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"1Thismanled them out, performing2wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the RedSea and in the 3wilderness for fortyyears.
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"This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, '4GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHETLIKE ME FROM YOUR BRETHREN.'
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"This is the one who was in 5the congregation in the wildernesstogether with 6the angel who was speaking to him on MountSinai, and who was with our fathers; and he received7living8oracles to pass on to you.
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"Our fathers were unwilling* to be obedient to him, but 9repudiated him and in their heartsturnedback to Egypt,
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10SAYING TO AARON, 'MAKE FOR US GODSWHO WILL GOBEFORE US; FOR THISMOSESWHOLED US OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT -WE DO NOT KNOWWHATHAPPENED TO HIM'.
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"At that time11they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in 12the works of their hands.
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"But God13turnedaway and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, '14IT WAS NOT TO ME THAT YOU OFFEREDVICTIMS AND SACRIFICES15FORTYYEARS IN THE WILDERNESS, WAS IT, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL?
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'16YOU ALSOTOOK ALONG THE TABERNACLE OF MOLOCH AND THE STAR OF THE GODROMPHA, THE IMAGESWHICH YOU MADE TO WORSHIP. I ALSO WILL REMOVE YOU BEYONDBABYLON.'
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"Our fathershad17the tabernacle of testimony in the wilderness, just as He who spoke to Mosesdirected him to make it 18according to the patternwhich he had seen.
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"And having received it in their turn, our fathers19brought it in with Joshua upon dispossessing the nationswhomGoddrove out before* our fathers, until the time of David.
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"20David foundfavor in God'ssight, and 21asked that he might find a dwellingplace for the God of Jacob.