Exodus by Cliff Graham

Author:Cliff Graham [Graham, Cliff]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC042030, FIC014000, FIC026000, Caleb (Biblical figure)—Fiction, Joshua (Biblical figure)—Fiction, Bible. Old Testament—History of Biblical events—Fiction
ISBN: 9781441228550
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2015-03-27T04:00:00+00:00

12

The Two Hebrews

Before we go further, you must know some things about the Egyptian rulers and why Yahweh struck the king in the manner he did.

The king of Egypt was not known by the title of pharaoh until recent times. The name means Great House, for he is seen as the personification of his kingdom. You must understand: the king is Egypt, and Egypt is the king. His divinity is beyond question to the common people.

The kings of Egypt in our time are very different from the kings who greeted Abraham and Joseph. In Abraham’s day, the king was kept in a cloud of comfort far away from the people. Nearly all of his subjects never saw him in person, including many who worked in his own palace. It was thought to be far beneath the dignity of the god-man to be seen among us mortals.

That changed after the Hyksos invaded and their golden kingdom was razed to the sand and their women impregnated with the seed of barbarians. In their long exile from their river paradise, the native Egyptians realized their new dynasties must become warriors and lead their regiments on the battlefield. They must perfect their skills with spear and lance, bow and chariot. They must be master tacticians and be schooled in the fighting arts, as well as the governmental and administrative functions. Incompetence among advisors is intolerable and swiftly dealt with. This is how Moses was raised, and many of his skills from that time delivered us during our hard years in the desert. Mine as well, if I may be so bold.

Thutmose III, the pharaoh of the events I am telling you about, the king who was once the young ruler I saved from the Amalekites, was of the line descended from Kamose and Ahmose. They were the greatest kings of the age, and Thutmose III spent his entire life trying to live up to them. Perhaps part of his stubbornness during the plagues Yahweh sent us came from his refusal to appear weak in his line.

I once read the stelae written for Kamose about his exploits. The Egyptians are not known for modesty, but the kernels of truth I picked out were remarkable. He came from the south and attacked the Hyksos armies with astounding valor and tenacity, driving the shepherd kings out of the land and establishing the rule of the Egyptian race once more over their land. Kamose’s son, Ahmose, extended his father’s legacy and succeeded in destroying the Hyksos threat forever. It was this line of kings that Thutmose was well aware of, and why the thought of letting another Semitic people like the Hebrews escape was unthinkable.

I confess that my heart still aches when I think of him. I know these words could have me stoned by the priests, who see the adversary of Yahweh as all that is evil. They are right, of course. He rots in Sheol and rightfully so.

But he was a great warrior. His men loved him, as did I when I knew him.

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