#Moses Vs Pharaoh's Magicians

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Moses Vs Pharaoh's Magicians The Ten Commandments (1956) | Runtime: 3mins 56secs

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Gale's Top 10: Villain Songs (4 through 1)

(10 through 5)

Same rules apply

1. The song must be sung By The villain, about the villain, and/or be a villainized version of a song.

2. The song can NOT be a fan songs for a villain.

3. The song doesn't need to be in the movie or show, but has to be some part produced by the creators.

4. No villain songs that are covers of other songs that existed outside of the movie/tv show/ video game/ etc.

5. I will be limiting my Disney movie picks. only 1 from an animated movie and 1 from live action. (tv shows have more leeway)

6. One per franchise

7. I need to be able to find the audio of it for it to count.

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4. Prince of Egypt - Playing with the Big Boys

Now we are getting into the harder calls. This song really gets to the conflict of Moses vs Pharaoh. We see these two cunning 'Magicians' mimic Moses' miracle with the power of Showmanship that Megamind would applaud at. The two are so convincing with their parlor tricks that even though they went through so much additional effort, they are the two that sway the crowd. Showing presentation is key. The only way Moses even tops them is by dropping 10 plagues on them.

3. Steven Universe: The Movie - Other Friends

Between this, and Whats the point of Feeling blue. I think we knew which villain song from Steven Universe had to make it.

Spinel wants revenge on Steven because she blames him for taking EVERYTHING away from her. Now the song is high energy, the action is fast and blink it ya miss it. The swing and ominous sounds just sell this unsettling vibe to the whole thing. Spinel puts pretty much every aspect of her twisted self on display here and it is a delight. Lets also discuss how she just OFFED 3 of the main cast at the last note. (really just showing how much of a threat she is.) Now THATS how you do a villain intro.

2. Little Shop of Horrors -Mean Green Mother from outer space

Alien plant bullies nerd for 3 minutes while singing about how he stands no chance at stopping it. The high energy, the actions of the villainous plant monster. The self assurance it has its gonna win. Its so smug and sure and it reflects practically flawlessly in this song.

I also like the original intended ending when the plant eats Seymour and takes over the world. But thats just cause I like happy endings.

1. The hunchback of Notredame - Hellfire

I know, its obvious. While I can find more enjoyment out of Be Prepared (which would have been my true number 2 if I allowed for more Disney on the list) or Friends on the other side. One can't deny that Hellfire is the best Disney villain song. It is just so... striking. This if Frollo at his most raw, he is despicable, evil but still somehow thinks he is good. Its fascinating. It also foreshadows his fate. One could write countless essays of each Frame and every word spoken. This song is the Platinum standard of villain songs.

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God holding your enemies’ heads under the water until the bubbles stop. (Exodus 15:1-12; 19)

TL:DR

Suffering is not redemptive, Salvation is.

After captivity and bondage in Egypt, Moses and Aaron’s battle with Pharoah’s magicians, plagues, Passover, and the letting of God’s people go, the Children of Israel find themselves at the banks of the “Red Sea,” with an army bearing down on them. What happens next is at the center of scholarly debate and controversy. There are many questions about this story that we won’t deep dive into. For example:

What is the name of the body of water in this text? The Hebrew says yam suf: Should we read this as the “Red Sea” or “the Sea of Reeds”?

How much time should be spent (if any) prioritizing the prose account of the events (chapter 14) compared to the poetic account (chapter 15) since they are different?

What do we do with the fact that there are clearly (at least) two different traditions/versions of about what happened in the chapter 14, as evidenced by the disagreement over how exactly the Egyptians were swallowed by the sea:

Version #1: God crashes the waters down upon them as they are in pursuit of the Hebrews (This is the version in The Prince of Egypt movie).

Version #2: God through confusion/panic into the hearts of the Egyptians, and when they turn to run, their chariots/feet start getting stuck in the mud, and then God releases the walls of water (An image repeated in Judges 5).

What does it mean for God to “harden Pharoah’s heart” here and early in Exodus, esp. since three (3) different Hebrew words are used? (Note: we might write this Card Talk one day. It’s fascinating)

Why do many mentions of this event later in the Bible not talk about the death of the Egyptians (for example Psalm 66:5-6 & 77:15-21)?

