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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 Jeff, Gosh! You guys really keep people on their toes don't you? I can see that I shall have to be much more cautious in chosing my words when posting to this forum! :-) Ok, I understand what you're saying now and will have to agree that the text does not necessarily say what the reason was for God to "lay my hand upon Egypt", but I still interpret this to be a bad thing that was going to happen to Egpyt and I really don't know whether it was punishment or judgement. After pondering these two words I can understand the difference between them even though theologically speaking I probably don't grasp the full significance of the difference between them. You've given my mind something to chew on and I've already decided to search for previous threads on these two words. Thank you for the challenge! I also gave Ex. 11:7-10 as part of my original answer and stated that God is sovereign and that He wanted to make a difference between His people and the Egyptians which seems to follow your main line of thought also. Thank you for reminding me of Isa 55:8 For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD. God bless and keep you, budderfligh |