of Hammurabi, Lord looks like he is letting Cain off easy. In the Code of Hammurabi Cain would have been killed no questions asked. Throughout parts of the book of Genesis the lord didn't act in a vindictive and malicious way, he was just.The Book of Exodus offers some more proof that God wasn't brutal leader. Moses the one who he had chosen to be his leader was a murderer. Moses had recently, "slew the Egyptian and hid him in the sand." (Exodus, 2:12) The Lord did punish Moses in any way possible, instead he chose him to be the leader of the Israelites. Again comparing this to the Code of Hammurabi, God would have look very merciful and kind. After doing this, the Lord turned to the Hebrews who were being brutally enslaved by the Egyptians. The Egyptians feared that the Hebrews were becoming "so numerous and powerful" (Exodus, 1:9) that they would overtake them, so they enslaved the Hebrews. The Hebrews were being poorly paid and being worked to the bone. Seeing no way out the Hebrews turned their hopes to God. God answered their cries for help and sent plagues to the Egyptians. He sent a total of ten plagues to the Egyptians, which may seem excessive but the Egyptian Pharaoh was obstinate. After many of the plagues the Pharaoh would lie to Moses and tell them that he would let his people be freed. Finally after the tenth and final plague were the Hebrew people freed. God, then with the aid of Moses, lead the Hebrews from Egypt to Sinai. The Lord chose a path through the desert for the Hebrews. When the Hebrews were in the desert they complained that they should have been left in slavery, that it was better than starving in the desert. God had just released them from many years in bondage and they still weren't satisfied. Instead of punishing them for basically spitting in his face, he gave them what they asked for. If they needed bread he gave them bread, if they need water he provided it. The Lord was truly kind ...
