I grew up believing I lived in the world’s melting pot, a place where people of various races and backgrounds came together and made decisions which benefited the majority. I counted among my friends people from Nigeria, India, Iraq, Hong Kong, Mexico, South America and Europe.

But this year what defines and unifies this nation has become an urgent question. From the safety of the rural Heartland we have watched angry mobs burn our cities and invade our national capitol. What is happening? Why such unrest?

The Biblical book of Exodus may shed some light on what is happening for it recounts the...