Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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895

Heaven on Earth

Since the Israelites could not bear seeing Moses go to the mountain, the God upon the mountain came down to the Israelites.

896

Moses and the Twelve Spies

Spies are sent out to scout the Promised Land, but their report shows that Israel is not yet ready to inherit it.

897

The Kiss of the Eternal

Moses is allowed to look upon the Promised Land for the first and last time.

898

Moses and the Burning Bush

A reluctant Moses is sent back to Egypt on a delicate diplomatic mission.

899

Hailstones and Coals of Fire

Moses asks Pharaoh to let the Israelites go, but every wonder God performs only makes Pharaoh more obstructive.

900

‘I Will See Thy Face Again No More’

Pharaoh dismisses Moses’s embassy for the last time, and Moses prepares the Israelites for a hasty departure.