Elad NehoraiAkaun disahkan

"There is something in the very nature of the universe which is on the side of Israel in its struggle with every Egypt. There is something in the very nature of the universe which ultimately comes to the aid of goodness in its perennial struggle with evil." 13/

"This story, at bottom, symbolizes the death of evil. It was the death of inhuman oppression and unjust exploitation. The death of the Egyptians upon the seashore is a glaring symbol of the ultimate doom of evil in its struggle with good. 12/

"It was a joyous daybreak that had come to end the long night of their captivity. This story symbolizes something basic about the universe. Its meaning is not found in the drowning of a few men, for no one should rejoice at the death or defeat of a human being. 11/

"As the Israelites looked back all they could see was here and there a poor drowned body beaten upon the seashore. For the Israelites, this was a great moment. It was the end of a frightful period in their history. 10/

"As soon as the Egyptians got into the dried up Sea the parted waters swept back upon them, and the turbulence and momentum of the tidal waves soon drowned all of them. 9/

"But like the old guard that never surrenders, the Egyptians, in a desperate attempt to prevent the Israelites from escaping, had their armies to go in the Red Sea behind them. 8/

"So after a long and trying struggle the Israelites, through the providence of God, were able to cross the Red Sea, and thereby get out of the hands of Egyptian rule. 7/

"It never gives up without a bitter struggle and without the most persistent and almost fanatical resistance. But there is a checkpoint in the universe. Evil cannot permanently organize itself. 6/

"Plague after plague swept through the Pharaoh's domain, and yet they insisted on following their recalcitrant path. This tells us something about evil that we must never forget. It never voluntarily relinquishes its throne. Evil is stubborn, hard and determined. 5/

These two forces were in a continual struggle against each other—Egypt struggling to maintain her oppressive yoke and Israel struggling to gain freedom from the chains of slavery. For years the struggle continued. The Pharaoh's stubbornly refused to respond to the cry of Moses 4/

"Egypt was the symbol of evil in the form of humiliating oppression, ungodly exploitation and crushing domination. The Israelites symbolized goodness in the form of devotion and dedication to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 3/

"A graphic example of this truth is found in an incident in the early history of the Hebrew people. You will remember that at a very early stage in her history the children of Israel were thrown into the bondage of physical slavery under the gripping yoke of Egyptian rule. 2/

From MLK's, "The Death of Evil upon the Seashore." Shared in honor of #MLK50 and Passover: "Biblical religion recognized long ago what William Cullen Bryant came to see: 'Truth crushed to earth will rise again;' and what Carlyle came to see: 'No lie can live forever...' 1/

Colonial? My grandmother’s family lived near Haifa for generations. My siddur calls on me to pray for my return to Israel 3 times/day. My Torah is obsessed with the connection between Israel & the Jewish people. To be Jewish is to be Israeli. Even without citizenship. https://twitter.com/RadicalMariposa/status/981335467181428737 …

Believing in God helps explain how to value each human even if they do or say horrible things. It is the God in them, the pure goodness, that we value. It is their physical, human side that makes them fallible. In this way, we see & accept both the light and dark of humans.

Also they’re human.https://twitter.com/MuslimIQ/status/981183046341791744 …