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RE: Were the seven days of creation in Genesis seven twenty four hour periods? - Some conclusions
Why were there so many plagues enforced onto the Egyptians?
Was it because how they used to defy God and worship their Emperor as one or was it all the evil and morbid things like killing all babies?
It was an all-out attack on primitive religion and polytheism. It is the recorded instance of I AM WHO AM asserting himself and his sovereignty.
So, are you okay with your god visiting so much violence and suffering on an entire group of people? Innocent Egyptian families and children that had no part in the decision making and no awareness of what was even going on.
Even before the death of the first born, this plagues seem to imply a total lack of concern about humanity in general.
I don't get choked up or indignant about it. Life has always been rough. The trick for us is being able to look back thru history and prehistory to see the design. It is called salvation history, and the Bible is the record of it. But you're not going to understand the meanings behind the stories unless you are prepared to learn about the writing style, target audience, and Traditional interpretations. People who read the King James Version and then contend that it is the 100% accurate literal word of God (as if God dictated the finished work in English), deprive themselves of the chance to learn about ancient cultures and ideas. Similarly, people who read the more brutal stories and then exclaim, "I can't possibly believe in such an unfair God!" have given up rather than choose to mine the stories for deeper meaning.
The Hebrew stories are very rich, and only fools like Richard Dawkins are comfortable writing them off as fantasies about some bearded man in the clouds.
All I can say is "Amen"
All I can say is "omigosh!" Thanks very much for your input! :)
Yes! All I can say is 'Amen' too...