Speaker 1: Previously on the chosen people.
Speaker 2: At midnight, the Lord will descend upon Egypt, every first
Speaker 2: born in the land, every first born from your own
Speaker 2: son upon this throne to the lowliest slave, and the
Speaker 2: mill will die. There shall be a cry throughout the
Speaker 2: land of Egypt, a cry unlike any heard before, nor
Speaker 2: ever will be again. But not a dog shall growl
Speaker 2: against the people of Israel. You will know, Rameses, You
Speaker 2: will know who the Lord's chosen people are.
Speaker 1: A shadow passed through the streets of Egypt, unseen yet felt.
Speaker 1: It was not the wind, though the curtains moved and
Speaker 1: the candles flickered in its wake.
Speaker 3: Why my son, Heba mine, come with what bring my
Speaker 3: child back to life?
Speaker 1: Beyond the palace walls, the whales began to rise, one
Speaker 1: by one, like the growing roar of the sea in
Speaker 1: a storm. In every house untouched by the blood of
Speaker 1: the lamb, the first born were found cold in their beds,
Speaker 1: from the eldest son of the lowliest farmer to the
Speaker 1: first born calf in the fields.
Speaker 4: Go go and take your people, leave this land, take
Speaker 4: your floss, your hearts, your children, and be gone.
Speaker 5: And when you.
Speaker 4: Go, speak to your gone, play to him for me.
Speaker 1: For my people. The children of Israel moved as one,
Speaker 1: a tide of humanity, surging into the unknown wilderness. For days,
Speaker 1: they traveled, their spirits buoyed by the knowledge that they
Speaker 1: had left Egypt behind.
Speaker 4: Step with hope.
Speaker 2: Children of Israel puts to freedom.
Speaker 6: When Pharaoh refused to bend our God broke him. The
Speaker 6: Lord killed every first born son in the land of Egypt.
Speaker 3: For you.
Speaker 7: It is for this reason we redeem our sons.
Speaker 8: It is for this.
Speaker 6: Reason we will sacrifice to the Lord. We are a
Speaker 6: free people. We are redeemed people. We are the Chosen People.
Speaker 9: Pharaoh's wrath surged like the tide, but God parted the waters,
Speaker 9: carving a road of redemption. Schello, my friends, from here
Speaker 9: in the holy Land of Israel. I'mya l Extein with
Speaker 9: the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. Welcome to the
Speaker 9: Chosen People. What is freedom worth if it can be
Speaker 9: taken away in the blink of an eye. Let's journey
Speaker 9: back to the ancient sands of Egypt, where the cries
Speaker 9: of a nation echoed against the walls of Tyrony, where
Speaker 9: Pharaoh and his quest for revenge pursued the children of
Speaker 9: Israel with a vengeance fueled by pride and fury. The
Speaker 9: scene is said in Exodus thirteen and fourteen, chapters of Escape, Deliverance,
Speaker 9: and a plot for revenge.
Speaker 7: If we cut through the valley beside the Great Sea
Speaker 7: will make better time.
Speaker 1: Moses, Aaron, and Miriam stood over a crude map, drawn
Speaker 1: hastily in charcoal on a strip of light leather. The
Speaker 1: lines were jagged and uncertain, reflecting the wild unknown that
Speaker 1: stretched before them. Aaron's finger traced a path along the coastline,
Speaker 1: skirting the edge of the Great Sea, his eyes flicking
Speaker 1: to Moses.
Speaker 7: There will be towns on the way to restore our provisions,
Speaker 7: But what of those towns who occupies them?
Speaker 1: Her brow furrowed with concern. She had lived long enough
Speaker 1: to know that not all men were kind, and the
Speaker 1: Israelites were a wandering people, vulnerable to the swords of
Speaker 1: others who would welcome them a vast horde of displaced slaves.
