strengthens the idea of \u200b\u200bJerusalem as a sacred center in the city and built a temple for the worship of Yahweh. Yet Solomon's successor was not accepted by the entire Jewish territory, causing a division of people into two different territories. To the north was Israel, whose capital was Samaria. To the south was Judah, whose capital was Jerusalem. This schism is given in 925 BC
However, these two kingdoms unite to fight against the Assyrians, who threatened to conquer that territory to expand into Egypt. In 722 BC the Assyrians took Samaria, the capital of Israel and two years later the Assyrian king Sargoh deports all its inhabitants (28,000 people) and the city is rebuilt and becomes an Assyrian province. In this way removes the state of Israel. The revered Assyro Assur, and after this defeat demonstrates the power of IAHV, since it seems that other gods are more powerful than he.
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