Out of the Iron Furnace

The Jewish Redemption from Ancient Egypt and the Delivery from Spiritual Bondage

By: Eliezer Ben-David

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

For thousands of years, the Jewish people have proudly told and retold the wonderful story of the Exodus from Egypt. Each year, at the Seder table, hours are spent reciting the Haggadah and recounting the great events when Israel left Egypt long ago.

Yet, NEVER BEFORE has there been a complete investigation of the moral significance of each of the Ten Plagues which humbled the Egyptians and brought the Jews out of Egypt.

As Rabbi Ben-David so beautifully illustrates, the plagues were much more than mere punishments. Each of the plagues presented a lesson in the folly of Egyptian decadence and in the imperative for a moral way of life.

Drawing on the mystical writings of the Kabbalah; Rabbi Ben-David illuminates the entire pattern of history from Creation to the Exodus, and how the Ten Plagues atoned for the sins of all previous generations.

In this adaptation and translation of Rabbi Ben-David's original Hebrew work, Mateh HaElohim, the translator, Rabbi Yaakov Feitman, has added many illustrations from modern works on rabbinics, linguistics, physics and psychology to convey the urgent relevance of Rabbi Ben-David's message.

In an era when we are witnessing a gratifying return to traditional values and the call of youth for genuine answers to the pressing problems of morality, Rabbi Ben-David's book provides an inexhaustible mine of information and guidance.
This extraordinary study will benefit both scholars and casual readers, rabbis and laymen. Yet, for the teacher of Jewish history, law, and Bible, this book will prove especially indispensable. The teacher or lecturer will find here a virtual treasure trove of material for drashot and inspiring talks.

For just a few examples of the extraordinary contents of this book, DO YOU KNOW?

1. That the Jews were so successful in Egypt that they became the landlords and the Egyptians the tenants?
2. Which ancient generation discovered the secret of nuclear fission?
3. Why Moses could not speak the Egyptian language?
4. Which plague warned man about neglect of the laws of ecology?
5. The dangers of good health?