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Mankind's Choice: Freedom or Slavery?
Captivity begins with human choice, spirit and character. Discover how we can
be freed from spiritual slavery.
by Howard Davis
The struggle for freedom has long
been a popular theme in literature, songs and movies. Recently The Prince of Egypt,
an animated feature film, retold the story of Moses and how he led the Israelites
out of slavery in Egypt.
"But in this case as in so many others, the Book is better than the movie" quipped
one newspaper critic. While the movie has done well at the box office, it doesn't
compare with the depth and significance of the original story in the Bible.
While the story of Moses and the Israelites' exodus from enslavement in Egypt is
one of the most popular and well-known, by no means is it the only biblical
story about freedom from slavery. Strange as it may sound, an even greater saga of
freedom from slavery is being worked out even now!
But to understand the ongoing struggle against oppression described in the Bible,
and to understand how man will find the ultimate path to freedom from slavery, let's
first go back in time to the dramatic story of the Exodus.
A Drama for all Time
It's no wonder that even in Hollywood, biblical stories like Israel's exodus
from Egypt surface as popular themes. After all, freedom, oppression and choice are
some of the greatest human issues of all time.
Consider why the characters and causes of the real biblical Exodus drama are so attractive
to filmmakers.
As a stage setting, the Israelites dwelled in an Egyptian empire filled with gigantic
monuments so stupendous that they still inspire awe as the most magnificent building
efforts of the ancient world.
The first villain in the cast is an egomaniacal leader possessed with assurance that
he is as powerful as any god. This Egyptian pharaoh believes he has a divine right
to subjugate a race of men, women and children on whose backs he has built his empire.
With indifference to their pain, suffering and torment, the Israelites are treated
as beasts of burden, to be used and discarded. The pharaoh institutes a policy of
infanticide of male babies to further degrade the Israelites and in the process wipe
out a generation of Hebrews along with the identity of their race.
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