WhiteKnight
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While reading the Book of Exodus, I found these 3 verses that shocked me . Exodus (4:24-26) says (New International Version):-
Zipporah , Moses' wife, saved her husband from being killed by God when she had circumcised her son and stained Moses' feet with the circumcision blood according to the book of Exodus. How could God the most Merciful 'meet' prophet Moses and seek to kill him because he hadn't circumcised his own son ?. Some say that circumcision was obligatory upon the generations of Abraham because it was the sign of their covenant with God, and that Moses ''breached'' God's covenant by neglecting to circumcise his son. The book of Genesis (17:20) says:-
Nonetheless, the mere thought of God's trial to kill His own prophet because his son hadn't been circumcised is 'illogical'. God might have ordered Prophet Moses to circumcise his son calmly as what happened to the Israelites in the time of Joshua. The book of Joshua (5:2-4) says:-
In the previous verses, God ordered Joshua to circumcise the Israelites. God didn't ''seek'' to kill the uncircumcised Israelites as he did to prophet Moses, but he ordered them gently to undergo circumcision. Why God had mercy on the common Israelites for being uncircumcised and sought to kill His own Prophet , who is one of the greatest prophets ever, because he hadn't circumcised his son?? God might have ordered Moses to circumcise his son as he ordered Abraham and the Israelites in the time of Joshua, instead of ''meeting'' him and seeking to shed his blood . God is so great to meet somebody and kill him, whatever the circumstances.
I don't mean to offend Christians at all by my thread but I need someone to answer me
While reading the Book of Exodus, I found these 3 verses that shocked me . Exodus (4:24-26) says (New International Version):-
At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him. But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. So the LORD let him alone. (At that time she said “bridegroom of blood”, referring to circumcision.)
Zipporah , Moses' wife, saved her husband from being killed by God when she had circumcised her son and stained Moses' feet with the circumcision blood according to the book of Exodus. How could God the most Merciful 'meet' prophet Moses and seek to kill him because he hadn't circumcised his own son ?. Some say that circumcision was obligatory upon the generations of Abraham because it was the sign of their covenant with God, and that Moses ''breached'' God's covenant by neglecting to circumcise his son. The book of Genesis (17:20) says:-
"This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised."
Nonetheless, the mere thought of God's trial to kill His own prophet because his son hadn't been circumcised is 'illogical'. God might have ordered Prophet Moses to circumcise his son calmly as what happened to the Israelites in the time of Joshua. The book of Joshua (5:2-4) says:-
"At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites again.” So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaraloth. Now this is why he did so: All those who came out of Egypt— all the men of military age — died in the desert on the way after leaving Egypt. All the people that came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the desert during the journey from Egypt had not "
In the previous verses, God ordered Joshua to circumcise the Israelites. God didn't ''seek'' to kill the uncircumcised Israelites as he did to prophet Moses, but he ordered them gently to undergo circumcision. Why God had mercy on the common Israelites for being uncircumcised and sought to kill His own Prophet , who is one of the greatest prophets ever, because he hadn't circumcised his son?? God might have ordered Moses to circumcise his son as he ordered Abraham and the Israelites in the time of Joshua, instead of ''meeting'' him and seeking to shed his blood . God is so great to meet somebody and kill him, whatever the circumstances.
I don't mean to offend Christians at all by my thread but I need someone to answer me
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