Question:
What was behind the Pharaoh’s incomprehensible stubbornness?
God’s answer:
Pride
Question:
There have been many Jew and Christian religious-related persecutions
that have occurred in the history of mankind (i.e. the holocaust).
You never did the same thing as what happened in the Exodus.
Why did you do this? What was so different in the situation of the Israelites
being enslaved by the Egyptian?
God’s answer:
Point of reference
The Lord is My shepherd. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Meaning: The bible verse given is from Psalm 23. The story, from the time of
the Israelites slavery all the way to their arrival in the promised land, is much
more than just God setting the Israelites free. It set the stage for His coming as
Jesus Christ. The characters and the events serve as the physical counterpart
for spiritual salvation, rich in meaning and symbolisms.
So, the story of the Exodus is not just the story about the Israelites but a story
of our salvation. Just as the Israelites were asked to trust in Him as YHWH, so
then must we trust in Him, as Jesus Christ, our Savior, every step along the
way.
Question:
Why did you have to kill all their firstborn? Why not just the
Pharaoh’s and selected ones---sort of like set an example?
God’s answer:
Let My people go
They wouldn’t budge. They were a proud nation.