Speaker 1: Her eyes turned to Moses, seeking his wisdom. Moses stared
Speaker 1: at the map, but his mind was elsewhere, listening. The
Speaker 1: wind stirred faintly, carrying with it the faint whisper of
Speaker 1: the Lord. A voice only he could hear speaking not
Speaker 1: to his ear, but to his soul.
Speaker 2: We can't take that route. It's the land of the Philistines.
Speaker 2: They're an unnecessarily violent brood of people. Their brutality is
Speaker 2: a matter of faith soaked in blood of they They
Speaker 2: worshiped through war, through slaughter. It's in their nature.
Speaker 7: The only other way is to go through the wilderness
Speaker 7: on the banks of the Red Sea.
Speaker 5: It's risky, Moses, we'd.
Speaker 7: Be pinned between the hills and the vast sea.
Speaker 2: Are you sure the Lord has spoken? He doesn't want
Speaker 2: the people to see the violence of Philistia and return
Speaker 2: to Egypt in fear.
Speaker 6: Very well, I shall rally the people. We will leave
Speaker 6: succors and immediately head to Ethan.
Speaker 2: Tell each man to be equipped for battle. There's no
Speaker 2: telling what perils will face on the white of Canaan.
Speaker 2: The wilderness is treacherous, the path is Longriam has heard
Speaker 2: done what I've asked.
Speaker 1: Moses had instructed her son, her and a dozen others
Speaker 1: to secure the bones of Joseph. Long ago. Joseph had
Speaker 1: made the sons of Israel swear to bury him in
Speaker 1: the land of his forefathers.
Speaker 5: I am about to die.
Speaker 10: But God will surely come to your aid and take
Speaker 10: you up out of this land to the land he
Speaker 10: promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Swear to
Speaker 10: me that you will carry my bones from this place
Speaker 10: when God visits you. When you return to the land,
Speaker 10: promised to us to take me with you.
Speaker 1: Miriam nodded.
Speaker 3: Her and his sons are keeping his bones in a
Speaker 3: safe place.
Speaker 8: Joseph will reach the promised land.
Speaker 2: Good good. We want to honor his memory.
Speaker 3: He was the one who let our people into Egypt.
Speaker 2: Oh, you are leading us out, not I. The Lord
Speaker 2: is leading us.
Speaker 1: Moses gestured behind him. The pillar of fire that had
Speaker 1: guided them by night was a pillar of smoke. During
Speaker 1: the day. Its dark plooms swirled in a powerful, other
Speaker 1: worldly force. Moses drew a deep breath and nodded to
Speaker 1: dismiss Aaron and Miriam. They rallied the people. The Lord
Speaker 1: was before them, guiding them through the wilderness towards the
Speaker 1: Red Sea. Day and night. He didn't depart from his people.
Speaker 1: He was present, powerful and purposefully guiding them toward the
Speaker 1: Red Sea. It was there where God would make his
Speaker 1: judgment final and seal his deliverance once and for all.
Speaker 1: That night, Moses heard the Lord whisper in the wind,
Speaker 1: a warning, a command, a promise.
Speaker 11: Tell the people of Israel to turn back and camp
Speaker 11: in front of pie Hathoth, between Migdol and the sea,
Speaker 11: in front of Bay al Zaphar. You shall camp facing
Speaker 11: it by the sea.
Speaker 2: Why would I have them facing the sea?
Speaker 11: My works have hardened Pharaoh's heart. He will perceive you
Speaker 11: are vulnerable and pursue you.
Speaker 2: You bringing us to him on purpose?
Speaker 11: Why I will have my glory of a pharaoh. He
Speaker 11: will know that I am the Lord.
Speaker 1: The halls of Pharaoh's court were empty, save for the
Speaker 1: oppressive darkness that clung to every corner. The only light
Speaker 1: came from the faint glow of oil lamps, casting flickering
Speaker 1: shadows on the statues of the gods, the defeated gods,
Speaker 1: who now stood silent and powerless, their eyes blank, their
Speaker 1: mouths mute. Pharaoh sat upon his throne, his fingers gripping
Speaker 1: the edges of the stone seat until his knuckles turned white.
