everybody reasonable should know that kids are innocent and they should not pay for adults' problem, why did all mercy God kill these little kids??
2007-01-17 10:01:12 · 11 answers · asked by tostosh 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
according to the bible, God hardened Pharaoh's heart, to make him not comply
2007-01-17 10:07:59 · update #1
Because God hates Egyptians.
2007-01-17 10:05:53 · answer #1 · answered by Nicole B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Pharoah didn't do what he said. If you were God you can't tell me that you would always use your powers for good and not evil. Sometimes you just get pissed off and fly off the handle. How many times did Moses ask the Pharoah to "let my people go"? He couldn't help it, the guy wasn't responding to lesser punishments.
If he hardened pharoah's heart so that he wouldn't comply, then I guess that he wanted to kill the small children. By then, who could blame him? If I could smite people, I would all the time. At least God reserved it for when he really wanted to do it.
2007-01-17 10:08:15 · answer #2 · answered by theswedishfish710 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...Because Israel was constantly at war with its neighbours. It was back then, and it still is today. People on both sides are still bombing villages and killing babies. Wars of extermination were common; even today there are still people throwing threats around, vowing to "wipe Israel off the map". Why do you think military service is mandatory for everyone in Israel? War is different in the "holy land." Hatred is passed down through generations. In these circumstances, it is easy to arrive at the conclusion that a baby is nothing more than an enemy that will one day grow up, become a soldier and invade your country. Remember that the Israelites had been told that these were evil people who needed to be destroyed. Of course, in some cases you could take babies or young people and assimilate them into your own culture. Babies have no concept of nationhood, so if you do things right you can raise them and they will become YOUR soldiers!
2016-05-24 01:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by Trudy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The death of the firstborn (Exodus 12:29) was not only a final blow to Pharaoh and all of Egypt demonstrating the powerlessness of Pharaoh and the truth of God's word, but it was also used as a prophetic typology. In the account of the death of the firstborn, all who had the blood of a lamb placed on their door posts would escape the judgment of God on the households. This blood on the doorpost was representative of the actual blood of Christ who is called the Lamb of God. Therefore, God allowed the firstborn to be killed as a judgment upon Pharaoh, as a proof of God's superiority, and as a prophetic representation of the death of His Son, Jesus. It was a representation of the gospel message that the true first born of God who would later die for the sins of the world and that all who are covered by the blood of Christ will be saved from their bondage to sin. It does not mean that God is mean, especially if we realize that all have sinned (Rom. 3:23). It means that God was arranging history to bear witness of the greatest act of love: the crucifixion.
2007-01-17 10:05:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
First born doesn't always mean an infant, it could be the first born who happens to be 65, and therefore sinful and guilty.
But to answer your question, Pharoah was warned it would happen if he didnt' repent, and let the children of Israel go (The warning was God's mercy) Pharoah neglected it and therefore judgment came.
2007-01-17 10:08:29 · answer #5 · answered by JaimeM 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God gives people the free will to choose their actions, so they killed the kids not Him. Blaming God will not solve your problems; you have to do something on your own to solve your problems.
2007-01-17 10:09:31 · answer #6 · answered by Laela (Layla) 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it was a punishment for the adults and mercy for the kids of living wz sins .. i wish i was there .. they r in heaven
2007-01-17 10:06:20 · answer #7 · answered by ReDWiNe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is either not a merciful god or he simply doesn’t exist. I would say the latter is more likely.
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No he didn't kill them, he just sent his lacky (angel of death) to do it for him.
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That's true about him hardening the Pharoh's heart. I'm inpressed, most people don't know that. It is in direct violation of free will.
2007-01-17 10:05:30 · answer #8 · answered by A 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the egyptions were warned by moses before this occured,,,and alot of egyptians heeded this warning thus saving their sons,,,,in the wilderness where they wandered for 40 years there were egyptians among the and with the twelve tribes listed when the census whas taken............................................
2007-01-17 10:13:44 · answer #9 · answered by lowerthanaslave 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you are reading the wrong book.
God did not kill those children.
2007-01-17 10:04:48 · answer #10 · answered by Chef Bob 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