Could you eat manna for 40 years? The Israelites did – kicking and screaming – and they learned a lesson or two about themselves and their God along the way.
On today’s episode, Nick and Tyler do a close reading of Exodus 16 and explore the Israelites’ radical transition from Egyptian captivity to (reluctant) trust in Providence. Using the work of theologian Ellen Davis as a guide, this podcast connects the Israelites’ wilderness experience to our own modern need for rest, restraint, justice, simplicity, and contentment. Can you pass the manna, please?
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
- Why Egypt was considered the first industrial society.
- What manna was and the bizarre rules around it.
- How and why the Sabbath originated.
- How the Israelites’ wilderness experience was an inverse of their captivity in Egypt.
- Why eating is considered an agricultural, moral, social, and economic act.
- And why the Prince of Egypt movie is so darn good!
LINKS
- Ellen Davis’ book Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading Of The Bible
- Wendell Berry: “Eating is an agricultural act.”
- Nick’s favorite song from Prince of Egypt
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