Today we address:1. The central role of children in the Exodus2. The request for a religious furlough of 3 days. Why does Moses ask for a religious holiday; why not simply ask for freedom?
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#60 | Shemot ch.9 - God Hardened Pharaoh's Heart
"And God hardened Pharaoh’s heart." Is that fair? Doesn’t thiscontravene the principle of free choice?How is Pharaoh culpable if God is hardening his heart?
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#59 | Shemot ch.8 - The Structure of the Ten Plagues
Why did God need Ten Plagues?Couldn't he have released the Israelites with just one massive attack?In this class, we explain the unique structure - literary and theological - of the 10 plagues.
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#58 | Shemot ch.7 - Fighting the gods of Egypt
The 10 plagues do not merely bring the infrastructure of Egypt to its knees, but they are in fact a battle against the gods of Egypt.
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#57 | Shemot ch.6 - Ready for Miracles
Chapter 6 is a perplexing narrative.God says he has never been known by the name YHVH. Is that possible?And we see a family tree of Moses' origins! Why does this prosaic text appear at the most nail-biting juncture of the story?
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