Why do people accept the passover horror story which depicts God killing the first born of all Egyptians?

Question

In Exodus 11:10 This story is played out. I don't want my kids to view God in this manner since it brings him down to man's level.

Answer 1

We do not really accept it, we believe there was a purpose for it. I do agree it was horrific, but God is still in control and me trying to question him about this will not change the fact that it happened and he is in control. God will do whatever is necessary to get our attention, it is up to us how extreme it must be. If we come when he calls then we do not have to worry about tradgedies like this. The Egyptians had turned way and away from him, they had created their own God's and God sent many warnings to them but they refused to listen or acknowledge. God used their own curse on them to make the story more powerful and meaningful to them, made them think before they sent out curses to others since this one came right back to them. God will do whatever it takes to make us understand his calling, he does not want anyone to perish, but he wants everyone to have eternal life with him.

Answer 2

Stories like that in the Bible attribute things to God in the same sense that you may say nature causes something. It's usually more a result of their lifestyle caused by disbelief. The firstborn where their oldest, going out when all the catstrophes where taking place, taking the lead in oppressing the Hebrews. It was a time to listen to God to be saved, which is always the case. God set the earth in motion and rested, so he really didn't do anything, but the laws of physics did, so he is responsible. That doesn't mean that we are without a helper, advisor or advocate, but on our own is a choice and what we do against nature will not work too well, if that's not what we intend we have to follow certain rules. We do have limitations like not being able to go in two directions at once. I use that is the type of thing. While most things we can do eventually, it seems, like fly or go to the moon or even blow up half the planet and then blame God for not stopping us. The explanation goes on, but so does the equation for nuclear energy. Condensed it's not understandable without a lot of knowledge. We are free for a time until wesee we can't govern ourselves with our limited understanding and bad attitudes, competition, stress, anger and hate. I think we're getting the message. Walk out in the street and not know what we are doing and there are consequences. When we learn better, life will be a dream. How could we be so callous as to allow this mess and have the gaul to blame someone else for what we have done collectively. I find that I do have the programing from birth in the subconscious for hate, revenge, greed and the like. It's just not always conscious, but it's there and it manifests itself, somewhere, eventually, from someone who breaks like Virginia Tech. It's like we pass on a disease. The Bible can build up your resistance.

Answer 3

Your simplification of what got here about is very disrespectful. you may want to do not overlook that Passover replaced right into a very last motel because the Phaoroh does no longer enable the hebrews pass. many stuff ensue before an angel killed the first Born of each and every Egyptian. Passover probably symbolizes to Jews that God is observing over them and no damage will befall them.

Answer 4

Good point. People put wayyy to much creedence in the Old Testament, when it's really just a bunch of out-dated propaganda. It was written for the ancient Hebrew people and no one else. Notice how Christians are supposed to think Jews are the "chosen people"? It's no different from any other ethnic group's own creation myths claiming the Navajo, the Celts, the Japanese, the Zulu or whoever are the chosen peoples. Most tribal people call their tribe "the people" in their language to make themselves seem better than their neighbors. In reality everyone is equal, Jewish, Gentile, Pagan, Athiest, whatever.

Answer 5

What does the story tell us about the Israelites' God?

1) The Israelites believed that their God was the ONE TRUE GOD. The death of the firstborn was the tenth in a series of "pissing contests" (pardon my French) between Israel's God and the gods of the mighty Egyptian empire. The Israelites depict their God as being sufficiently omnipotent so as to lay low the son of Pharaoh himself. Did all the firstborn of the land really and truly die? Perhaps. But the meaning of the story is that the Israelites came to have faith in one and only one God - the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob because he demonstrated his might and his power and his superiority over the useless gods of Egypt.


2) The Israelites come to have faith in a God who has compassion for the downtrodden, who has (as recent Catholic theologians have put it) a "preferential option for the poor," who rescues and redeems those who are faithful to him. What's not to appreciate about this aspect of God's character in the story?

Answer 6

The Pharaoh named his own curse by ordering all the first born of the Hebrews to be killed, he actually was ordering all the first born of Egypt to be killed.

God is Good and Just but make no mistake about it God is also dangerous.

Answer 7

Often times throughout history there have been tales and true historical events of christians killing non believers. They seem to think that it is the thing to do.

Answer 8

Schadenfreude

Answer 9

You're right; it's a preposterous story which is credible only to simple minds.

Answer 10

Because it is his word and it is his will. There are many things in the bible that could be deemed "horrific", unfortunately, they are all there for a reason. Ever read about Sodom and Gomorrah?