Moses and Pharaoh: Dominion Religion vs Power Religion

In the fifteenth century before the birth of Jesus, Moses came before Pharaoh and made what seemed to be a minor request: Pharaoh should allow the Israelites to make a three-day journey in order to sacrifice to their God. But his was not a minor request. Given the theology of Egypt, it was an announcement of an anti-humanist revolution.

The conflict between Moses and Pharaoh was a conflict between the religion of the Bible and its rival, the religion of humanism. It is not common for scholars to identify Egypt's polytheism with modern humanism, but the two theologies share their most fundamental doctrines: the irrelevance of the God of the Bible for the affairs of men; the evolution of man into God; the impossibility of an infallible word of God; the nonexistence of permanent laws of God; the impossibility of temporal judgment by God; and a belief in the power of man.

This book is a detailed study of the conflict between Moses and Pharaoh. It discusses the implications of this conflict in several areas: theology, politics, sociology and especially economics. 

About the Author: Gary North (1942–2022) received his Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Riverside in 1972. He was a prolific author of more than 50 books and countless articles and reviews. Dr. North was one of the most insightful and thought-provoking historians in modern times.