Speaker 1: His blood boiled with rage, and the fire of humiliation
Speaker 1: smoldered in his chest. From the shadows, Nebermund entered his
Speaker 1: tongue was careful.
Speaker 8: The Israelite slaves have.
Speaker 10: All left, Lord Pharaoh.
Speaker 8: May the scourge of their god leave with them.
Speaker 4: Dogs, every last one of them. I hope they die
Speaker 4: in the wilderness, abandoned by their god.
Speaker 8: You may be speaking prophetically, Lord Pharaoh. They've encamped at Suko.
Speaker 8: Our spies say they're following the red Sea coast by Pihirot,
Speaker 8: and the jagged coast is a foolish place to travel.
Speaker 8: If the gods recover from this madness, they will ensure
Speaker 8: the Hebrews meet an early grave.
Speaker 4: Do you mean to tell me the Israelites I'm taking
Speaker 4: the long route between the hills and the sea.
Speaker 11: Yes, Lord Pharaoh.
Speaker 4: They're scarrying into the narrows. This will only be a
Speaker 4: method of time before they're stuck, trapped like fish caught
Speaker 4: in a jetty.
Speaker 8: What are you thinking, my king?
Speaker 4: I'm thinking that we were foolish to let these slaves go.
Speaker 5: They were meant to beat.
Speaker 4: The bricks upon which I built the greatest dynasty this
Speaker 4: nation has seen.
Speaker 5: I was too swift to let them.
Speaker 8: Go, My king, Surely you don't mean to pursue them
Speaker 8: after all that's happened.
Speaker 1: But Pharaoh's eyes were already burning with renewed purpose. He
Speaker 1: was Pharaoh, the living and dament of Ra. No god
Speaker 1: of slaves would defy him and live to tell the tale.
Speaker 4: My forefathers all fought in the wars to expand this
Speaker 4: mighty kingdom. Some battles were won and some were lost.
Speaker 5: But the might of Rah.
Speaker 4: And the brightness of his sons never dulled.
Speaker 5: I am Pharaoh, the image of Ra.
Speaker 12: Their unnamed god may have bested me in a battle,
Speaker 12: but he will not win the war. Commander's cards ready,
Speaker 12: my best charioteers.
Speaker 1: The attendants and soldiers hiding in the throne room's shadows
Speaker 1: leaped into action. Pharaoh's orders sent ripples through the palace,
Speaker 1: and the sound of armor and weapons clashing filled the air.
Speaker 1: His eyes gleamed with dark excitement, his breath quickening like
Speaker 1: that of a predator about to strike.
Speaker 9: Lay.
Speaker 12: The six hundred chawes and chariots armed them with beards,
Speaker 12: bows and swords.
Speaker 5: Yes, Lord Pharaoh.
Speaker 13: That will not be best of my god of slaves.
Speaker 13: This will not be my legacy. I will return the Israelites,
Speaker 13: either bound in the rope or with their heads on bikes.
Speaker 13: The desert will drink their blood, and the name of
Speaker 13: Ramses will be feared for generations.
Speaker 1: Moses, Lord Moses Her tripped down the rocky hill and
Speaker 1: crashed onto the coarse, sandy ground. The young man stumbled
Speaker 1: forward and sprinted through the multitude of people to get
Speaker 1: to Moses. The people of Israel were marching the shores
Speaker 1: of pie Her High wrath Her was sent any to
Speaker 1: scope the planes ahead of them. Judging by the look
Speaker 1: on his face, he didn't like what he saw.
Speaker 7: Moses, it's the Egyptians.
Speaker 2: Pharaoh has gathered as chariots in pursuit of us.
Speaker 7: They're encamped on the other side.
Speaker 8: Of the canyon. Did you count the number of chariots hundreds, five,
Speaker 8: maybe six by my estimation, All seemed armed with an
Speaker 8: archer and charioteer.
