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all situations. God is helpful, rewarding, and caring in the Bible toward the people who
have faith in him; and is also known to be devastating, and at times overwhelming to
his opponents when God inflicts forces of violence. The force of violence plays a
major roll in Genesis and Exodus. Three main events in Genesis/Exodus come to mind
when discussing the privileges of God’s followers or the violence against God’s
opponents. God regrets his creation of mankind and exercises force against the
wicked and evil people by creating a flood to cover up his error. This error shows how
God relates to humans by making mistakes. God, however, finds Noah to be faithful
and spares his life to reward him. Joseph also finds favor in God’s eyes and is kept
safe through his hardship. The force is inflicted by Joseph’s brothers because they are
jealous of Joseph and it would be beneficial for them if he was out of the way. God
exercises force a second time in Exodus against the Pharaoh and Egypt, because God
cares about his faithful people and wishes to free them from the Pharaoh. His
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survival of Noah and his family. Joseph is his father’s favorite son, which creates hate and jealousy
toward Joseph from his own brothers and they are the source of his violent life. After the storm, God sends locusts over Egypt to eat
everything that is green.
The staff turns into a snake, but the Pharaoh is not convinced (Exodus 7:10). Finally, he seals his covenant with a rainbow. Since the Pharaoh does not believe in God’s
existence, God does not treat the Pharaoh with kindness. When Joseph’s interpretations are proven correct, the cupbearer promises
to tell the Pharaoh about Joseph, but the cupbearer forgets and Joseph is left in prison. Hearing the cries of his mourning
people, the Pharaoh is finally convinced, or gives in to God, and sets the Israelites and
their livestock free (Exodus 12:31). The
Pharaoh calls upon his sorcerers who perform a similar task as proof that Moses’
proclamation is wrong.
The purpose of God’s ten plagues is not only to free the Hebrews, but also to
show God’s reality, strength, and power. Joseph’s faith, despite his
hardships, is rewarded by God by helping him through the treacherous times and
eventually leading him to his success and power in Egypt. His punishment
consists of going to prison. He first dreams of his brothers’ sheaves bowing
down to his sheaf. Despite
the accusation, Joseph is not put to death as slaves typically are. God, however,
helps Joseph by again rewarding the good people for their faith.
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