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"Moses was educated in all1the learning of the Egyptians, and he was a man of power in words and deeds.
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"But when he was approaching the age of forty, 2it entered his mind to visit his brethren, the sons of Israel.
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"And when he sawone of them being treatedunjustly, he defended him and tookvengeance for the oppressed by strikingdown the Egyptian.
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"And he supposed that his brethrenunderstood that God was granting them deliverancethrough him, but they did not understand.
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"3On the followingday he appeared to them as they were fightingtogether, and he tried to reconcile them in peace, saying, 'Men, you are brethren, why* do you injureoneanother?'
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"But the one who was injuring his neighborpushed him away, saying, '4WHOMADE YOU A RULER AND JUDGEOVER US?
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'5YOU DO NOT MEAN TO KILL ME AS YOU KILLED THE EGYPTIANYESTERDAY, DO YOU?'
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"At thisremark, 6MOSESFLED AND BECAME AN ALIEN IN THE LAND OF MIDIAN, where he 7became the father of twosons.
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"After fortyyears had passed, 8AN ANGELAPPEARED TO HIM IN THE WILDERNESS OF MOUNTSinai, IN THE FLAME OF A BURNINGTHORNBUSH.
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"When Mosessaw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, there came the voice of the Lord:
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'9I AM THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS, THE GOD OF ABRAHAM AND ISAAC AND JACOB.' Mosesshook with fear and would not venture to look.
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"10BUT THE LORDSAID TO HIM, '11TAKEOFF THE SANDALS FROM YOUR FEET, FOR THE PLACE ON WHICH YOU ARE STANDING IS HOLYGROUND.
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'12I HAVE CERTAINLYSEEN THE OPPRESSION OF MY PEOPLE IN EGYPT AND HAVE HEARD THEIR GROANS, AND I HAVE COMEDOWN TO RESCUE THEM; 13COMENOW, AND I WILL SEND YOU TO EGYPT.'
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"ThisMoseswhom they 14disowned, 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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"15Thismanled them out, performing16wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the RedSea and in the 17wilderness for fortyyears.
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"This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, '18GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHETLIKE ME FROM YOUR BRETHREN.'
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"This is the one who was in 19the congregation in the wildernesstogether with 20the angel who was speaking to him on MountSinai, and who was with our fathers; and he received21living22oracles to pass on to you.
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"Our fathers were unwilling* to be obedient to him, but 23repudiated him and in their heartsturnedback to Egypt,
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24SAYING 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 time25they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in 26the works of their hands.
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"But God27turnedaway and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, '28IT WAS NOT TO ME THAT YOU OFFEREDVICTIMS AND SACRIFICES29FORTYYEARS IN THE WILDERNESS, WAS IT, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL?
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'30YOU ALSOTOOK ALONG THE TABERNACLE OF MOLOCH AND THE STAR OF THE GODROMPHA, THE IMAGESWHICH YOU MADE TO WORSHIP. I ALSO WILL REMOVE YOU BEYONDBABYLON.'