This was written to amplify a previous post about God using ungodly rulers like Pharaoh:
If the Pharaoh of the Exodus had been a man of good character--
He would have released the Jews from slavery without Moses' intervention,
so the Israelites would not have been willing to leave with Moses, and
fallen into all the idolatry of Egypt, thus
not become God's distinct people,
voiding the prophecies of scripture,
and never reach the promised land.
Moses would have been herding sheep instead of
forming a wayward, grumbling multitude
into God's chosen, covenant nation
being an example of humble leadership, and
writing the first five books of the Bible.
If Pharaoh had let God's people go without the plagues, the
surrounding nations would have wiped out the Jews
as soon as they left Egypt,
nullifying the prophecies of God
regarding His people and their land
and their future Messiah.
I'm so thankful Pharaoh was not a good man.
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