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To modern Americans, Moses' heartbreak, in many ways, ensures his ongoing appeal. Though a champion of freedom, he was also a prophet of disappointment. After leading the Israelites for 40 years, Moses is denied entry to the promised land for disobeying God. No one understood this aspect of the Moses story better than Martin Luther King Jr. In his first national speech, in 1956, he likened the U.S. Supreme Court to Moses for splitting the Red Sea of segregation. On the night before his death 12 years later, King predicted he would not fulfill his dream. "I've been to the mountaintop," he declared. "And I've looked over. And I've seen the promised land. And I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land." Both Moses and King are reminders that even the greatest leaders fall short.
So what lessons can the current occupant of the White House learn from a figure that nearly every one of his predecessors has invoked?
First, sell the milk and honey. Obama is the first President to hold a Passover seder in the White House, but he seems to be forgetting the main point of the service: the story of Moses is, above all, a story. It's a narrative of hope. Details are fine for negotiating policy, but it's the vision of milk and honey that gets people to plunge into the Red Sea.
Second, remember the Nile. As he wrestles with whether to tackle immigration, toughen regulations or insure all Americans, the President should recall that from the moment God hears his people moaning under slavery, the entire moral focus of the Moses story is to build a society that nurtures everyone. Thirty-six times, the Torah urges the Israelites to befriend the stranger, for they were strangers in Egypt.

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heartbreak 悲歎(비탄), 가슴이 찢어지게 하는 것. ensure 확실하게 하다, 보증하다.
ongoing 계속되는, 진행하고 있는. prophet 선지자. disappointment 실망.
disobey 불복종하다. aspect 양상, 形勢(형세). liken 비유하다.
Supreme Court 연방대심원〈대법원〉. split 가르다, 찢다, 쪼개다.
segregation 분리, 隔離(격리). the Red Sea of segregation 인종분리의 홍해.
predict 예상하다. short 도중에, 모 미쳐. fall short 中途(중도)에 탈락하다.
current 현재의. occupant 거주자, 점유자. figure 인물.
predecessor 前任者(전임자). invoke 불러내다. Passover 유월절.
seder 유월절의 첫날 밤 축제. service 종교적 儀式(의식). plunge 뛰어 들다.
wrestle 전력을 다하다. tackle 맞붙다, 대결하다. immigration 移民(이민).
regulation 규정, 규제. insure 보험에 들다.
insure all Americans 모든 미국인들을 의료보험에 들게 하다.
moan 신음하다, 한탄하다. nurture 保育(보육)하다. Torah 모세의 5 書(서).
urge 촉구하다. befriend 친구가 되다. stranger 異邦人(이방인).

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Third, the one on Sinai takes the heat. The Bible outlines at least a dozen rebellions in which the people attempt to overthrow Moses. In a striking parallel to Obama, the Israelites even question Moses' birthright: "Who made you leader over us?" God offers to destroy the people, but Moses brokers a compromise. The strongest leaders face the harshest criticism and hold fast against their naysayers.
Finally, you may not enter the promised land. Forced to die across the Jordan on Mount Nebo, Moses confronts his final choice: Will he fight or prepare the Israelites for the future? He chooses the latter. "I have put before you this day life and prosperity, death and adversity," he says. "Choose life."
These words capture what may be the most trying lesson of leadership: You may fail, but your legacy is to prepare your followers to succeed without you. So plunge into the waters, persevere through the dryness, and don't be surprised if you don't reach your goal. For the true destination is not this year at all, but next.

Feiler is the author of America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story, from which this article is adapted.

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rebellion 반란. overthrow 打倒(타도)하다. striking 놀라운.
parallel 평행선, 對比(대비), 비교, 類似(유사). broker 중개하다.
compromise 타협. hold fast 확고하게 버티다. naysayer 반대자.
confront 직면하다, 대결하다. prosperity 번영. adversity 逆境(역경), 불운.
capture 捕捉(포착)하다, 체포하다. trying 힘드는, 괴로운.
legacy 유산. plunge 뛰어 들다. waters 바다. persevere 굴하지 않고 꾸준히 하다.
destination 목표, 목적지. prophet 선지자. article 記事(기사), 논설, 논문.
adapt 각색하다, 改作(개작)하다.