Stepping back, it's hard now not to see this extraordinary project, by the foremost institution of world government, in the context of the rapid revolution in (total undoing of) "Western" Civilization (a.k.a., Christendom). It makes me think, symbolically & idiomatically, of the Biblical portents wrapped up in the pagan idols of the land-of-death God's people were never to return to (in a symbolic sense; I know *several* quite dear Christian brothers who are Egyptian) being meticulously elevated above the flood waters of man's own making, especially those of the Nile, which was in turn symbolic of the bloody-Pharaonic, baby-killing regime there, and all others which would (and do) follow in its tyrannical, God-hating, hard-hearted murderous-merciless pattern.
This was especially interesting to me. During those years, I was living “next door” in Libya (‘63-‘73). My father, who had a civil engineering degree, among others, was fascinated by this project, and visited the site whenever able. The Egyptians at the time (and probably still today) were much more advanced as a society than most of their neighbors and placed a high value on both science and history. The museums of Cairo were spectacular in those days…I hope they still are.
Wow! What a find, Jason! You have caused me to (now) remember the haunting (for a five-year-old) picture on the May, 1969 cover of National Geographic: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gaylenblosser/10747056453.
Stepping back, it's hard now not to see this extraordinary project, by the foremost institution of world government, in the context of the rapid revolution in (total undoing of) "Western" Civilization (a.k.a., Christendom). It makes me think, symbolically & idiomatically, of the Biblical portents wrapped up in the pagan idols of the land-of-death God's people were never to return to (in a symbolic sense; I know *several* quite dear Christian brothers who are Egyptian) being meticulously elevated above the flood waters of man's own making, especially those of the Nile, which was in turn symbolic of the bloody-Pharaonic, baby-killing regime there, and all others which would (and do) follow in its tyrannical, God-hating, hard-hearted murderous-merciless pattern.
(See, e.g., Genesis 7, Exodus 1-2, Ezekiel 29, & Deuteronomy 17:16.)
Thank you.
This was especially interesting to me. During those years, I was living “next door” in Libya (‘63-‘73). My father, who had a civil engineering degree, among others, was fascinated by this project, and visited the site whenever able. The Egyptians at the time (and probably still today) were much more advanced as a society than most of their neighbors and placed a high value on both science and history. The museums of Cairo were spectacular in those days…I hope they still are.
Very fascinating post (as usual!)
Great things happen when everyone gets along with each other.