Things look differently from each and every perspective. It isn’t the same to be in a grownup or child’s shoes, a black person’s, a poor person’s, an educated person’s, a physically or mentally challenged person’s position, not only because of the new perspective you will have when you take on their role, but the understanding that comes from widening your lens and your neurons to encompass a larger view. Hopefully this new richer perception will lead to wiser decision making. Being a human who is mainly committed to surviving and following his master’s orders isn’t the same role as the one taken by a god who sees and rules everything and knows what is best for his creatures. This is what Exodus tries to bring us, a breakthrough of our roles in society and the power we have compared to that of god. He will always decide what is best for his people. “Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.” -Exo.1 Line.20 God will always try to make us independent, and highly productive and creative participants in society… made in his likeness.
We are all fond of childen and we will always try to do what is best for them. “And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.” -Exo.2 Line.25 This is what the bible gives us, confidence that the Divine Creator will do His very best for each and every one of us, his beloved children. Each “child” has individual characteristics, both positive and negative for his surroundings and created by God for a specific role and destiny. It is said that one can only experience God’s love for us when we ourselves become parents. I look forward to that some day.
What I fundamentally believe the bible is also trying to show is that God will always protect and guard good and will repel and exterminate evil, leaving evil completely isolated (hell) for the good of His people and His love for us, His creation. “And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty: -Exo.3 Line.21 The Hebrews in Exodus, are highly effective and positive, they worship and respect god, for so he is always guarding their future, eliminating all obstacles in their way. Because of their shallow perspective they aren’t able to do more than accept what they live, but god, who knows and sees everything is showing them their way through all their problems, even if they are blind to this reality. It is like fish living on the very bottom of the deepest ocean, how could they even imagine what life is like on top of the beautiful, green earth outside of the deep blue ocean? They would in fact need to develop another physical body to enjoy this new reality. Maybe we will also have to grow a new body/mind to hold new consciousness/truth of even larger realities than our brain can now process.
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