<span>The church's authority weakened because it had moved away from Rome. In addition, this led to the church having a much larger French influence as the center of the institution was now based in France. Rival popes continued to eat away at the influence of the church because it showed that there was infighting taking place.</span>
Laws are no longer strictly enforced.
God made the wrath of man to praise him when he hardened Pharaoh's heart to make him chase the Israelites, so he could save his people led by Moses by parting the Red Sea for them to cross to the other side and then drowning the Egyptians in it.
"<em>And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honored on Pharaoh, and on all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so.</em>" - Exodus 14:4.
