The Orthodox Heretic: God Joins the Army

This tale is about an independent island who was on the verge of being attacked by a neighboring nation and their dictator. The dictator had a massive army and the people of the island began to worry about the seemingly inevitable battle with this army. The inhabitants of the island were deeply religious people and never did anything without first consulting the oracle in the community. So they went to her house to see what wisdom she could impart to them. In anticipation of this she had spent the previous day in mediation. Unfortunately she had bad news for the island. In her meditation she had found out that God was on the side of the invading army. The people flew into a panic and were only settled down by the chief who was well respected by everyone. The next morning he assembled every man who was able to fight. He sent home those that had children or who had been married for less than a year. All in all they were left with about a thousand men to fight this many army. The battle was very bloody but for some reason the invading army lost the fight. Upon returning home the people asked the chief how they won against an army that over matched them so heavily. He said that whenever God was involved the oppressed always win.

In his commentary Rollins brings up a few places in scripture where God is defeated by people we wouldn't normally think about. (ex. Jacob, Jesus with the Samaritan woman seeking healing for her daughter) We see in scripture that God has a soft spot for the oppressed even to the point where God is willing to take defeat. This is the God that we serve.