from wired: This week, Jews around the world observe the festival of Passover. It’s a remembrance of slavery & a celebration of liberation. But the story of Exodus also offers many political & military lessons for today, as well as a reminder that, as written in Ecclesiastes, “there is nothing new under the sun.” Here are 7 key takeaways for the modern commander, hot from the Burning Bush.
A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. - George Orwell
Thursday, April 21, 2011
god as a general: passover's lessons for warfare
from wired: This week, Jews around the world observe the festival of Passover. It’s a remembrance of slavery & a celebration of liberation. But the story of Exodus also offers many political & military lessons for today, as well as a reminder that, as written in Ecclesiastes, “there is nothing new under the sun.” Here are 7 key takeaways for the modern commander, hot from the Burning Bush.
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burning bush,
ecclesiastes,
exodus,
jews,
military,
passover,
slavery