Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>]

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