What is the significance of Moses’ staff?

Where the hell was Aaron for all of this?

These and many other concerns are fodder for Bible nerds to earn their PhDs and fight for tenure. However, the are not the focus of this Card Talk.

Instead, we are centering our attention on something more important: liberation.

The Divine Warrior: He Who Saves

The Divine Warrior motif is one of the oldest traditions in the Bible: God almighty in battle.

In these poetic stories, YHWH does not descend from the clouds, but rises from His stronghold in the southern mountains. With His armies, YHWH marches out to do battle, kicks butt, takes names, and then leads his people to safety (See Deut. 33:2, 26-29, Judges 5, and Habk 3:3-15).

In the poetry of Exodus 15:1-18, the Divine Warrior is first praised for His actions:

I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;

horse and rider he has thrown into the sea.

The poetic-narrative tells how the Divine Warrior crushed the Egyptians with the sea: repeating images of Pharaoh’s chariots, his officers, his army, the enemies of Israel, all being “cast into the sea,” and “sunk in the Red Sea,” how “they went down into the depths like a stone.” These were the works of the Divine Warrior, “the Lord, glorious in power.” However, that was not all that happened.

By the end of the poem, the Divine Warrior has lead His people in conquest of a new land.

In your steadfast love you led the people whom you redeemed;     you guided them by your strength to your holy abode. The peoples heard, they trembled;     pangs seized the inhabitants of Philistia. Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed;     trembling seized the leaders of Moab;     all the inhabitants of Canaan melted away. Terror and dread fell upon them;     by the might of your arm, they became still as a stone until your people, O Lord, passed by,     until the people whom you acquired passed by. (vs 13-16)

The Divine Warrior leads His people out of bondage. This poetic account does not refer to the “promised land” as the prose account (chapter 14) does. Instead this area is referred to as the property of the Divine Warrior, His “holy abode,” land He now gives to His people.

You brought them in and planted them on the mountain of your own possession,     the place, O Lord, that you made your abode,     the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established. (vs 17)

The Divine Warrior has cowed the assembled nations, established His people at the foot of His mountain, and receives the praise due such martial superiority, “forever and ever” (vs 18). But this is not a story about conquest. At the heart of this poetry is the notion that God not only fights for God’s people, but that He liberates them.

The Divine Warrior is not out for revenge against His enemies, but is focused on the liberation of God’s people

Think back: why did the Divine Warrior get involved in the first place? Because people were suffering. Like Abel’s blood, their cries rose to God’s ear.

 After a long time the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery, and cried out. Out of the slavery their cry for help rose up to God. God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God looked upon the Israelites, and God took notice of them. ~ Exodus 2:23-25

The people cried out to God, and God took notice to free them. This is Hagar’s story. And Hannah’s. David and Daniel’s. Bartimaeus and the woman with the issue of blood’s stories.

Mine. Hopefully yours.

 Liberating Theologies

Silence is evil. Silence is the means by which the oppressor maintain his/her control.

At the heart of Liberation Theology (and theologies that liberate), is the belief that there is nothing inherently good about suffering.

Suffering is not redemptive, salvation is.

Read that again.

We must eschew shitty soteriologies that place suffering at the center of Christ’s work. People, pastors, priests, and pedantic arm-chair philosophers, who tell us that to be Christ-like means we must suffer. That we must hold our peace. Be lambs led to the slaughter. Expose our cheeks and backs, our palms and sides, to whatever blows the world would send our way.

Bullshit that says to be Christ-like you should

Always assume you’re just being too sensitive, too dramatic.

Be silent about the sexual harassment.

Stay in the abusive relationship.

Accept the glass ceiling and calmly wait your turn.

Know mass incarceration and police brutality is nothing like slavery, lynchings, segregation, or Jim Crow. Shares no common history. It’s “just how it is.”

Close your wallet and say “the poor will always be among us.” Vote against healthcare, “entitlements,” and a higher minimum wage.

Accept that not everyone deserves a marriage license or a wedding cake.

