So Moses comes to pharaoh and says "Let my people go!". And pharaoh is kinda starting to thing "I guess I will, why the heck not?". But it was God who MADE pharaoh not to. Because he was looking forward to torturing Egyptians. WTF??? What up with that? What kind of sick twisted god would do something like that???
2006-12-12 11:05:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The same all powerful god who is somehow so insecure that he can't stand if people have idols etc. The old testament god doesn't make sense if you think about him, but according to gnostics he wasn't a good god. The god who sent jesus was, and they believed the god of light sent him to save us from the evil god of the old testament. Pretty crazy hey?
2006-12-12 11:14:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you always have it good, how will you know it's good? You have to learn to appreciate.
Ever heard of being taught morals, values...a lesson?
ex. The filth rich who have been filthy rich their whole lives and given everything they ever wanted are the most miserable people on the planet. They are spoiled rotten and it rots their souls. While even the poorest people on earth can be found with the most joy in their hearts. Have you ever seen the look on a child's face at Christmas that always gets what they want? Not much excitement there. No surprises. Just an everyday thing. Maybe even dissapointment... like "Is that it?". Now, have you ever seen the face of a child that has never gotten a present of any kind in their entire lives because of poverty who gets a Christmas present because of the kindness of a perfect stranger? When the kid who gets everything grows up do you really think they will remember what they got? What about that child who struggled?
Get it now?
2006-12-12 19:16:09 · answer #2 · answered by soccermomw3 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is very easy to think the worst of a situation without knowing the facts behind it. For example, the Allies in WWII knew that the Nazis were going to bomb an innocent city to oblivion. A city with absolutely no military strategic importance. Churchill mourned over that city, but why didn't he do anything about it? It was later revealed that the Allies got ahold of one of the Enigma decoders. The Nazis suspected that they might have it, so they sent a decoded message of the bombing. If they had the machine, they would warn the occupants. If they didn't warn them, they knew they did not have it. On the surface, it looked like the Allies were evil. But there was a greater good in ending the war. It was a painful decision. So not all that we see on the surface is not always the whole story.
So let us now examine the events in Exodus. Step back a few chapters and see that it was the will of Pharaoh to kill all the first born Hebrew child in Goshen. Now, remember, there is a spiritual law that you reap what you sow. A sort of spiritual "Newton's Law" of "for every action there is always opposed an equal reaction". There are many examples of this, one being Jacob cheating his brother out of his birthright, then being cheated himself by Laban. There are many others.
There is another law, and that law is that if you continue to set your free will down a particular path, then God will solidify that decision accordingly.The longer one travels in either direction, the more solidified they will become as time progresses. If you focus your study on finding the true and the living God, God will reveal Himself to you. If you focus your study on finding fault, you will be given enough items of doubt to solidify your position. God will not reveal Himself and will, in many cases, hide His face. With that law understood, let us go back to Exodus.
Now, consider the various plagues that were used to convince Pharaoh to let the Hebrew slaves go free . Several signs and plagues were given to Pharaoh. Watch the progression of hardening that occurred.
7:13 - Pharaoh’s heart grew hard
7:22 - Pharaoh’s heart grew hard
8:15 - Pharaoh hardened his heart
8:19 - Pharaoh’s heart grew hard
8:32 - Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also
9:7 - The heart of Pharaoh became hard
9:12 - The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh
9:34 - Pharaoh hardened his heart, he and his servants
10:1 - [The Lord] hardened [Pharaoh’s] heart and the hearts of his servants
Six different times, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened by his own prideful choice. On the seventh, God gave him over to his own way by sealing his position of unbelief. This hardening then spread to those who surround him and the final hardening included them as well. People given over to their established personal doctrine, will most likely congregate with those who will support their stance. As a result, there grows a community of unbelief and mutual rejection of God’s prompting to repentance.
I hope you could see the progression of what really happened in Exodus. As I said before regarding Churchill and the Allies. In most cases, there is more than what appears on the surface. There is a spiritual warfare that is going on. Much like WWII, there is propaganda, false information, codes, opposition, offensive and defensive maneuvers etc. We only see the physical side of things. If we saw the spiritual, it would blow our minds.
So what would have happened if Pharoah went the opposite way and repented? We have just such an event with Jonah and Nineveh. The king of Nineveh ordered everyone in the city to dress in sackcloth in repentance regarding the destruction that was preached by Jonah. For this, God had mercy on Nineveh.
The actions God took caused a reaction in the hearts of those involved. Those of the proper heart condition had their hearts softened; the same actions caused others to harden their hearts. Just like putting a lump of wax and a lump of clay in the same oven at the same time: One becomes hard; the other one soft.
2006-12-12 19:09:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
You need to know the bible is not all true stories,despite what you have heard or believe.God is not twisted.He loves us unconditionally and totally He lives in your heart and soul,not in some book
2006-12-12 19:16:51 · answer #4 · answered by woodsonhannon53 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Deep in one's heart and soul
2006-12-12 19:07:24 · answer #5 · answered by IzzyBee 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lay off of the crack, try to ask a coherent question when you straighten up
2006-12-12 19:08:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its your mind that is twisted /lol
2006-12-12 19:10:11 · answer #7 · answered by Terry S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Read the Bible and you will find that what you have stated is wrong
2006-12-12 19:08:30 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Maybe you should read it all...
2006-12-12 19:11:32 · answer #9 · answered by I give you the Glory Father ! 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