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  • From: "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Kadeshah & Zonah in Genesis 32 + More
  • Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 10:32:09 -0500

Dear George,

You seem to rely to a considerable degree on supposition. It seems
better to me to simply go with what is indicated in the text.

HH: You're left with the question why God allowed His chosen people to suffer 430 years of Egyptian bondage. They were a people in covenant with God (Gen 17:9). God promised to bless Abraham yet told Abraham his offspring would be oppressed and enslaved 400 years. There must have been a powerful reason for that, since God is sovereign. It may be preferable to be a slave in Egypt than a debauched sinner in Canaan.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard





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