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America is Egypt 2.0:

  • Writer: Glenn Coggeshell
    Glenn Coggeshell
  • Apr 6, 2025
  • 5 min read

Writen by Glenn Coggeshell III/Malachi/The Artist ONE

The Lie That Keeps You a Slave

“You shall no longer give the people straw to make bricks, as in the past; let them go and gather straw for themselves.” – Exodus 5:7

We are being enslaved—but this time, not with chains and whips. We’re being bound by debt, distractions, and a monetary system so twisted it keeps us in a cycle of endless labor, hopeless dreams, and spiritual decay.

It’s all a lie, designed to keep you in a perpetual state of slavery.

The Parallel: Ancient Egypt and Modern America

Exodus 1:7–10 (KJV)

7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. 8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them…

Sound familiar?

Just like ancient Egypt feared the strength and numbers of the Israelites, America—post World War II—saw a thriving middle class. In the late 1940s and early ’50s, a single income could buy a home, a car, support a family, and even pay for college. Life was stable. Prosperous. Free.

But greed crept in.

Over time, just like the Pharaoh who forgot Joseph, a new regime took hold. It feared the empowerment of the people. And so it devised a “wise” plan—not through slavery in name, but through financial systems designed to burden, confuse, and control.

From Pharaoh to the Federal Reserve

“Come on, let us deal wisely with them…” Let’s modernize that: “Let’s create a debt-based currency and attach interest to every dollar.”

You see, the U.S. dollar costs about 3.2 cents to print, but the penny costs 3.69 cents to produce. That’s right—a system so backward that it loses money making money.

But here’s the kicker: Each dollar printed comes with interest attached to it—interest that is never printed, only owed. That’s how debt becomes infinite. You’re always chasing something that doesn’t exist.

And every time that dollar moves—buying a coffee, paying rent, earning a paycheck—it’s taxed. Let’s call it 10% for simplicity. That means a single dollar, circulating for 6-7 years, can create $30 to $300 in tax revenue.

So where is all that money? And when a dollar is pulled out of circulation, is the debt erased? No. The debt stays. The interest grows. The slavery continues.

Who Do We Owe?

We’re told the government issues bonds to cover spending.

Okay—who buys those bonds? With what money?

Is it the same money that was printed in the first place? So they create money from nothing, lend it with interest, and then we—the people—are told we owe them?

It’s “steal from Peter to pay Paul” — except Peter is broke, Paul is a banker, and you’re footing the bill.

What Does the Bible Say About This?

Exodus 22:25 “If you lend money to any of my people who is poor, do not act like a moneylender; do not charge him interest.”

Deuteronomy 23:19-20 “Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest.”

God’s economy is not built on profit at another’s expense. It’s built on fairness, community, mercy.

That’s why Jesus flipped the tables in the temple courts (John 2:13-17). He saw how the money changers had turned worship into business, and business into control. Sound familiar?

Matthew 6:24 “You cannot serve both God and money.”

The Greatest Parables on Wealth

  • The Rich Fool (Luke 12:16–21): Amasses wealth, but dies with nothing eternal.

  • The Rich Young Ruler (Matthew 19): Can’t let go of his riches, and walks away from Jesus.

  • The Widow’s Mite (Luke 21): Gives out of poverty, and is honored by Jesus.

  • Jesus and the Temple Tax (Matthew 17): He pulls a coin from a fish to show how absurd money is—heaven uses gold as pavement.

Jesus was trying to show us: Money is a game. It’s not real. It has no value in God’s kingdom.

We’re Making Bricks Without Straw Again

In Exodus 5:11, Pharaoh says:

“Go and get your own straw.”

The Israelites had to make bricks with fewer resources and harsher conditions. Today? We’re told to work longer hours, pay more for less, live with debt, and be grateful for it.

We are Egypt. We are making bricks without straw.

And don’t forget: the Israelites were given the best land in Egypt under Joseph—Goshen. But once Pharaoh forgot Joseph, everything changed. Just like America once offered prosperity, it now offers servitude in a system designed to break your spirit and bury you in bills.

So How Does It End?

That’s the hard part. This system is built to destroy anyone who dares to change it.

But we can start by telling the truth. By waking up. By remembering God’s law, not man’s illusion.

A good place to begin? End the Federal Reserve. And rethink what money should even be. If you’re curious, I’ve written more in my blog post, Perfect Money.

“Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues.” – Revelation 18:4

It’s time to step out of Egypt. It’s time to stop making bricks without straw.

Maybe the End Is the Beginning

We often ask how this ends. But maybe that’s the wrong question. Maybe the end is the beginning.

Because if Egypt was the prototype, and America is the sequel, then what we are witnessing is not just oppression—it’s the final stage before deliverance.

All governments today operate under Maritime and Admiralty Law—legal systems built on the metaphor of commerce and the sea. Egypt was one of the first to embrace this type of governance, long before Rome, during the time of Moses.

And who was Moses?

His name literally means “drawn out of water”—a prophetic symbol of baptism and rebirth.

In today’s world, we are born into a different kind of sea—a sea of legal fiction. We’re issued a birth certificate, a social security number, and from that moment on, we are considered a commercial entity. Not a soul. Not a person. But property of the corporate state.

This is why governments speak of national debt per citizen—as if each child is born owing something. As if your worth is tied to your productivity, your taxes, your compliance.

But here’s the truth: Baptism breaks this system.

It’s the divine version of reclassification. When you are baptized, you receive a certificate that isn’t recorded by the state—it’s recorded in Heaven. You are no longer under man’s jurisdiction. You are a citizen of the Kingdom of God.

“For you are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” – 1 Corinthians 6:20

You now belong to God, and no court, no judge, no corporation can claim dominion over your soul without first petitioning the Creator.

And maybe this is why Moses and Jesus met on the Mount of Transfiguration—Moses, the liberator from government bondage; Jesus, the liberator from spiritual bondage. Two deliverers. Two baptisms. Two Kingdoms—both calling you out of Egypt.

So yes, maybe this world is Egypt. Yes, we are being told to make bricks without straw. Yes, the system is designed to enslave.

But just as before, God is raising up deliverers.

And just as before, the cry is going out again:

“Let My people go.”

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