Ancient Cures and Modern Pyramid Schemes
Historical AccountAnalogy★★★★Now, the Egyptians had some strange laws. You know, We found the papyrus that’s got the book of the dead, and they’ve got medical cures in there that say things like, you know, if you rub worm’s blood on your bald head, it’ll make your hair grow. These are the guys who built the pyramids. They struggled with phony cures even back then, like we do today, right? We got skyscrapers and I still hear the same kind of cures today, and then they get involved in multi-level marketing. You know what they call it? A pyramid scheme, just like the Egyptians. So we haven’t gotten any better.
Batchelor, Doug, “Jesus in All the Bible, Pt. 7 – Moses, Pt. 1” (AudioVerse teaching 31098).
The point
The preacher humorously points out that even the ancient Egyptians, despite their advanced knowledge in building pyramids, believed in ineffective 'cures' like rubbing worm's blood on bald heads. He draws an analogy to modern society, suggesting that despite technological advancements, people still fall for similar 'phony cures' and 'pyramid schemes' today.