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Apr. 5th, 2015 08:16 pmI was raised Christian, so the mythology of course is prominent in my mind - there's a lot more "actual" literature in the bible than many other mythologies, too. That being said, while watching the classic Ten Commandments (part of it - I watched it a lot as a child) a line of thought came to mind.
I: Moses, even as a Prince to be crowned Pharaoh (before he knew of his own heritage), had much sympathy for the Jewish slaves.
II: The Egyptians represent a major part of the middle-east, and possibly are a large cultural precursor to the Islam branch of Judaism (and that's what I consider Christianity, too - a branch of Judaism)
III: Even though Ramses wanted the throne, he wasn't going to have it. The actions of Moses post finding out his heritage are primarily what causes him to lose his basically guaranteed inheritance of the throne.
So, considering these points, what if Moses had instead become Pharaoh, and hid his heritage until he had taken the throne?
He could have freed the slaves by decree - leading to a society that celebrated religious tolerance. The Jews would not have had to wander in the desert, and would have still had their cultural and spiritual practices.
Instead, the end result is the genocide of the Canaanites, and eventually, a war between Judaism/Christianity/Islam.
Moses could have peaceably freed the slaves, had he simply waited quietly for his opportunity. Instead, the curses of Yahweh ravage Egypt, his home, and presumably killing/harming countless innocent Egyptians.
Understandably, it could very well be that Moses wasn't even a real person, and the story is just a piece of mythology - but it's an interesting line of thought to me, at any rate.
I: Moses, even as a Prince to be crowned Pharaoh (before he knew of his own heritage), had much sympathy for the Jewish slaves.
II: The Egyptians represent a major part of the middle-east, and possibly are a large cultural precursor to the Islam branch of Judaism (and that's what I consider Christianity, too - a branch of Judaism)
III: Even though Ramses wanted the throne, he wasn't going to have it. The actions of Moses post finding out his heritage are primarily what causes him to lose his basically guaranteed inheritance of the throne.
So, considering these points, what if Moses had instead become Pharaoh, and hid his heritage until he had taken the throne?
He could have freed the slaves by decree - leading to a society that celebrated religious tolerance. The Jews would not have had to wander in the desert, and would have still had their cultural and spiritual practices.
Instead, the end result is the genocide of the Canaanites, and eventually, a war between Judaism/Christianity/Islam.
Moses could have peaceably freed the slaves, had he simply waited quietly for his opportunity. Instead, the curses of Yahweh ravage Egypt, his home, and presumably killing/harming countless innocent Egyptians.
Understandably, it could very well be that Moses wasn't even a real person, and the story is just a piece of mythology - but it's an interesting line of thought to me, at any rate.
