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...creation of the Egyptian deities. Toward the end of this recitation, the young shade's attention drifts into the eddy of a memory from the sixth year of his corporal life, when he, his parents and great-grandfather spent a night in the presence of the Pharaoh Ramses...
Asked to make sense of Pharaoh's dreams about fat and lean cows and plump and withered ears of corn, Joseph took them as signs of coming events. The Book of Genesis records his forecast: "Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt. And there shall arise after them seven years of famine." Pharaoh was so pleased to get a fix on the future that he made Joseph the ruler of Egypt. If Joseph materialized now, politics would make it hard for him to get his old job back, but with his proven...
Today people crave to know what lies ahead at least as much as they did in Pharaoh's time. Probably more. Modern times have created a perpetual bull market in futures. Society spends so much time looking ahead that the present sometimes seems entirely forgotten. Corporations live for the next quarter; ordinary citizens exist to fulfill next summer's vacation budget. Governments at all levels stay mired in hassles over how things will turn...
...intervention to help free an oppressed people from slavery. Moses is greeted with these words: "And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. Come I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring forth my people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt." (Exodus 3:9-10) Their rescue effected. God's chosen soon turned oppressive themselves; the prophets lament their injustice. The New Testament mission of Jesus is peculiarly concerned with the poor and oppressed, the sick and the hungry...
...bricks from the Great Wall. Among the other 1,000 artifacts coming from the People's Republic: pearl-encrusted tapestries, ancient porcelain and a pair of life-size 3rd century B.C. terra cotta warriors. The Egyptians, too, plan to ship some splendid pieces, including the chariot of Pharaoh Ramses II. Japan's installation, with perhaps a touch of international swagger, will show off the country's state-of-the-art industrial robots. Australia is building a wind-power facility, and the $21 million U.S. pavilion, which will house a giant movie screen and talking computers...