Exodus 12:11 Meaning This Is How You Shall Eat It

The passage out of bondage is taken by a being already gathered and standing, not lounging in the old comfort. The loins bound tight are the generative and vital centers held under control so their force is not scattered. The feet shod are the understanding covered and ready, protected against the harsh ground of the lower world. The staff in hand is the spine itself, the upright rod of power a person leans on and rises by. This is eaten quickly because the crossing over, the moment consciousness passes from the flesh-bound state into the free one, does not wait on hesitation.

Everything about the posture says a being poised to move. When the awareness is ready to step past its old limits, it does so with its energies collected, its footing sure, and its inner pillar in its grasp.

Loins girded: the generative and vital centers bound and held so their energy is concentrated rather than spilled Shoes on the feet: the understanding shod and guarded, prepared to walk the rough lower ground Staff: the spine, the upright rod of inner power a person leans on and ascends by Passover: the crossing of consciousness from the flesh-bound state into the freed state within

A body dressed for a journey believes in that journey long before the mind gets around to arguing about it.

Dressing for a road that has not opened yet installs belief below the level of argument. A staff in the hand sets a state of expectancy, expectancy produces alertness, and alertness is what lets a household move on the first word instead of the third. The same meal eaten reclining rehearses another night of slavery.

Deliverance moves at a speed that does not wait for anyone to get organized, which is why readiness here reaches all the way down to what is on a person's feet. Yahweh set the hour and Yahweh brought the rescue; being dressed for it was the one part left to them. Eating unprepared costs nobody the offer of freedom; it costs them the ability to move with it when it opens.