Speaker 1: Aaron cried out in frustration. He pointed at Moses, and
Speaker 1: then at the Red Sea.
Speaker 6: I told you marching to the Red Sea was unwise,
Speaker 6: but you didn't listen. We are bottlenecked on the shore
Speaker 6: with no means of escaping.
Speaker 7: What are we going to do?
Speaker 1: Moses didn't match his brother's fear. He responded calmly and
Speaker 1: with assurance.
Speaker 2: We press on as plaire. Don't trouble the people by
Speaker 2: telling them about Pharaoh. He will not overtake this.
Speaker 6: Oss are tempting fate. If we turn back now, we
Speaker 6: may be able to beat him to the.
Speaker 5: We remain on our course.
Speaker 2: This is the will of the Lord.
Speaker 5: I you ah very well, Miriam.
Speaker 2: We make sure the women and children make their way
Speaker 2: to the front. Her join your mother and help her erin.
Speaker 2: Remain here with me.
Speaker 1: Moses turned to the canyon that separated the Pharaoh's encampment
Speaker 1: and the shoreline. There was a wide enough break for
Speaker 1: all of Pharaoh's armies to come and descend upon them.
Speaker 1: If Pharaoh marched soon, they would most certainly be trapped.
Speaker 1: Yet the words of the Lord echoed in Moses's mind.
Speaker 5: I will have my glory over Pharaoh.
Speaker 1: Moses held his staff tightly, his heart beat swiftly in
Speaker 1: his chest. He had seem too much to doubt God's power,
Speaker 1: But he was also just a man. He would be
Speaker 1: a fool to not fear six hundred chariots commanded by
Speaker 1: a mad king thirsty for his blood. The air inside
Speaker 1: Pharaoh's tent hung thick with the acrid scent of sweat
Speaker 1: and incense, swirling in the humid breeze that slipped through
Speaker 1: the parted flaps of rich linen. Outside the clamor of warriors,
Speaker 1: and the grating sound of grinding stone on bronze signaled
Speaker 1: a growing storm, an army coiled and tents ready to strike.
Speaker 1: But here in the inner sanctum of the pharaoh's command,
Speaker 1: all was focussed deadly.
Speaker 5: Calm.
Speaker 1: Ramses stood tall in the center, his bare chest gleaming
Speaker 1: under the soft flicker of lamplight. His skin, bronzed by
Speaker 1: the relentless sun of camet, glistened with the sheen of
Speaker 1: sacred oils applied moments before by a trio of servants,
Speaker 1: each moving with practiced reverence. Their hands trembled slightly as
Speaker 1: they slipped golden clasps over the fine linen kilt that
Speaker 1: hung at his waist, fastening it with intricate knots over
Speaker 1: his muscle torso. The ceremonial cirass of hammered bronze was
Speaker 1: being strapped into place.
Speaker 12: Clas them, what are you're done?
Speaker 5: The turning of the ages?
Speaker 12: What do you mean to let those dogs slip further
Speaker 12: into the midncks wad like an old gulf.
Speaker 1: The servants froze for a breath, afraid to move lest
Speaker 1: they incur the wrath that simmered beneath the Pharaoh's words.
Speaker 1: He scowled at their hesitation, his sharp eyes narrowing, and
Speaker 1: they scrambled to finish their work, buckling the last pieces
Speaker 1: of armor with haste. Pharaoh turned his rage, not yet spent.
Speaker 5: His hawk like.
Speaker 1: Gaze cut through the gathered captains of generals that lied
Speaker 1: the chamber, each armored embraced for his command. He towered
Speaker 1: over them, taller the first, his presence heavy with the
Speaker 1: weight of millennia of the bloodline of gods. In his hand,
Speaker 1: he clenched the crooked flail.
Speaker 4: Six hundred sis, six hundred of the finest, the fastest,
Speaker 4: the most ruthless, chosen from the best. I want them
Speaker 4: armed and ready. Within any hour.
