Grab Bag from Exodus 2

Guest Dan Chabot - Pharaoh's Hard Heart+

Adding information with reference to the May 31 Bedford Road message.

The Gods of Egypt

Erik Talks about how Egyptians appear to have viewed their gods and the concept of divinity, which is quite different from our own western view, which is heavily influenced by Judeo-Christian monotheism.

El Shadday - God Almighty

Some reflections on the title El Shadday and its significance to pre-Exodus Hebrew religion, as well as the religion of other people like Midian,

The Firstborn

Erik discusses why God requires the Israelites to redeem their firstborn sons.

Midian's Role in the Worship of YHWH

Who were the Midianites, and why is the Mountain of God in their region? Some people have a lot of outlandish theories about that, which are almost all based on mythologies developed in sectarian literature from the Second Temple period. I have a different view of the issue.