Friday, September 23, 2011
Exodus 10-14
Don't forget to read what other people say. and feel free to respond to what they say, always, of course, in a respectful manner. Remember that you don't have to answer one of the following questions, as long as you do focus on the reading in what you say.
1. Why do you suppose the tenth plague is the worst of all, so bad that it causes Pharoah to let the Israelites go?
2. In 12.21 and the following verses, Moses tells people to mark their doors with blood. Why is he instructing them to do so? What does their marking their doors with blood say about God?
3. God leads the people by cloud and by fire. Comment/interpret.
4. The Egyptian army drowns in the Red Sea; the Israelites walked across the dry river bed just before. Comment.
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i suppose the tenth plague is the worst of them all because God wants to do the most damage on the last plague. seeing how the other plagues didnt change the Pharoahs mind. Moses instructs them to mark blood on theirs doors so the spirts will leave them alone. God leads the people by a cloud and fire because he wanted them to be able to see at night and so they wouldn't lost. The Israelites were able to walk across because they weren't the enemy.
ReplyDelete4) The Egyptian army drowns in the Red Sea but the Israelites walked the river bed just before them. God hardens the heart of the Pharaoh so that the Egyptian army comes after the Israelites.n I think that he does this because the Israelites are known for them fleeing the land of Egypt after manipulating the Pharaoh by saying that they are going to sacrifice to their god. For this reason the God hardens the Pharaohs heart so the Egyptians will pursue the Israelites. Now that the Egyptians have caught up to God, God tells Moses to stretch out his hand over the sea and God makes splits the sea, so as to make a clear passage way. Then the ISraelites, followed by the Egyptians, go through the passageway between the parted sea. Moses then raises his hand and the waters flow back together drowning the Egyptians. I think that god wants Moses to do this because he doesn't want the Israelites to be known as people to flee. God has possibly accomplished what he was hoping for because now the Israelites are known for them defeating the Egyptians, fighting for freedom, and bravery. If the Israelites are known for that then their god is probably also known as brave, and a strong fighter, which i believe is something that he would want to be known for.
ReplyDelete2. In 12.21 and the following verses, Moses tells people to mark their doors with blood. Why is he instructing them to do so? What does their marking their doors with blood say about God?
ReplyDeleteGod instructs them to do so because it tells God that they are Israelites, and therefore he will bring them no harm. I think that what this shows about God is that he is sort of hard core. What I mean by this is that instead of blood, they could have marked their houses as being Israelite in a number of other ways. I would consider blood to be a bit menacing, and I think this is kind of why God decides on blood; he WANTS to be feared. As he sees it, he is supposed to be feared, probably so that he can make people do what he wants. "Fearing God" is mentioned many times in the bible, and always in more of a positive way. For example, Moses is considered good, and he fears God. The pharaoh is considered bad, and he does not fear God. Although (and this might be a stretch) it could be that since, as I understand it, the blood they use to mark their doors is lambs blood, this could also be showing that God, although he should be feared, is also compassionate, (as a lamb is very sweet, and harmless). Although, it could show just the opposite, that God can strike beings down no matter how innocent and harmless they are, if he so desires. Perhaps just another reminder of his power?
3) In Exodus 13:17~22, God leads the people by cloud and by fire. Because the people complained about how they feel how they are tired. But the God wanted to protect the people from the cold weather and hot weather. So whenever it is cold they can be in warm because of the fire and when it is hot so they can be in cool because of the cloud. And the cloud covered the sun during the day, and the fire shined them so it helped them, could walk more. So again I felt that even though many people complained about their life, blamed God, He still cared about them and protected them.
ReplyDelete1. Why do you suppose the tenth plague is the worst of all, so bad that it causes Pharoah to let the Israelites go?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Duante on how the god wanted to make the 10th plague worst of all. Why is it the worst plague of all? I think this is because it involves death. In all the other plagues, it caused damage to the Egyptians but I think there was no death involved. Even if there was, I don't think it would've been a big deal because not a lot of people died. While in the 10th plague, at least one person died in every family which was a serious issue. Since even the firstborn of Pharaoh died, this probably made Pharaoh change his mind because he didn't want anyone involved with him to die again.
1) I agree with both Arial and Duwie on the reason why God made the tenth plague the worst and last plague sent on the Egyptians. The tenth plague had to be the worst to not only convince Pharaoh to let the Israelites go to worship God but also to, once again, show just how powerful God is. After the firstborn were killed, all of the Egyptians including the Pharaoh begged the Israelites to leave, for fear that more people would get killed. The tenth plague also exhibits God's great power and strength since none of the palace magicians could be able to kill the firstborn of every Egyptian person and animal.
ReplyDelete1) In my opinion, the tenth plague was the worst because, it is said that the worst thing that could happen to a parent is to lose their child. All over Egypt, all of the parents who were so loving toward their children suddenly had their hearts wrenched out, because their most prized possessions were so quickly taken away from them. Death is a horrible thing to happen in a family, for the feeling that you will never see someone you love dearly again is quite terrible. It is unnatural for parents when their children pass away before them, for they want to see their children grow up and become parents as well. This is why I think that the tenth plague was the final straw for the Pharoah.
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ReplyDeleteI would like to make a comment about how God mentions multiple times that he wants the Egyptians and the Israelites to know that he is the Lord. But it seems that God is a little power hungry, because he does say, "i will gain glory for myself." It looks like he really wants to be the all powerful God, because he hardens the heart of the Pharaoh and then have them go after the Israelites, so they then know after their misfortunes who is boss.
ReplyDelete1) i think that at the time loosing your firstborn son is the worst thing that could happen to you, for the simple reason that the person who takes over the kingdom, the business the property is always the firstborn son, also the fact that he is the son that is probably the closest to the father and mother, the reason i think that is because they parents spend so much time preparing the child to be the boss that they get very close to him. And that is why i think the 10th plague was the one to make the pharaoh crack
ReplyDeleteI agree with Rachel Friedmen and Duante, the tenth plague is without a doubt the worst plague. This is personal for me seeing that i have a newborn nephew and the idea of something that horrible sends shivers down my spine. It is sickening to think that God would feel the need to do that. This is another part of the bible that i find questionable. This also goes to our class discussion...Is God stern or Loving? From what i have been reading out of this chapter God does EXTREMELY horrible things to Egypt for the right reasons. I just feel as though they're less drastic ways to approach it.
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