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God, Pharaoh and Moses: Explaining the Lord’s Actions in the Exodus Plagues Narrative is unavailable, but you can change that!

The story of the Exodus from Egypt is of fundamental importance, both in the Old Testament and beyond. However, it also contains issues that are theologically problematic for readers, especially concerning the actions of God. Why does God send a series of plagues on Egypt? How do we understand the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart? What do the answers to these questions say about the character of God?...

Chapter 1 The Issue and the Approach 1.1 The Issue under Discussion The story of the exodus is primarily a story about YHWH.1 The exodus is often seen as a story about the liberation of Israel. Yet Israel are absent from the action in most of the story.2 They may form the basis of Moses’ commission and the demand to Pharaoh, but they play little active part in the story, in contrast to many other Old Testament stories. Moses, and to a lesser extent Aaron, has a greater role. His story begins in Ex.
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