Each week, Jews worldwide read a scheduled section of the Hebrew Bible.
It just so happens, the stories in this MLK weekend’s portion is about the Jews preparing to be free from slavery in Egypt. It’s a well known story that nearly every freedom movement connects with.
There are no coincidences about the timing of this reading.
God in this last weekend’s Torah reading gives his first directive in Exodus, Chapter 6, Verse 13.
It’s literally God’s first commandment to the Hebrews. To the enslaved Jewish nation.