Wednesday, October 15, 2008

The Wrath Of God-Exodus Chapters 8-14

There were ten plagues sent to Egypt. The Pharaoh resisted as many as he could but eventually had no choice but to submit to God and to Moses. Throughout the Bible God demonstrates his power and ability. He creates the world, He creates man, He destroys the world, He plagues Egypt with ten terrible famines, diseases, and tormenting creatures. In the Old Testament God really is wrathful. God is not only loving and caring, He can be angry, vengeful, divine, good, loving caring, all are different aspects of the same person. God may destroy the world, then save it. He may rein fire and ash down on a city or He may send His only son, Christ Jesus to die on the cross to save us. Moses learned over time, more and more God’s power and unending capacity for good and the Pharaoh learned it the hard way. This nature can only be described as divine. Many polytheistic religions have one God to represent different aspects of nature, emotions, places, ideas. In Christianity, though, God represents each and every one of the aspects. He created everything, He is in everything.

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