DURING THE RECENT Jewish holiday of Passover, we celebrated spring’s new birth, and a journey from slavery to freedom, the actual beginning of the people Israel.
AS WE CONTINUE to follow the story of the Israelites’ journey after leaving Egypt, we witness Moses’ amazing leadership. He stood strong against the grumblings of the people who, when faced with a lack of food or water, asked why Moses had taken them away from the “comforts” of Egyptian slavery. Seriously?
AS JEWS BEGAN reading the book of Exodus last week, we started the story of the Hebrews’ suffering under the Egyptian pharaoh and eventual escape from slavery. One of the moments in the narrative that has always been a high point is when Moses, while tending his flocks, sees a burning bush that is not being consumed.