Yet it seems that a final race struggle is unavoidable

Do not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

Fear not! Stand your ground... the Lord himself will fight for you; you have only to keep still.

But now mine own eyes have beheld God; but not my natural, but my spiritual eyes, for my natural eyes could not have beheld; for I should have withered and died in his presence; but his glory was upon me; and I beheld his face, for I was transfigured before him.

Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse- the blessing if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of the LORD your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.