As Moses was receiving the law and instructions from God, the children of Israel began to doubt if he would return. They asked Aaron to make then an idol, a god, which they could serve in his absence. Aaron took the gold from the people and formed a golden calf from it with an engraving … Continue reading The Gold Calf and the Exit from Sinai (Exodus 32:1 – 33:6)
One Last God Conquered: Plague Nine (Exodus 10:21-11:10)
The Sun-god of Egypt, Ra, was a powerful deity in the nation of Egypt. Ra was thought to be "the father of the gods, head of the great ennead (Chuck Pierce)." He was thought, perhaps, to be the greatest of all the Egyptian gods. God was making a definitive statement, a crowning win over the … Continue reading One Last God Conquered: Plague Nine (Exodus 10:21-11:10)
The First Two Plagues: God[Yahweh] v. gods[The Nile and Heqet] (Exodus 7:14-8:15)
God tells Moses how that Pharaoh's hard was hardened, then proceeded to instruct him on how to inflict the first plague. Many inanimate objects and animals were regarded as gods in the Egyptian nation. In the first plague, Moses was sent to turn the Nile River to blood, as well as all the water of … Continue reading The First Two Plagues: God[Yahweh] v. gods[The Nile and Heqet] (Exodus 7:14-8:15)
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