First, there are people far more qualified than me to speak about matters of faith, economics and politics, however.  Friday morning I was doing some vocal exercises while reading aloud a copy of The Bible and some chapters from Exodus.  “Let my people go!” demands Moses and Pharaoh not only refuses but increases the workload by ordering Hebrews will gather their own straw and the quota of bricks will remain unchanged.  As you know from church or Cecil B. DeMille the result is anger among the slaves.  The Hebrew foremen approach Pharaoh and plead for mercy.  He replies by calling them lazy and shares his anger that any slave or subject would leave for the desert to praise a
deity of which he knows nothing beyond a statement made by Moses.  The foremen are none too pleased and take
their complaints to Moses and Aaron.  Moses aches for them and in turn pleads with God asking why he has been
sent on such a mission and wants to know why God would treat his people so poorly.
 
Now, as I’m not a Biblical scholar I would enjoy all sorts of arguments here.  The way I see it ancient Hebrews can’t get beyond thinking government is the answer.  A Biblical Stockholm Syndrome if you will.  Meanwhile God sees the pleas to Pharaoh but surely He knows it’s misdirected.  From the text there isn’t any indication the foremen asked God for intercession.  Oh, Moses accuses God of being insensitive.  The Lord isn’t “P.C.”.  Yet from the reading none of the Hebrews pray and praise God for suddenly arriving with his chief assistants.  Even as he performs one act of grace after another the complaints continue into the desert and result in a 40-year purgatory.  Added to the hundreds of years in Egypt this pales in comparison to our expected 4 years of lamentations. 
 
Reading the warnings of the modern day news prophets, Cal Thomas, Pat Buchanan and Thomas Sowell I’m of the impression we still aren’t getting the point.  Pharaoh didn’t offer the Hebrews a Bill of Rights and on paper President Obama doesn’t pose nearly as great a threat.  He’s just the latest in a string of leaders approached by the people begging for a lessening of their burdens.  While the President doesn’t call us lazy he refers to bitter people clinging to guns and God.  I’m paraphrasing to some degree but believe I got his point when it was made.  His ward
boss, Eric Holder, uses the word “cowards”.  Obama isn’t a “deliverer” as many in the electorate hoped.  Pharaoh doesn’t offer a break.  Kings are interested in gripping thrones and offerings of fealty.  Cults of personality
only offend God and result in prolonged wanderings in the wilderness.  The occasional caller to my show plays the
role of foreman by shouting at me and demanding I tamp down any criticism.  Do they fear we’ll anger government to the point where we’ll be denied straw?  My worry is we won’t even have the available straw at the current pace.
 
Government is a cold and unfeeling construct.  It’s an institution with no feelings.  It isn’t mom or dad and it certainly isn’t God.  Those believing otherwise are not only going to enslave themselves but for generations ahead their descendents will be yoked and bled for our shortsightedness.  Our “delivery”, if you will, is our own knowledge,
abilities, and liberty as a people.  For the faithful liberty is God’s grace.  Generations are going to pay and suffer as they search for grace from Washington and neglect the maintenance of liberty. 

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