tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post6239040365113958352..comments2024-03-19T02:28:41.200-06:00Comments on Enik Rising: The Angel of DeathSeth Maskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-5591311131679318652012-04-17T04:33:16.402-06:002012-04-17T04:33:16.402-06:00So good topic really i like any post talking about...So good topic really i like any post talking about <a href="http://www.ancient-egypt.info/" rel="nofollow"> Ancient Egypt</a> but i want to say thing to u Ancient Egypt not that only ... you can see in Ancient Egypt <a href="http://www.ancient-egypt.info/p/ancient-egyptian-god-and-goddess-map.html" rel="nofollow"> Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddess </a> and more , you shall search in Google and Wikipedia about that .... thanks a gain ,,,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-53936504492402780532009-04-13T17:56:00.000-06:002009-04-13T17:56:00.000-06:00bring it cory!bring it cory!Eric Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891264653947139087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-23985614186013101862009-04-11T22:11:00.000-06:002009-04-11T22:11:00.000-06:00Cory and Eric, I'll definitely need to have the tw...Cory and Eric, I'll definitely need to have the two of you at next year's seder.Seth Maskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-2230223707173694612009-04-11T20:51:00.000-06:002009-04-11T20:51:00.000-06:00you wanna know why god didn't do "this" and god di...you wanna know why god didn't do "this" and god didnt do "that"? Because its a fuckin made up story! <BR/><BR/>It always surprises me that people really believe in any gods. Isn't it obvious god is the tallest of tales invented to teach lessons?<BR/><BR/>p.s. I am reading a book called "God is not Great" by Christopher Hitchins - fascinating stuff <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/God-Not-Great-Religion-Everything/dp/0446579807" REL="nofollow">check it out</A>Eric Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891264653947139087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-53017279526057983262009-04-10T10:33:00.000-06:002009-04-10T10:33:00.000-06:00Maybe your question is rhetorical, in which you ca...Maybe your question is rhetorical, in which you can ignore my response...:-)<BR/><BR/>I think this story has to be passed on above others because it's SUCH an epic of God rescuing His people from centuries of Egyptian slavery. God could have rescued the Jews any way He wanted to - He could have just zapped them all to the Promised Land or he could have made Pharaoh have a sudden change of heart or any number of possibilities. But, God chose to work through people and circumstances, to include having a reluctant and speech impaired Moses lead the way. <BR/><BR/>All of those plagues - the frogs, the flies, the Nile turning to blood, etc, those were all symbolic to the Egyptians because each of those things were worshiped by Egyptians as gods (worship of the Nile, of various creatures, of the sun, etc). When God overran Egypt with flies and frogs and when He turned the Nile to blood and blotted out the sun, God was showing his supreme authority above any gods that the Egyptians created.<BR/><BR/>And, with the ultimate plague of the death of the firstborn, I think God was not only showing that He is in ultimate control (and also that Pharaoh was not God as Egyptians also believed), but that was such a powerful event that no historian could ever say that Pharaoh had a sudden change of heart and benevolently let the Jews leave by his accord. All the generations of Jews (and others) since clearly understand that it was GOD that took the Jewish people out of Egypt, not anything that Pharaoh or any other mortal being did.<BR/><BR/>I agree that it's a brutal story, but it's such a great love story. God loved His Jewish people so much that He went to these great lengths to free them. The fact that this story can be backed historically and archeologically makes it all the more fascinating.<BR/><BR/>As a side note, I believe the Israelites are so passive because of the effects of 400 years of slavery - that's twice as long as our country has been around - 400 years is a long time to be beaten down.<BR/><BR/>Just my (non-Jewish) two cents.<BR/><BR/>Chag Pesach Sameach!Corynoreply@blogger.com