tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post8187156258563781511..comments2023-12-11T06:02:28.864-05:00Comments on The Wise Fool: God's Plan for RedemptionTWFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post-80360804231458667302009-04-14T20:46:00.000-04:002009-04-14T20:46:00.000-04:00That's a good point to make. The epochs of time a...That's a good point to make. The epochs of time and prosperity of different nations really speak to a lack of appropriate Godly supervision.<br /><br />My personal favorite comes from 2 Kings 15 and 2 Kings 21. In the former, Azariah did evil in God's eyes and gets assassinated after ruling Judah for only 6 months. In the latter, Manasseh as Judah's king does more evil than the original pagan nations had done before the Israelites took over, yet his reign lasts a full 55 years!TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5509207392481380457.post-73336410040754681742009-04-13T23:47:00.000-04:002009-04-13T23:47:00.000-04:00If you look at how long Egypt prospered before and...If you look at how long Egypt prospered before and with David;They also lived pretty well the 400 years[even if it was 200] the Israelites were plagued with slavery.Even if the ten plagues took ten years,the Egyptians still got a better deal, as the Israelites got "plagued" for another forty years [or more]after they left Egypt!false profitnoreply@blogger.com