This is a big week for Jews and practicing Christians -- the "Passover season," or the Days of Unleavened Bread. It marks the time when ancient Israel sounded like it was playing poker.
"And they departed from Rameses in the first month.... the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians." (Numbers 33:3, KJV)
We could have some fun joking about what sort of "high hand" the Israelites had:
* A full house? No, they left their homes (Ex. 12:37).
* A straight? No -- check a Bible map and you'll probably see their exodus was a rather wandering path.
* A flush? No -- because the pursuing Egyptian army was flushed away at the Red Sea (Ex. 14:27-20).
We're open to ideas on this, but we think Israel's "high hand" was simply a pair. Moses was the human leader. And the Lord brought His children out (Ex. 12:51), leading them with an interchangeable pillar of cloud and fire (Ex. 13:21).
As some ministers like to say: one person and God can make a majority. Make God your partner -- not only during the Spring Holy Day season, but all year long.
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