This morning I was reading about origins of the ancient Jewish festival of Passover. I was taken aback when I saw the message from God echoing through history in the words on the page.
Why do Jews celebrate the festival of Passover?
Jews celebrate Passover as the miraculous time after the plagues of Egypt – the time they were just about to be freed from slavery and the evil reign of Pharaoh.
The Jews were living in Egypt as slaves, under intense oppression from Pharaoh. Their lives were miserable, and they’d been there for generations – 430 years to be exact.
Moses, the leader at the time had a great relationship with God – they were close and he was able to hear what God wanted him to do. I don’t know if this was like modern day prayer, or if he saw God in some other way – but in any case, when he heard from God he was really good at doing what was asked of him even when it was difficult – like standing up in front of Pharaoh (who the Egyptians considered as their own god – very important man!) to ask for their freedom!