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Thursday 12 April 2012

Day 55: Wisdom Chapter 19

The story continues, with the Egyptians enraged pursuit of their departing slaves. Another chance for gloating as the writer pictures the Israelites skipping with glee across the dry bed of the Red Sea.
The Egyptians are being punished for not showing hospitality to strangers, because although they initially welcomed the family of Jacob, later they enslaved his descendants.
To release them from slavery, God plays a new chord on the harp of Creation. A wonderful way to finish this thought-provoking book - a very rich and inventive metaphorical description of miracle.

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