When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearer, because God had said, "If the people face war, they may change their minds and return to Egypt."

The LORD is a man of war, the LORD is his name!

"Because," he said, "a fist has been raised in defiance against the throne of the LORD, the LORD will wage war against Amalek from generation to generation."

When Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted, he told Moses, "The sound of war is coming from the camp."