The plague, livestock. Question

smiddy

Have a look at 1 Kings 8:62,63 ,...... 22,000 cattle ,and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep were slaughtered that the Jews might inaugurate the house of Jehovah.
A bit over the top don`t you think ?
smiddy
Slave4_38y

I remember trying to wrap my head around the story at the tender age of five. Big J wants his people to worship him in the desert (god knows why). So he sends Moses to negotiate their release, but big J "hardens" Pharaoh's heart in order that he would refuse - only to punish him for saying no. And this sh%& happens TEN times! Oh and animals die, lots of animals. It all made perfect sense.