tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post6372769089558810660..comments2023-07-13T05:20:07.334-04:00Comments on Reflections from Broadneck Baptist: In the Meantime: "Let My People Go!"Abbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823753643734462481noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215116066445385512.post-18641948722192156002011-09-15T14:18:18.832-04:002011-09-15T14:18:18.832-04:00As usual, I'm looking forward to hearing what ...As usual, I'm looking forward to hearing what God leads you to share with us on Sunday, Abby. <br /><br />At Bible study and at the first "Manna and Mercy" discussion group, these were questions I had as well. How do we rectify our God who comes when people cry out with our God who crushes our enemies (who, doubtless, cried out as well)? Yes, one could point out (based on our "Love Wins" discussion) that even mortal death of the Israelites' Egyptian oppressors wasn't the last word/judgement on them. Perhaps this matches with my point about the perspective difference between us as humans vs. God's, and maybe that leads to what Abby ended with here:<br /><br />"Sometimes we need to know God not just intimately, but powerfully; sometimes we need to be reminded how different from us God truly is."<br /><br /><br />Another point I'd make is something Susan said recently (and that Eloise echoed a bit during "Manna and Mercy"). Do we approach the scriptures as something that happened exactly as it is described, generally as it is described, and/or a mythologized event for a certain people, time, and place (i.e. context)? For me, I'd say that the variances in approach could greatly affect my close reading of such things as the Exodus story. Then again, I'm not sure how much MY understanding matters in the long run, as much as I'd like to selfishly assert otherwise. Would I feel that much better, really? Be more at ease? <br /><br />Probably not. God is God, and what do I know about the big picture? Not a heck of a lot.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507874062503931824noreply@blogger.com