The pastor's ten most difficult questions about the Bible - the Old Testament

In this video, the pastor tackles ten challenging questions about the Old Testament, exploring themes such as the Mark of Cain, God's repentance, Pharaoh's hardened heart, inconsistencies in the plagues, Moses' vision of God, responsibility for sins across generations, Abimelech's encounter with God, the severity of Sabbath violations, the punishment of Uzzah, the ark incident, and the death toll at Bethshemesh. Each question is examined in depth, offering theological insight and scriptural analysis. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Greeting 2:28 - The Mark of Cain: What was it and why did God give it? 10:59 - God repented: What does it mean and could He really be wrong? 16:52 - Why did God harden Pharaoh's heart and is there freedom of choice here? 32:31 - Inconsistency in the plagues of Egypt: Where did the cattle come from after the fifth plague? 35:40 - How could Moses and the elders see God on the mountain if chapter 33 says that no one can see Him and remain alive? 39:13 - How to understand what God says about responsibility for sins: the contradiction between the punishment for the sins of fathers and children? 46:58 - Why did God threaten Abimelech with death for taking Abraham's wife if he acted in the simplicity of his heart and did not know about her husband? 1:01:27 - Why are the punishments for Sabbath violations and parental disobedience so severe in the Bible, and how does this fit with the image of a loving and merciful God? 1:17:03 - Follow-up. Jewish tradition: can a rebel who has been sentenced to death hope for salvation? 1:22:29 - Why did God punish Uzzah with death for trying to support the ark, and where is the justice in that? 1:33:09 - Follow-up. Why did God punish fifty thousand people for looking into the ark of the Lord, and how can we understand such a cruel reaction? 1:42:00 - Why did the Israelites not repent after being punished for looking into the ark, and could that have reduced the number of victims? 1:44:52 - Additional question. The question about the death toll at Bethshemesh: could there be errors in the text or interpretation of the number 50,070?