Why does this text say “seventy-five people” when Exodus 1:5 says
there were “seventy persons”?
PROBLEM: According to Exodus 1:5 there were only 70 descendants who
went down into Egypt with Jacob. But, when Stephen relates this same
incident in Acts 7:14, he gives the number as
75. This appears to... [ Continue Reading ]
How could an all-loving God command the Hebrews to plunder the
Egyptians of their riches?
PROBLEM: Exodus 3:22 states, “So you shall plunder the Egyptians.”
The Bible presents God as all-loving. However, it does not seem to be
a loving thing for God to command the Hebrews to plunder the
Egyptians.... [ Continue Reading ]