Speaker 5: Will be done, Divine one.
Speaker 6: Your charioteers are the swiftest in all of Egypt.
Speaker 10: They will tear across the sands like a storm.
Speaker 5: They had better the.
Speaker 4: Hebrews flee while we idle here, And each moment they
Speaker 4: ran their insolence crows. I will see them brought back
Speaker 4: in chains or dead in the sand. Their bones will
Speaker 4: bleach under the sun, a warning to all who think
Speaker 4: they can defy a god's will.
Speaker 1: Pharaoh's eyes glinted like obsidian, dark and filled with bloodlust.
Speaker 5: I cannot bind them as slaves.
Speaker 12: I shall bury.
Speaker 5: Them beneath the dunes.
Speaker 4: No trace of their rebellion will remain.
Speaker 1: The captain bowed once more, withdrawing, as Pharaoh turned his
Speaker 1: gaze toward the open tent flap beyond it, the sounds
Speaker 1: of soldiers preparing for war rumbled like distant thunder, the
Speaker 1: grinding of chariot wheels, the clatter of spears and shields,
Speaker 1: and the guttural chants of war songs rising into the
Speaker 1: night air. Pharaoh's hands clenched around the crooke and flail,
Speaker 1: the wood creaking under the force of his grip. His
Speaker 1: thoughts burnt hotter than the midday sun, swirling with visions
Speaker 1: of punishment, of retribution.
Speaker 12: By ras placing lights, I will crush their god and
Speaker 12: the rebel crophet. Moses, fetch my watch chariot. I will
Speaker 12: ride at the head of the army.
Speaker 1: Rameses stalked across the encampment, each step heavy with intent,
Speaker 1: eyes gleaming under the golden asp of his war crown.
Speaker 1: He mounted his chariot and shouted back to the men
Speaker 1: behind him.
Speaker 12: We ride to retrieve what is ours. And if we
Speaker 12: find them on the edge of the Red Sea, let
Speaker 12: them pray to their god.
Speaker 14: It will do them no good.
Speaker 12: When we have them trapped between our.
Speaker 14: Chariots and the abyss, none shall save them from my wrath.
Speaker 14: They will know that I am fair.
Speaker 1: Thunder clapped behind Pharaoh. He turned, seeing the heavens churning above.
Speaker 1: In its rumbling, Pharaoh could feel the God of Israel
Speaker 1: challenging him, beckoning him for one final battle.
Speaker 9: What an astonishing tale, the clash of chariots, the cries
Speaker 9: of a people caught between a relentless sea and a
Speaker 9: pursuing army. My heart raised with the footsteps of my ancestors,
Speaker 9: fleeing bondage and cornered by what seemed an inevitable fate.
Speaker 9: It's a reminder of the impossible situations that we face
Speaker 9: and the unexpected ways in which God intervenes. I'm left
Speaker 9: in awe the might of our God, God, who can
Speaker 9: cause the sea to split and turn despair into deliverance.
Speaker 9: And I'm left with the deep gratitude for the faith
Speaker 9: of the chosen people who trusted in God's promise even
Speaker 9: when faced with the impossible. And facing the impossible, the
Speaker 9: moment of truth was upon Moses and the Israelites. The
Speaker 9: entire Egyptian army was about to overtake them, and the
Speaker 9: sea lay in front of them. Moses began to pray.
Speaker 9: But then in verse fifteen, something strange takes place. It
Speaker 9: reads quote then the Lord said to Moses, why are
Speaker 9: you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on?
Speaker 9: What did God mean by move on? A deep blue
Speaker 9: sea stretched out in front of the Israelites. The Great
Speaker 9: Bible commentator Rashi gives two possible explanations. The first, God
Speaker 9: is saying, Moses, this is no time for lengthy prayer
Speaker 9: when the Israelites are in deep trouble. Let them just
Speaker 9: move forward. I'll take care of the rest.
Speaker 4: Okay.
