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Against a dark background, 2 large white hands (palms upward) mysteriously hover and invite us to approach. Floating between the hands is a bright yellow cross; the cross resembles a human figure; the large white hands resemble angelic wings belonging to the figure. Floating beneath the hands are 7 fried eggs arranged in a circle, all sunny side up. Together, they vaguely suggest the bottom of a robe belonging to the figure floating above. Further beneath the angelic figure is a large surface, bright and blue. Partially blue, really: Like a grand chessboard, the surface is divided into 8-by-8 squares, dark or light, tar black or handsome blue. Each grid square flips freely between the two. Collectively, their flipping suggests various moving figures, all appearing to head toward us at a perfectly consistent speed. Visually, this strongly suggests we’re actually the ones moving. P.S. Secretly, those figures convey more than just movement: They’re Hànzì (汉字)! (That’s pretty pretty way to say “Chinese writing”.) 汉字: 天国人早上好 Pinyin: Tiānguórén zǎoshang hǎo English: Citizens of Heaven, good morning! P.P.S. If we poke the angel or the blue surface exactly 6+7 times, things change. To celebrate our exodus from the 6th biblical millennium into the 7th, the Chinese is replaced by two tiny lanes of English, one on the left, and one on the right: Left: DANIEL 5:27 Right: YOU HAVE BEEN WEIGHED ON THE BALANCES AND (The rest of the sentence is hidden.) Post-poking, subtly, the pair of hands move up and down in an alternating motion resembling the pair of balance plates on an ancient balancing scale.

Infamously

In the Book of Exodus, to humanity's horror, the nation of Israel is born.

Unfamously

The newborn nation of Israel bears the image of a human baby!

"...?!"

Early in the narrative, God plainly invites readers to conceive of Israel as his child:

"Israel is my son, my firstborn! So I said to you: Let my son go so that he may serve me. But you have refused to let him go! Behold! I am going to kill your son, your firstborn!"

Upon creating this cute, childish metaphor, God quickly...

"...?"

Like a potter shaping a lump of clay, God shapes the events of the Exodus, making Israel's story resemble a baby's story.

An illustration

Let's : In the Exodus, God's people were born (again) to obtain a promised land where God would rule from their midst! Indeed, that's familiar:

"Unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God." "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb?" "You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don't understand these things?"

Good news is never new.