Guerre and Shalom

Guerre and Shalom

Exodus denied: The rejection of freedom

Liberated from Egypt, would the Israelites succeed in their quest for freedom? The serialisation concludes.

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Daniel Clarke-Serret
Apr 10, 2026
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I've started, so I'll finish. I present my final commentary on the Book of Exodus and conclude Guerre and Shalom’s Passover Week.

[From tyranny to freedom? Or just another strongman? Photo colorised by Olga Shirnina. Retrieved from sputnikglobe.com]

CONTENTS

PROLOGUE: The Creation of Unity. Putting Humpty Dumpty together again

EXODUS: THE QUEST FOR FREEDOM. A Short Introduction

CHAPTER 1 (Shemot, Exodus 1:1-6:1): Moses, his African Wife & Conversion to Judaism

CHAPTER 2 (Va’eira, 6:2-9:35): Gandhi, the Lancastrians & the Exodus of the Egyptians

CHAPTER 3 (Bo, 10:1-13:16): And so the National Story Begins…

CHAPTER 4 (Beshallach, 13:17-17:16): Exterminating Doubt

CHAPTER 5 (Yitro, 18:1-20:23): A Kingdom of Followers

CHAPTER 6 (Mishpatim, 21:1-24:18): The Original “Judicial Coup”

CHAPTER 7 (Terumah, 25:1-27:19): Land of the Free, Home of the Brave

CHAPTER 8 (Tetzaveh, 27:20-30:10): Love Peace and Pursue it

CHAPTER 9 (Ki Tisa, 30:11-34:35): Holding out for a Leader

CHAPTER 10 (Vayakhel-Pekudei, 35:1 - 40:38): Exodus Denied: The Rejection of Freedom

CONCLUSION: Why have I written commentaries on Exodus?

EPILOGUE: A Tribute to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

CHAPTER 10: Vayakhel-Pekudei

Exodus Denied: The Rejection of Freedom

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