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I will make the Egyptians so stubborn that they will go after you. Then I will be praised because of what happens to the king and his chariots and cavalry.

Because of the mighty power he had used against the Egyptians, the Israelites worshiped him and trusted him and his servant Moses.

The Lord is my strength, the reason for my song, because he has saved me. I praise and honor the Lord — he is my God and the God of my ancestors.

And in the morning you will see his glorious power, because he has heard your complaints against him. Why should you grumble to us? Who are we?"

Moses turned to Aaron and said, "Bring the people together, because the Lord has heard their complaints."

Moses told the people that the Lord had said, "Store up two quarts of this manna, because I want future generations to see the food I gave you during the time you were in the desert after I rescued you from Egypt."

Then Moses explained, "This is because I depended on the Lord . But in future generations, the Lord will have to fight the Amalekites again."

In the meantime, Moses had sent his wife Zipporah and her two sons to stay with Jethro, and he had welcomed them. Moses was still a foreigner in Midian when his first son was born, and so Moses said, "I'll name him Gershom." When his second son was born, Moses said, "I'll name him Eliezer, because the God my father worshiped has saved me from the king of Egypt."

Now I know that the Lord is the greatest God, because he has rescued Israel from their arrogant enemies."

Moses answered, "Because they come here to find out what God wants them to do.

Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because the Lord had come down in a flaming fire. Smoke poured out of the mountain just like a furnace, and the whole mountain shook.

Then he said, "Moses, go and warn the people not to cross the boundary that you set at the foot of the mountain. They must not cross it to come and look at me, because if they do, many of them will die.

Moses replied, "The people cannot come up the mountain. You warned us to stay away because it is holy."

If you ever build an altar for me out of stones, do not use any tools to chisel the stones, because that would make the altar unfit.

because that is the only cover the poor have when they sleep at night. I am a merciful God, and when they call out to me, I will come to help them.

And don't favor the poor, simply because they are poor.

Celebrate the Festival of Thin Bread by eating bread made without yeast, just as I have commanded. Do this at the proper time during the month of Abib, because it is the month when you left Egypt. And make certain that everyone brings the proper offerings.

Carefully obey everything the angel says, because I am giving him complete authority, and he won't tolerate rebellion.

But I won't do all this in the first year, because the land would become poor, and wild animals would be everywhere.

and caps and their sashes, then ordain them, because they and their descendants will always be priests.