Understand that some people should be required to carry their birth certificates and stupid amounts of personal identification in order to use the bathroom, drive into certain states, be too close or too far from the boarder without speaking the king’s English and being too tan.

This is not being Christ-like.

It’s joining hands with an oppressor.

We must believe, as Breugeeman writes, that breaking the prevailing, unjust silences “begins the process that turns pain into joy” (21). Calling attention to injustice ends its tactic approval in communities, families, churches.

Liberating Work

During the Exodus, Moses and the people had work to do. They had to hold Biblical hope. They had to believe in salvation, believe that a better future was possible. Believe enough to put that faith into action.

Observing that first Passover took effort, as did packing up all their belongings, fleeing Egypt across a hostile environment while being pursued by Pharaoh’’s army. As did passing through those waters depending on God’s provision.

But it was all about passing through Egypt, and the waters, and then desert, not staying in them.

It’s about rebirth, like baptism.

So we must “work as if all depends on upon you. Pray as if all depends on God” (Nannie Burroughs) and remember that salvation is the focus, not suffering.

But what do we know: we made this game and you probably think we’re going to Hell.

“Mary,” by Take 6

 Oh, Mary, don't you weep.

Martha, don't you mourn.

Pharaoh's army drowned in the Red Sea

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INSIGHT INTO BIBLE TRUTH #264 Modern Faith Healers by David Vaughn Elliott Can anyone today heal sickness and disabilities in the way Jesus and the Apostles did? This Insight is not about answered prayer. Nor is it an attempt to find a good definition for "miracle." Rather, the question here is whether there exist men and women in modern times who have the same power to heal that Jesus and His Apostles had. Main Purpose of Healing in the NT Jesus spent a lot of time healing physical ailments. Why? For sure, one reason was compassion. "Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick" (Matt. 14:14). "Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him" (Matt. 20:34). Jesus also expressed another reason before healing: "'But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins'—he said to the paralytic— 'I tell you, arise, take up your mat, and go to your house'" (Mark 2:10-11). Jesus healed the man to prove that He had the power to forgive sins. Near the end of his Gospel, John tells us the purpose of Jesus' miracles (signs): "Therefore Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name" (20:30-31). When Peter preached the first gospel sermon, he introduced Jesus this way: "Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as you yourselves know" (Acts 2:22). Jesus' miracles (works, wonders, and signs) showed He was approved by God. Later in the same chapter, we are told that the Apostles worked miracles: "Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles" (Acts 2:43). Since the Apostle Paul was not one of those chosen while Jesus was still on earth, it was vital for Paul to prove that he, too, was an Apostle of Jesus. Thus, he explained to the Corinthian brethren: "Truly the signs of an apostle were worked among you in all patience, in signs and wonders and mighty works" (2 Cor. 12:12). The Gospel of Mark ends by saying: "They went out, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed" (16:20). Years later, Hebrews 2:3-4 declared that the word of the gospel of salvation "was confirmed to us by those who heard; God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders, by various works of power, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will." The miracles were God's way of confirming the word spoken by Jesus and His Apostles. The interesting thing to me is that Jesus could have done other types of miracles, such as levitate, call fire from heaven, make a mountain move from one place to another. But Jesus rejected just putting on a show. Rather, He combined compassion with proving He was God's Son. The texts cited above demonstrate that miracles of healing were not an end in themselves. Healing sickness is not what the good news is all about. Rather, Jesus and the Apostles miraculously healed people as a powerful way to prove they were sent by God. Modern Faith Healers Years ago, I had the opportunity to attend various campaigns sponsored by faith healers. In every case I was astounded – not by seeing miracles – but by the credulity of those attending. For example, there was a man I saw supposedly healed of muteness. Even though the man spoke gibberish, he was proclaimed healed. When Jesus healed a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, "immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly" (Mark 7:35). Spoke clearly vs. gibberish. There was the woman on the stage who was declared cured of blindness, maybe legal blindness. We saw her later in the foyer with her glasses on again and asked her why. She said she couldn't see too well. When Jesus healed a blind man, he "saw everyone clearly" (Mark 8:25). I saw a man in a wheelchair at the foot of the stage calling out, "Brother Osborn, brother Osborn." As people on the stage took turns giving testimonies of unseen miracles, Mr. Osborn totally ignored the man in the wheelchair. It reminds