No Place To Flee

A heathen chief said to Rabbi Josiah, “My gods are greater than thy gods.”

“Why?” asked the sage.

“Because,” replied the heathen, “when your God appeared in the thorn bush Moses hid his face, but when he saw the serpent, which is my god, he fled before it.”

And Rabbi Josiah answered:

“When our God appears we cannot flee from Him: He is in the heavens and on earth, on sea and dry land; but if a man flees from thy god, the serpent, a few steps deliver him.”