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To: P-Marlowe; HarleyD; CynicalBear; metmom
Perhaps someone else can give a better example.

How about this one? When Moses declined God's asking him to speak for Him, the Hebrews were stuck with the Levitical Priesthood:

And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I [am] not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I [am] slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send.

And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, [Is] not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, [even] he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God. – Exodus 4:10-16

God's Name is I AM.

343 posted on 01/27/2013 11:18:11 AM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: Alamo-Girl; P-Marlowe; HarleyD; CynicalBear

Jonah, until God put him in such dire circumstances that he relented.

But his heart wasn’t in it. He did it out of coercion, not a desire to serve God.


346 posted on 01/27/2013 11:34:21 AM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: Alamo-Girl; P-Marlowe; HarleyD; CynicalBear; metmom
How about this one? When Moses declined God's asking him to speak for Him, the Hebrews were stuck with the Levitical Priesthood:

Ah, that is a good one A-G.

However, it should be noted that Moses still went and did God's will with Aaron tagging along. And, this was a decision that Moses soon learn was not without problems. It was Aaron that bowed to the people's wishes and created the golden calf that Moses later ground up and made them drink (including Aaron).

As for the example of Jonah that metmom brought up, it wasn't that he was "coerce". He later repented of his sin and follow God. BTW-one could say that Jonah's action was predestined since he was a type of Christ and our Lord used him as an example.

Of course in both of these examples we're talking about believers rebelling against God's commands. Believers, as we all are painfully aware, are constantly rebelling against God's commandments. That is why He chasten us as He did with Moses and Jonah. I should have been more specific about God coming to a non-believer and they're refusal to do God's work. Even the false prophet Balaam would not go against God.

357 posted on 01/27/2013 12:54:40 PM PST by HarleyD
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