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What would be your choice? (YLT 2Sam 24:12-15)

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When I was prompted the 1st question.  I Thank God for David's wisdom in answering the question. I appreciated David wisdom of letting God made the decision for him. YLT 2Sam 24:14: "14 And David saith unto Gad, `I have great distress, let us fall, I pray thee, into the hand of Jehovah, for many [are] His mercies, and into the hand of man let me not fall.`" For the wisdom of knowing God is merciful that His choice will be merciful. Then I wondered why seven years, three months and 3 days. Seven years of famine - in hunger, in wants. Seven means completeness, also mean curse. Years - seasons of up and down repeatedly in wants, no ending. 3 Months - a season A season fleeing before my adversary -- and he pursuing me?  How long a season, depends on me. The seven years in wants also self dependance, only He is my Shepherd that I will not in want, that's through my own walk that in my l...

Did the Egyptians see Mount Zion or Mount Sinai?

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What did the Egyptians see through you? Mount Zion? Mount Sinai? Why God must harden the heart of the Pharaoh (great house)? From the previous post shared, we know Moses gave the wrong instruction in Exo 12:35. God said in Exo 11:2-3, speak in the ears of the people Not speak to the sons of Israel , And ask from their Neighbour Not from the Egyptians . Exo 11:2-3: 2 speak, I pray thee, in the ears of the people, and they ask -- each man from his neighbour, and each woman from her neighbour, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold.` 3 And Jehovah giveth the grace of the people in the eyes of the Egyptians ; also the man Moses [is] very great in the land of Egypt , in the eyes of the servants of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of the people. The Egyptians are the seige, they need deliverance.  Sons of Israel are God prevails, they have God the `I AM THAT WHICH I AM' , they don't need to ask from the Egyptians. Ask from the Egyptians the seige, the needed delivera...