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day Moses, while leading the sheep of his father- in-law near a mountain,
was startled by the sight of a bush on fire. He wondered why it; did not
burn up. He came closer to look at it, and he heard his name called by the
voice of God. The voice told Moses to take off his sandals, for the place
was holy.
From the bush God spoke to Moses: "I have heard the prayers of the
Children of Israel. I have seen how they suffer at the hands of the
Egyptians. I will deliver them from their masters, and take them to a land
flowing with milk and honey. Go to the king of Egypt, and ask him to let
the Israelites go to the desert to offer sacrifice."
Then God said to Moses, "Tell them that He who Is has sent you."
This is the name by which the Israelites since that time have known God.
This name meant the everlasting and faithful God.
Moses was still afraid to go back into Egypt. He made excuses. He said
he was not good at talking. So God promised him his brother Aaron to speak
for him and to help him. Moses next told how powerful the Egyptian king
was. But God said to Moses that he would have powers greater than those of
Pharaoh.
Moses and Aaron went to ask the king of Egypt, in the name of the Lord,
to let the Israelites go to sacrifice in the desert.
The king answered, "Who is the Lord, that I should hear His voice? I
do not know Him. I will not let the Israelites go."
At God's command Moses and Aaron again went to the king. They asked
him to let the Israelites go. Aaron threw his staff on the floor to show
the power of God, and the staff became a serpent. The king's magicians
also cast their staffs down, and their staffs also turned into serpents.
But Aaron's staff ate up all the other staffs. Still the king would not
free the Children of Israel.
- How do I behave when I am in the church???
Think about it next time you enter in God´s home. Love, Tia Célia
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