God shows his power by defeating the Pharaoh. As we know, Pharaoh is a physical embodiment of god in Egypt. He can command anything to anyone. Yahweh, on the other hand, does not have a face. Unlike Pharaoh, He cannot be seen or touched, but he is omnipresent. I think the reason why Yahweh wants to free the slaves in Egypt is because He wants to show that He has more power than anyone in the universe and no one is higher than He. As a result of His show of power, He expects people to trust, believe and have faith in him. "I will take you as my people, and I will be your God. You shall know that I am the LORD your God..." (Exodus 6.7) In this passage, God commands people to know and accept that He is their God and he will look after everyone who believe and accept him as their God.

The first demonstration of power from God occurs when He speaks to Moses in the burning bush. "There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame o

f fire out of a bush." (Exodus 3.2) "I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt."(Exodus 3.10) However, Moses questions God by asking for His name. God replies, "I AM WHO I AM."(Exodus 3.14) This quotation shows God's attitude toward people questioning Him. Because He is the one who creates everything, Moses should not question Him. Moses then wonders what course of action should be taken should the Israelites refuse to believe in the message Moses is to proclaim. God replies, "I will be with you..." (Exodus 3.12). Moses relents and becomes God's messenger to the Israelites. "You shall speak all that I command you" (Exodus 7.2). Here, God sounds like a dictator, unrelenting and unbending. His word law, His will be done.

This unyielding aspect of the nature of God is demonstrated again as Moses delivers His message to Pharaoh. God says, "By this you shall know that I am the LORD" (Exodus 7.17) and from the 10 plagues He sends to Egypt His supreme power is amply proven. Sadly, despite the possible good intent of the Lord in freeing the Israelites, the Passover was one the most horrific events in the Bible. "For the LORD will pass through to strike down the Egyptians"(Exodus 12.23). While the end result may have been just, God's means of killing innocent Egyptian children in the Passover was not. This shows a cruel, heartless God that seems contradictory to the saving, caring God of the Israelites. This God seems to personify a revengeful attitude toward Pharaoh rather than one seeking justice. It seems like God declared war with Pharaoh, exhibiting his greatest to powers to subordinate Pharaoh to his ultimate dominion until eventually His chosen people were freed.

So what is God's will? In the Book of Exodus, one overwhelming theme is obedience. The Israelites, as slaves of Egypt, were o

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