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"ThisMoseswhom they 1disowned, saying, 'WHOMADE YOU A RULER AND A JUDGE?' is the onewhomGodsent to be both a ruler and a deliverer with the help of the angel who appeared to him in the thornbush.
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"2Thismanled them out, performing3wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the RedSea and in the 4wilderness for fortyyears.
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"This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, '5GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHETLIKE ME FROM YOUR BRETHREN.'
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"This is the one who was in 6the congregation in the wildernesstogether with 7the angel who was speaking to him on MountSinai, and who was with our fathers; and he received8living9oracles to pass on to you.
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"Our fathers were unwilling* to be obedient to him, but 10repudiated him and in their heartsturnedback to Egypt,
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11SAYING 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 time12they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in 13the works of their hands.
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"But God14turnedaway and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, '15IT WAS NOT TO ME THAT YOU OFFEREDVICTIMS AND SACRIFICES16FORTYYEARS IN THE WILDERNESS, WAS IT, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL?
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'17YOU 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 fathershad18the tabernacle of testimony in the wilderness, just as He who spoke to Mosesdirected him to make it 19according to the patternwhich he had seen.
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"And having received it in their turn, our fathers20brought it in with Joshua upon dispossessing the nationswhomGoddrove out before* our fathers, until the time of David.
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"21David foundfavor in God'ssight, and 22asked that he might find a dwellingplace for the God of Jacob.
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"But it was 23Solomon who built a house for Him.
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"However, 24the MostHigh does not dwell in houses made by human hands; as the prophetsays:
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'25HEAVEN IS MY THRONE, AND EARTH IS THE FOOTSTOOL OF MY FEET; WHATKIND OF HOUSE WILL YOU BUILD FOR ME?' says the Lord, 'ORWHATPLACE IS THERE FOR MY REPOSE?
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'26WAS IT NOT MY HAND WHICH MADEALLTHESETHINGS?'
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"You men who are 27stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are alwaysresisting the HolySpirit; you are doing just as your fathers did.
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"28Whichone of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killedthose who had previouslyannounced the coming of 29the RighteousOne, whosebetrayers and murderers30you have nowbecome;