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Message: <blockquote data-quote="upswife75" data-source="post: 1162233" data-attributes="member: 43413">Yes, only the Israelites.  Still doesn't justify the slaughtering of all the first born of Egypt, just to get back at one man (the Pharaoh) for hardening his heart about releasing the Israelites people, especially given the fact that " the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh" so that he would not let his people go.  So much for that free will bit, eh?  So the all powerful god couldn't just force the man to let his people go, so instead just to what, prove his might, he slaughtered all the first born, including the innocents that had absolutely nothing to do with what was going on?  Awesome!</blockquote>