“And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.”
And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, 'Arise, O LORD, let your enemies be scattered; let those who hate you flee before you' — the 'arise' (qum) invokes God's movement with the ark, activating God's power against enemies. The enemies formula establishes that God's march is inherently combative: wherever the ark moves, God's adversaries are confronted. The language echoes ancient holy war theology: God rises to battle, scattering those who oppose him.
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