Remember how a while back I wrote a column or two about me being on a YouTube video kick? Well, I’ve been continuing down that track lately.
About a week or so ago, I came across this series on YouTube called The Promised Land. It’s a sit-com about the ancient Israelites on their journey out of Egypt and into, you guessed it, the Promised Land.
The pilot episode opened with the story of the battle between the Israelites and Amalek. That’s when Aaron and Hur had to keep Moses’ hands raised in order for the Israelites to win the battle. What’s cool about it is I watched the pilot episode a day or two after we read that reading from Exodus in Mass.
Season 1 of The Promised Land ended this past Wednesday with the consecration of the tabernacle. The first season is only six episodes, so it shouldn’t take you long to catch up if you choose to watch. I highly recommend it.
I have always been interested in the whole Exodus story. And, while watching the show, I couldn’t help but think how much we today are like the ancient Israelites.
How many times Moses or even God Himself described the people as being stiff-necked? Aren’t we stiff-necked today?
Let me just highlight a few examples.
First, look at members of Congress. The government shutdown is entering its second month. Republicans are blaming Democrats for starting it, while Democrats are blaming Republicans for prolonging it. They’re both stiff-necked. They need to set aside their partisan differences and do what’s best for the American people. Sounds easy enough, right? The longer this shutdown goes, the more we regular people suffer one way or another.
Second, look at how the LSU football coaching search is going. How stiff-necked is Jeff Landry being? The governor is generally stiff-necked anyway, but he kicked it up a notch. Look, I voted for the guy, but he needs to chill a little bit.
If you’re not familiar with what I’m talking about, here’s a rundown. LSU fired Brian Kelly as head football coach last week. Then, on Wednesday, the governor held a press conference where he said the LSU Board of Supervisors will hire the next head coach instead of the athletic director. It sounds innocent enough, but the governor appoints the board members and ultimately has the final say. I guess Governor Landry in channeling his inner Huey Long.
The Kingfish could be as stiff-necked as he wanted and could run LSU as he saw fit because it was a different time back then without 24-hour news cycles and social media.
Our governor should let the athletic director do his job and hire a coach. End of story. But, what do I know about football?
Third, look at all these people reacting to the Comet 31/Atlas or whatever it’s called. According to a clip of The Will Cain Show that I watched on YouTube, shocker I know, people think it is some kind of alien space ship. I say it’s just some big space rock. But who’s being stiff-necked here? Are they being stiff-necked for thinking its a UFO, or am I being stiff-necked for thinking it’s just a rock? Regardless, I’ll keep watching YouTube.
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