This is indeed a very important story. I think we too often overlook the fact that if not for the intervention of Moses, God himself would have completely destroyed the Hebrews during their Exodus from Egypt. If not for Moses, they would not exist today, having been obliterated by their own God.
This shows us that God is not all merciful, nor is he all knowing. He can be influenced by both anger and sentimentality, and his love is very conditional.
Yes, this has been the main lesson I've learned and am trying to teach: that God is more human than we think. If we were created in His image AND likeness, then that means He is prone to anger and impatience the same as us. God constantly refers to Himself as a "jealous God."
I was also surprised to read that God almost killed Moses! 😅 Right before he departed for Egypt, God realized that his son wasn't circumcised (God's covenant with Abraham), and God questioned whether Moses was fit for the task. Apparently, even God can make mistakes! 😬
The whole idea of The Covenant is that God feels remorse for killing everyone but Noah and his family, which sort of implies that even God thinks that was a mistake.
My biggest problem with religion is that it always ignores the truth of the bible, which is that God is not morally better than us, he's simply more powerful.
That's an interesting view.....How do you come up with God not being merciful or all knowing?
Because He destroyed sin to see His plan of redemption come to fruition?
God himself is guilty of the sin of jealousy. God cannot be all knowing, and ALSO at war with Satan, unless God WANTS the war, which isn't very merciful.
He has obviously not destroyed sin, and none of us will know for sure about the ultimate promise of redemption until we're ready to enter The Kingdom.
Wow, that's some big claims. Which obviously as I believer disagree with.
He's not God, if He's not all knowing. That brings God down to our level and then calling Him guilty of sin? What are we doing here?
The plan of redemption needed to play out. Sin had to exist so that we choose to obey and follow Him. If he wiped everyone out at the beginning, how does that show love? 1 John 4:8
Sin had to play out,God wants us to choose him. That's true love.