Tonight the kids and I were reading the story of the Children of Israel in the desert. We read how they didn't trust God and went back and forth in their devotion to Him. . . . . with the Manna, the Water from the Rock, etc (it's all in Exodus 16-17).
So, Provi says "That's just like Pharaoh, when he kept changing his mind" (when Moses asked him to "let my people go").
I had never seen the connection before, but yes, the Children of Israel were acting rather similarly to Pharaoh, so soon after they had been rescued from the man himself.
So, what's the difference?
God hardened Pharaoh's heart, . . . .
But, God chose the Children of Israel and had made a covenant with their father, Abraham to be faithful to them.
That's the difference.
Chilling stuff, . . But, God gets his glory even in the disobedience of the Israelites and in his sovereign choice of His people.
Good theological word, Prov!
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