An Enemy Called Violence

An Enemy Called Violence Even though the Hebrews believe God to be loving, he is not found pleasant in all situations. God is helpful, rewarding, and caring in the Bible toward the people who have faith in him; and is also known to be devastating, and at times overwhelming to his opponents when God inflicts forces of violence. The force of violence plays a major roll in Genesis and Exodus. Three main events in Genesis/…

…Joseph by again rewarding the good people for their faith. The force of violence of the ten plagues against Egypt is inflicted by God to free the Hebrews, but most of all, it is to prove God’s self to the Pharaoh. God is important in these three incidents of violence because the rewards for faith and the consequences of his opponent’s actions influence the way that the forces of violence are carried out.