Speaker 9: That's the first explanation of this strange verse, and it
Speaker 9: makes sense. But here's the second. It says that God
Speaker 9: is asking Moses, why are you crying out to me?
Speaker 9: It's not up to me, it's up to them. It's
Speaker 9: up to the people of Israel. Just get them moving.
Speaker 9: The lesson really is the same with both explanations, and
Speaker 9: that is that, yes, there is a time for prayer, indeed,
Speaker 9: but there's also a time for action. God is saying
Speaker 9: it's up to us, and of course when we act,
Speaker 9: God listens to us. Of course, when we act, God
Speaker 9: helps us, and of course God will save us. But
Speaker 9: first we must act in order that God can do that.
Speaker 9: My friends, the short little verse has helped me so
Speaker 9: many times during my life. Whenever I found a deep
Speaker 9: threatening sea in front of me, I always say, what
Speaker 9: can I do? And of course I pray, But what
Speaker 9: I learned from this verse is that I also must act.
Speaker 9: We can't pray and expect God to do miracles if
Speaker 9: we're not even willing to take the first, bold and
Speaker 9: brave step. It reminds me of this. When my Abba,
Speaker 9: my father, Rabbechel Eckstein, suddenly passed away, was the hardest
Speaker 9: time of my life, and I prayed so hard to
Speaker 9: God for comfort, and I prayed for strength. But I
Speaker 9: also found myself thrust into leading the fellowship on having
Speaker 9: the millions of people in need who depend on our
Speaker 9: aid now depending on me. And so yes I prayed,
Speaker 9: and yes, I remembered that it was only through God's
Speaker 9: help that I would be able to lead the fellowship
Speaker 9: to help even more needy people.
Speaker 2: But I also.
Speaker 9: Recognize that God called me not just to pray, but
Speaker 9: to act. I heard God saying, yell, I will lead
Speaker 9: your footsteps, but you have to walk them. I heard
Speaker 9: God saying, I will bless this ministry, but you have
Speaker 9: to lead it. And so I acted. I took brave,
Speaker 9: bold steps that were very very hard in leading the
Speaker 9: fellowship immediately after my father died. And then I saw
Speaker 9: very clearly that God blessed me, that God blessed this ministry,
Speaker 9: that God blessed the actions that I was willing to take.
Speaker 9: And I look around and I see that this is
Speaker 9: still true now for the Chosen people here in the
Speaker 9: Holy Land of Israel, as we face so many enemies
Speaker 9: who want to destroy us. Of course we pray to
Speaker 9: God for help. We need his help. Nothing we do
Speaker 9: will succeed unless we help. But praise God, he has
Speaker 9: blessed us with a strong nation, a strong military, so
Speaker 9: that we can obey God's command in this special verse,
Speaker 9: that we can move on as Israeli soldiers would go
Speaker 9: into Gaza or go into Lebanon to face head on
Speaker 9: the threats that were trying to destroy Israel and the
Speaker 9: Jewish people. Before they went into the enemy territory, every
Speaker 9: single soldier would get together and pray for God's deliverance
Speaker 9: and blessing. Before they went in. They would stand in
Speaker 9: a circle, arms around one another and pray for God's mercy.
Speaker 9: But then they moved on. They went into enemy territory
Speaker 9: and bravely faced Israel's enemy face to face, making sure
Speaker 9: that they eliminated any threat to God's chosen people. Now,
Speaker 9: let's talk about Pharaoh's stubbornness. Proverbs twenty nine one says
Speaker 9: whoever remained stiff necked after many rebukes will suddenly be
Speaker 9: destroyed without remedy. Now that certainly describes Pharaoh, doesn't it.
