"... there is evidence in some early traditions that the march of the Divine Warrior from the South or the Wars of Yahweh tended to dominate the cultic reenactment of the magnolia Dei. The Yahwistic account of the covenant in Exodus 34:10-27, despite its expansion and reworking, preserves elements which place the covenant making, not in the context of the events of the Exodus, but by anticipation juxtaposed to the "terrible events" of Conquest and the gift of the land. As in the Yahwistic tradition of Genesis 15, covenant is understood more in terms of divine oath or promise of blessing, a reformulation of the covenant form in the interest of the monarchy, into the eternal decree or oaths to the house of David. More eloquent testimony is to be found in the archaic hymns to be discussed in the next section. Thus Exodus 15:1-18 treats both Exodus and Conquest; Deuteronomy 33:1-3, 26-29; Judges 5:4-5 (= Psalm 68:8-9); and Habakkuk 3:3-7, all describe the Divine Warrior marching in conquest from the Southland. In these poems one finds the language of the theophany of the Divine Warrior utilizing mythical elements from the theophany of the storm god as warrior ..."