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>above, you answered about solomon and
>david, but what about abraham,
>jacob, and esau?
>
>what happened to them?

Response: Jennyfer already responded to these so I'll answer the rest. If you want more just ask.

>ok. so if God tolerated it
>as you say, why did
>they have to "pay dearly",
>as you mentioned above? surely
>if God was tolerant about
>it, they wouldnt have had
>to pay dearly. maybe pay,
>but not pay dearly.

Response: I really think this question is kind of self eplainatory . They were punished as a result of breaking the Mosiac Law. In the Law, it tells of the consequences of breaking the Law( Duet 28). As I told you earlier God is a God of justice he cannot forgive without punishing sins. The punishment for adultry in the old testament was death, they deserved death, but God tolerated there sin. Why? Because God's plan was higher than there sin, this is what we mean by the grace of God. God uses incapable men to fufill his will.


>>Response: No, God does not change.
>
>see solarus' question below.

Response: Read my post on progressive revalation it under " sorry I had computer problems." This will clear up his question.