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I have often wondered: if the exodus out of Egypt is ahistorical, as is universally held in academic circles, then why was that story told? Are we too quick to dismiss the Bible without considering the merit to history?
This Reddit post gives an explanation that is plausible and sheds light on things. Canaanites were practically ruled by Egypt during the late Bronze Age. So the Biblical story remembers this period of Egyptian rule but moves it into Egypt itself while also exaggerating things. But we still have a kernel of truth to salvage, instead of dismissing the story outright. That kernel simply being that Egypt ruled there in the past. Their rule waned at one point, Britannica informs me.
So the above is assuming that the Israelites come from the Canaanites, which is the consensus view. The distinct identity only developed later.
Separate from this, I read a bit about the Hyksos. This page (trigger warning: modern-day 'Israel') informs us of the following:
One of the rulers is even mentioned in a later Egyptian text as committing the sin of only worshiping Ba’al instead of a plurality of gods, in a de facto monotheism. In the 14th century BCE, the idea of an individual god was adopted by an Egyptian king, which was later shunned and considered a heretic.
The Hyksos were a Semitic people who ruled over Egypt for a while since somewhere during the late 18th century BCE, and some of them were monotheists. Could it be that the Genesis account of Joseph and his brothers remembers a monotheism that does go back further? That is more far-fetched, but interesting to find out. But this is a very striking fact in that it is the first mention of monotheism that I'm aware of, predating even Akhenaten and in fact inspiring him.
@Tom_Bombadil
Is Judaism monotheistic?
The 1st commandment, "Thou shall have no other gods before me." inherently presupposes the existence of other small "g" gods, and in the context of "others before me," and it's unlikely the Creator has jealously issues.
Many ancient languages excluded the vowel sounds, so "Egypt" is j-p-t and also this god is Jupiter, and Jehovah... And an older god of the earth was called "Ptah" as in the rocky foundation of the earth; and biblical "Peter is a rock" sounds like "p-t-h" (pet-hu).
Since the beginning, the old religions were recycled and embedded symbolically within the new ones.
The mystery religion that runs the world is concealed beneath a veneer of monotheism, and the masses of every religion are kept "in the dark," and this includes the lower levels of masonry; small circles if quasi-informed within large circles, etc. Most people are fooled into thinking they know the truth, and that includes me. I could be mistaken, right?
As I understand it, the Moses character was created around a revolt within the leadership and the defeated fled in exiled; and this might be an example of the losers writing the history, and that's an interesting. It suggests the possibility of outside support for the conflict, and they favorably documented their allies. Possibly similar to how Cuban exiles are favored in the United States, IDK?
Better to be liberated slaves in exile, than exiled insurrectionists, or something. Idk?
Similarly, the "Babylonian captivity" is alleged to have been some measure of slavery, except the slaves were taught to read and write, which debunks the slave myth.
Historical "Judaism" was the direct product of this "captivity" and what was previously an oral tradition, was converted to a written history at that point; and a group of people who had been in Babylon intermarried with the Babylonians exited Babylon and formed their own parallel group.
Also, Babylon is literally "baby lion" and "lon" literally means lion. A statue of a baby lion was a symbol at the gates IIRC.
One could be forgiven for suspecting the fall of Babylon was planned and organized by those who actually control the system; just another controlled demolition of an empire, occurring in parallel with the rebuilding of another.
The Iranian Aryans swept in to loot, and the monarchs or every region are always intermarried.
Always.
It's one big intermarried club, against the people.
If this sounds unlikely, then consider the fact that mesopotamia inexplicably emerged as a complete society with temples, a priesthood, writing, military, etc. Whoever conquered this region at that time, must have brought this organizational structure with them. A family operation, and they conquer this area and moved in, and brought in the family business.
Similarly, Egypt is the most ancient continuous country in the world. It's been "conquered" but it's outlasted ALL of the rest. It's the seat of some undisclosed hidden power structure, with the influence to survive since the "beginning" of recorded history.
The great pyramids were each built at the Apex of previous cycles of civilization; each exceeding the tech of our own. And each destroyed by a solar catastrophe that reset the organized control of the planet.
The Creator is the true divine. The mystery religion it's formed in direct opposition to the Creator. Every obelisk and skyscraper is a phallus directed towards the heavens symbolically stating the obvious.
Akhenaten was unique among the Egyptian rulers. He's the only one depicted with his wife and children.
His depictions includes the sun with sunrays tipped with outstretched hands to each individual person. A symbol of the divine connection between every individual and the Creator. This was not limited to depictions if his family, as they reached out to all people.
https://www.culturefrontier.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Akhenaten-Cover-978x652.jpg
https://www.culturefrontier.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Akhenaten-Nefertiti-Worshiping-Aten-1200x1161.jpg
I'd recommend making a careful distinction between the Creator and "god" because the manipulators hide behind small g "god."
My intuition tells me that Akhenaten was inspired by the self-evident truth, and the truth resonates with those who maintain a connection with their own spirit.
Small "g" gods exist. A broad spectrum of lesser entities with great power, and some people sell their soul for personal enrichment, and others give of themselves and request aid for the benefit of others.
We are each given the ability to choose, and at one point I refused to notice my own connection to the Creator, but I was shamefully mistaken.
I'm sure you've realized life is a test, but for the benefit of others...