Speaker 9: Time and time again, God gave Pharaoh another chance. He
Speaker 9: sent warnings and plagues, and even struck the firstborn children
Speaker 9: of his nation. You would think that Pharaoh would have
Speaker 9: learned from the carcasses of dead frogs, destroyed monuments, and
Speaker 9: weeping families. But Pharaoh stiffened his neck. He refused to
Speaker 9: be corrected, and in his pride, Pharaoh pressed deeper and
Speaker 9: deeper into his stand against God. You see, when our
Speaker 9: wills clash with gods, we're going to lose one hundred
Speaker 9: percent of the time. God's will always wins. But Pharaoh
Speaker 9: was still caught in this delusion that he was somehow
Speaker 9: a match for the God of all creation. Pride can
Speaker 9: be pretty blind, and can't it When we are so
Speaker 9: convinced that we are right, we invite disaster into our lives,
Speaker 9: our relationships, our hearts. How often do we all, when
Speaker 9: face with correction, immediately go on the defense. How quick
Speaker 9: are we to defend our case instead of stepping back
Speaker 9: and considering where have we been wrong? Don't get me wrong,
Speaker 9: sometimes we need to defend ourselves, but we must also
Speaker 9: find the humility and flexibility to listen to God's correction.
Speaker 9: Another proverb says this quote. Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
Speaker 9: but whoever hates correction is stupid. End quote. Those are
Speaker 9: harsh but wise words, you know. When I leave the fellowship,
Speaker 9: this is my strategy. I have a meeting, and before
Speaker 9: I speak on any topic, I listen to everyone around
Speaker 9: the table. I ask them what they think, what they
Speaker 9: would suggest. Only after I took all of their suggestions
Speaker 9: into account do I make the final decision. Being able
Speaker 9: to listen and be corrected is one of the most
Speaker 9: important Godly things that we can do. Pharaoh couldn't see
Speaker 9: the Israelites as deserving a freedom because as his heart
Speaker 9: was hardened by his own tyranny. This blindness led to
Speaker 9: his downfall. These stories of the Exodus make me think
Speaker 9: of another time the Chosen People faced tyranny, impossible destruction,
Speaker 9: the Holocaust. I find so much strength in the faith
Speaker 9: of the elderly Holocaust survivors that the Fellowship helps every
Speaker 9: day with food and medicine and heating. I find inspiration
Speaker 9: to do good in the stories of those who chose
Speaker 9: to do what was right during the Holocaust, even when
Speaker 9: it meant facing potential death themselves. I often quote the
Speaker 9: righteous gentile Dietrich Bonhaffer, and I'll quote this German pastor
Speaker 9: once again, who was executed for standing with the Jewish people.
Speaker 9: Bonhuffer wrote, quote, the ultimate test of a moral society
Speaker 9: is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.
Speaker 9: End quote. Pharaoh's actions created world of slavery and suffering,
Speaker 9: not just for the Israelites, but ultimately for his people
Speaker 9: as well. And God wasn't merely defeating an enemy of
Speaker 9: the Chosen People. When he dealt with Pharaoh, he was
Speaker 9: setting a divine standard that oppression and tyranny cannot stand
Speaker 9: in the face of God's justice. So how do we
Speaker 9: apply these ancient lessons to our lives. Well, just as
Speaker 9: the Israelites were led through the sea to a new
Speaker 9: life with God's help, we too can also walk through
Speaker 9: our own seas of struggle into a place of freedom.
Speaker 9: Think about the areas in your life where you feel
Speaker 9: trapped or oppressed. Maybe it's a toxic relationship, a suffocating job,
Speaker 9: or even your own internal fears and doubts. Just remember
Speaker 9: that God didn't leave the Israelites stranded when they were
Speaker 9: stuck at that sea. He made a way where there
Speaker 9: seemed to be no way, and He will do the
Speaker 9: same for you. And what I want you to remember,
Speaker 9: my friends, is that we are not on this journey alone.
Speaker 9: Just as the Israelites cross the seat together, we two
Speaker 9: must support one another through life's challenges in our communities,
Speaker 9: our families, our homes, our churches, our synagogues. Let's share
Speaker 9: our burdens and celebrate our victories together.
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