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1 | God sought Moses to kill him | Ex 4:24 | DocTrinsograce | 198239 | ||
Hi, Hadassah-ruth... Had God intended Moses to die, Moses would have died. The Scripture often speaks phenomenologically, using common human speech. (For example, we talk about the sun rising (Genesis 32:31), even though we know it is the movement of the earth, not the sun, the causes the phenomenon we observe.) Death is a pretty universal experience. With the exception of Enoch, Elijah, and the believers who will be living at the resurrection (Revelation 20:6), it touches everyone (Ecclesiastes 2:16). God is ultimately in control of life and death (Deuteronomy 32:39). There are passages that, to some, seem to imply that an unfruitful believer may be removed, for his own benefit and that of the church (1 Corinthians 3). Regarding Pharaoh, the "why" question has been answered for us. "For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, 'For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.'" (Romans 9:17 ESV) In Him, Doc |
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2 | God sought Moses to kill him | Ex 4:24 | bandit | 198293 | ||
Hi Hadassah-ruth, I'm new here and I saw your post and wanted to answer. That passage gave me a hard time for a while. The general consensus that the Lord sought to kill Moses because his son was not circumcised. The word in the verse "sought" is considered to be a slow, lingering method so Moses (or as it turned out, Zipporah) had time to correct the problem. In response to your second question: Yes, God was glorified through His judgment on Egypt and their gods but, also, Pharaoh chose to harden his heart first. So, in this case, you have simple evil (Pharaoh refusing to repent or change his course of action) leading to complex good (God permitting Pharaoh to continue his outrages so that Israel may be released with a mighty hand). So, while God did harden Pharaoh's heart, that was the choice of Pharaoh from the beginning. The Master Teacher will know when a student will not learn. :) |
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