Exodus first half

Exodus 1-12

Since little kids, we’ve heard this story over and over again but until now I realize that it can be compared to some important things in our life. To start the examination, its obvious that The Pharaoh acted as the majority of us in modern days. He didn’t want to take orders although that he was doing wrong. He denied repeatedly the requirements of God and that led to the death of every firstborn in Egypt.

I recognize that I’ve been in similar situations in my life. For example with a homework, you’re warned about not doing but you still don’t do it and the argument about when are you going to give the homework lasts for ever until one day, when they warned you to hand in the homework for tomorrow, you don’t do it and guess what? There are no second chances and if you didn’t do it you screwed up and this could be compared to The Pharaoh’s behavior.

Now moving on to the deep comparisons. As you mentioned earlier in class, Exodus is almost exact to slavery and independence in the United States. A group of people that believed it was right doing so, or at least didn’t have a problem doing the wrong thing held slaves (or Hebrews in this case). There were several attempts and accusations that the “owners” avoided or ignored and kept them. One day after several attempts, finally, slavery was abolished and justice was made. I haven’t read the rest of exodus but as I already know the story I know that the Hebrews are released and then followed by the Egyptians and that’s when the famous opening of the waters occurs.