me of the time Jesus was leaving Jericho. Two blind men were crying out to Jesus to have mercy on them. The crowds told them to be quiet. But Jesus called for them to come to him and gave them their sight (Matt. 20:29-34). What a difference between someone who can really heal and someone who only knows how to manipulate crowds! I saw a man brought on a stretcher when the meeting had just ended. He and those with him desperately sought healing. They were told they would have to fill out a card and come to a meeting the following afternoon in order to take part in the healing meeting the next evening. No amount of pleas could change the plan. Of Jesus it is said that "great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all" (Matt. 12:15). Of the Apostles it is said: "Multitudes also came together from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick people, and those who were tormented by unclean spirits: and they were all healed" (Acts 5:16). Modern healers all have their method. Methods differ with each healer. One healer will have workers divide people into two lines: a healing line and a prayer line. Another healer will have preparation meetings in the afternoon for the evening event. Another will not heal any on stage but will heal people where they are seated, then ask them to come forward and give their testimony. They all heal in announced meetings, not as they walk through town. Jesus and the Apostles did not have a method. They had the power. Just read the Gospels and Acts. They healed in all kinds of situations and in various ways. Rather than offer more and more contrasts, I will simply say that no one has been able to point out to me any man or woman today who can heal sickness and disability in the way Jesus and the Apostles did. Satan Can and Does Work Miracles We need to take this one step further. There is a huge difference between "all are healed" and "some are healed." Not only huge, but hugely important. Let's begin 3,500 years ago in Egypt. When God commissioned Moses to face Pharaoh on behalf of the enslaved Israelites, God gave Moses three signs/miracles to prove he had a divine mandate. First, God told Moses to throw down his rod. It turned into a snake. Second, God told Moses to pick up the snake by the tail. It became a rod again. Then God gave Moses the reason for the miracle: "That they may believe that Jehovah, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you" (Ex. 4:5). God gave Moses a second miracle/sign. By putting his hand in his cloak and pulling it out, it became leprous. Doing it again, his hand returned to normal. Then God said: "It will happen, if they will neither believe you nor listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. It will happen, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river, and pour it on the dry land. The water which you take out of the river will become blood on the dry land" (Ex. 4:8-9). Fast forward to the contest between Moses (with Aaron) and the magicians of Egypt. Aaron cast down the rod, and it turned into a snake. The magicians did the same, but Aaron's rod/snake ate up the magicians' snakes. Moses and Aaron turned the river into blood. The magicians did the same. Moses and Aaron caused a plague of frogs. The pagan magicians did the same. Moses and Aaron caused a plague of lice/gnats. "The magicians tried with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they couldn't. There were lice on man, and on animal. Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, 'This is the finger of God'" (Ex. 8:18-19). The pagan magicians worked miracles by the power of Satan. But there was a limit. When they tried to work another miracle – and failed – to their credit, they confessed that Moses and Aaron had the power of God. An attempt to work a miracle, followed by a failure, is a sure sign the miracle worker does not have the power of God. Whether the successes be cases of sleight of hand, crowd hypnosis, or actual demonic or satanic power, God has given us a great example to show us that failing in an attempt to work a miracle is a sure sign the "miracle worker" or "faith healer" does not possess the power of God. Anyone who tries to work a miracle and fails is not of God, no matter what other miracles he has worked. God's miracle workers do not fail. Nor do they blame other people for their own failures, as is common today. Various NT texts offer a strong warning to be on our guard against powers which may be supernatural but not divine. The Holy Spirit predicted the "man of sin... whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders" (2 Thess. 2:3-9). "The man of sin" works miracles. "For there will arise false christs and false prophets, and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones" (Mark 13:22). Our relationship with God can be ruined if we let ourselves be deceived by false prophets working miracles. Do not seek for nor trust the "half miracles" which today are deceiving many credulous and naive souls. Rather, read and study the Holy Scriptures more carefully. A good beginning place is Matthew 7:21-23: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will tell me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?' Then I will tell them, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.'" _________________________________________ You can now Google my entire site on this page: http://insight2bp.homestead.com/Subject.html