Short passages for reading, drawn from history, legend, poetry and fiction.
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Since the Israelites could not bear seeing Moses go to the mountain, the God upon the mountain came down to the Israelites.
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Spies are sent out to scout the Promised Land, but their report shows that Israel is not yet ready to inherit it.
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Moses is allowed to look upon the Promised Land for the first and last time.
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Even as Moses is in the presence of God receiving the Ten Commandments, the people down below are already breaking the first of them.
From the Kaufmann Haggadah (14th century), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
A reluctant Moses is sent back to Egypt on a delicate diplomatic mission.
By John Martin (1789-1854), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Moses asks Pharaoh to let the Israelites go, but every wonder God performs only makes Pharaoh more obstructive.