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NASB | Exodus 4:24 ¶ Now it came about at the lodging place on the way that the LORD met him and sought to put him to death. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 4:24 ¶ Now it happened at the lodging place, that the LORD met Moses and sought to kill him [making him deathly ill because he had not circumcised one of his sons]. [Gen 17:9-14] |
Subject: God sought Moses to kill him |
Bible Note: 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. :) |