What About Pharaoh?

It still seems that we haven't got to the bottom of the Pharaoh question.

Why does the Bible say God "hardened his heart". So if that was God's doing... why is he judged and condemned? Any suggestions?

(Video clip from Prince of Egypt. Let us know if this infringes copyright and it will be removed.)

Why not watch the movie sometime to see the full story?

Through The Sea?

This week on Friday Night we will hear how the Israelites escaped the chasing army of Egypt.

Do you believe it really happened as it is told in the Bible?

Why?

God Gets Tough

Join us on Friday for the last and worst of the plagues (there's a line you don't see very often...)

We will hear the story of God's final and most terrible proof of his power to Pharaoh, the story of the Passover, which Jesus would later celebrate with his friends on the night before God's only son died on behalf of us all.

So we will also share communion together... 7.30 for 8pm in the pub. Hopefully the guy in the picture won't be there.

Meanwhile... share your thoughts on the plagues, Moses, Pharaoh and what this might have to teach us. Comment below, please!

Battle of The gods!

Seems the weather probably put off a few last night but the six of us who made it had a fascinating time as Simon unpacked the first nine plagues(!) and showed how they were often misunderstood.

1. They are clearly an act of mercy and grace - God could have just destroyed Egypt but the plagues were a sign and a call to repentance.

2. The pagues are an attack on the false (unreal) gods that Egypt worshipped - each plague dealing with one or several of Egypt's deities.

See http://www.padfield.com/acrobat/history/gods_of_egypt.pdf for more detail if you missed last night - it's worth a read!

More news about next week soon - watch this space.....

God's Justice?

Well, we didn't really get started on the plagues last week - first we had Moses boldly going to Pharaoh and then coming back deflated.. "Who is the Lord?" was Pharaoh's response.

So this week Simon will be telling us the familiar(?) story of the ten plagues. But as someone pointed out last week, is it fair that God punished all the Egyptians for one man's sin?

Thoughts please!

Plagued!

These days if we use the word "plagued" it tends to be a reference to spam e-mails. But what happened in Egypt when Moses turned up was far more terrible. Why would God do that?

Add your thoughts by making a comment and/or come and discuss with us in the pub

What's in a name ?

This week the story of Moses continues. After being taken as a son by the Pharaoh's daughter, Moses commits murder and ends up running away .... then things really hot up when he meets 'I AM'

Join us this Friday for the next instalment.