What (the best) God cares about (Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35)
God’s a divine warrior but no cheap bully.
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One of the things that seems to delight some of the biblical writers is mocking the enemies of the day, sometimes by poking fun at the gods whom those enemies hold in high and hallowed esteem. Take, for example:
