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"This is the Moses whom the Israelites rejected by saying, 'Who made you our ruler and judge?' This is the one God sent to free them and to rule them with the help of the messenger who appeared to him in the bush.
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This is the man who led our ancestors out of Egypt. He is the person who did amazing things and worked miracles in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the desert for 40 years.
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This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, 'God will send you a prophet, an Israelite like me.'
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This is the Moses who was in the assembly in the desert. Our ancestors and the messenger who spoke to him on Mount Sinai were there with him. Moses received life-giving messages to give to us,
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but our ancestors were not willing to obey him. Instead, they pushed him aside, and in their hearts they turned back to Egypt.