Responding to: The Problem of Judges 1:19 - God Defeated by Iron Chariots



Some other tricks God used to get rid of people he didn't like was sending swarms of hornets, or whatever, to drive them out. Hornets don't normally have problems with iron chariots, I wouldn't think. Another trick God used effectively, and that would work regardless of iron chariots, was to bait the enemy into a lake and then let them all drown. That's what reportedly happened to the Egyptians at the Red Sea. Or, if there was no lake nearby to drown them in, he could have just opened the earth and swallowed them whole like he did that batch of Israelites (Cora and followers?) who rebelled against Moses in the wilderness.

God, or the writer of that particular passage, seems to have been unusually lacking in creativity regarding the people of the valley and their chariots of iron. Unless, of course, there is a basis in history that required an explanation. Possibly there were people who could not be defeated and this lame explanation was the best the writer could come up with. I haven't a clue.

It does seem that, if this God really is too limited to destroy people with iron chariots, deviators from the tradition of the Judeo-Christian God who want to be safe from the wrath of said God, need only use metal vehicles, or hide out in storm shelters, or the like. Maybe get buried in an iron coffin? I'd pity the poor pall-bearers, though.

I'm not sure how good an argument this is. I never heard any sermons or teachings on this passage. I was not aware of this story until I was reading atheist and exChristian forums. The fact of the matter is, I can't quite get my head around the fact that a so-called almighty God was stumped by iron chariots when today such technology would be a laughable defense in the face of routine weaponry. I'm guessing one bomb dropped by an atheist would have done the job. And God almighty couldn't do it??? Of course, he would have to exist...