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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, budderfligh... The branch of theology that struggles with the question of the origin of evil in the light of the Creator's holiness, is called theodicy. It has been discussed, debated, and deliberated by just about every Christian generation in the last two millenia. For example, it is interesting that God specifically chose Babylon and Assyria to punish Israel (Jeremiah 20:5; 21:10; 2 Kings 17:22-24; 20:17). Yet He then punishes Babylon and Assyria for their actions toward Israel (Jeremiah 50:18). Our Sovereign Lord can and does deal with His creation as He pleases (see post #138132). Nevertheless, theodicy is an interesting question. You bring up a very good point! People work hard to try to defend Pharaoh's freedom of choice, because of the value they place in their soteriological presuppositions. (Note that I'm not necessarily singling anyone out of those who have participated in this thread to date. I'm just speaking generally.) So what of all the Egyptian children killed by God (Exodus 12:27)? Did each of them choose evil, meriting destruction? Were they all old enough to have actually made the kind of choice made by Pharaoh? Scripture tells us that God Himself made the distinguishing difference between Israel and Egypt (Exodus 11:7). Despite that and Paul's more detailed explanation in Romans 9:16-24, it is hard for people to take this Scriptural doctrine at face value. Thank you for your thoughts on this topic. In Him, Doc |