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ton the reality Of the supernatural
and spiritual. and want the proof for
| the natural eye that God had spoken
TO him.
IF God has spoken came the voice
Of the tempter in his soal. Leo Him
prove Il BY agafn flaming forth in the
bush. a. you thought He did before.
II He has commissioned yuu 70 20
back 70 your people make SIRE of Il
By the si<ns which yoa think lie has
given yOu How DO you know you can
do them What. II after your return
to Goshen. you should fail - shs~
these signs 70 your people that God
vas with you Try them nSw and
make certain % 80 important a mat
ter
TINS 4 perfect storm % questions
assafiei his stronghold 0f fsith and
sought 70 break Il down The stru<-
gle was long and fierce. and a<ain and
agzin when he thought he had con
quersd and was Hrm in his faith that
God had appeared and talked with
him the doubts would come hack with
rpfoubisd pawsr and ~ wouid have
Il 10 hrh. all over a<afr- How fsrre
was the dzht AGAINST the temptation
70 sse y ire rnd really would turn
into a serpent. ant whether hts hand
would chang ant become dad with
lsprusy The proposal seemed 20 rea-
sonahle. And vet he knew that 4
would not b. faith.
why to I need evidence % COT >
presence and power nore than Tie has
given NJ thfs day h asked The
siEns ant xouliers are not for ne.
but for ny people Nhen 7 shall return
- them Then ~ill ;hs md tnrn to a
serpent ant then viii my haad tlks
on the IsprBus hue
Tins BE- reasoned. and a. the Huaf
victory ears. ant peace returned % his
heart. be again remembered his sheep.
amt Gathering them together. started
fovn the n1ountai1stte AMI turned
his fare homexard
Two lays later. "a he drew rear his
home he became more ant more
NNNfANNNftN - u y ntH ANNAATW NNANaANA 81
about his soia< ant would his wife
Zipporah 10 willing 70 20. Hs was
suddenly aroused from his deep neil
tation By n familiar shout. and Co.
shom. his oldest hoy. now a man
grown. came running towards Rim
Father. where have you been. We
have been troubled ~ thy long ah-
ssnre.~ And then impressed BY some
thing IN his fathers fsre and manner.
he adfert quickly. Has anything
happeued--'
Moses did not answer ar once He
was troubled to know inst what 20
say Could he tell his son o. his y
perisnces in the mountain. Could he
speak u such sacred thing % one
who perhaps would not understand
C0uId he toll tho rest when he bad
reached homes He felt be could not.
and 50 said. simply
4 have made up my mind TO 20
away
oh. where hope II is 70 Egypt.
Mother vas spanking Of thy people
the other dav. and she said for ore
who seemed 81 wrapped up in his
people. il was strange you we're viii
ing n wait all these years witIrout
going back to find ont how they dii.
and Grandfather Jethro spoke up AMI
said. Tut tut. Moses knows h.
business best He will ~ back when
Cod bids him Il il n Egypt you are
sninS. father
Here was encoursgpmeut for him
How Cod WIS preparing the way VITA
a lighter heart. therefore he zaid-
Yes. I an soinS hack - ny people
and You an yoar brother and mother
shall gn with ne Thy Uacfe Aaron
IS on his way 20 meet Us
Gershom looked AZ him in astouiss
meut
How 10 you know he asked
Who told thee
Cod nv son. Who always reveals
His viii to those who wait uDaa
Him
And viii We wait until he comes
bithers-'
The reply which the father va
about 10 make was interrupted by the
shout o. welcome which greeted the
two as they rounded a turn in the
road and came in full view OF the
house.
Little else vas talked about that
night exceFt the contemplated return
Of Moses TO Egypt. and Zipporah and
the boys We're all excitement in cor
sequence Moses was for srarrfs-
first thing in the morning. but his
wife commended that they ought to wait
until Aaron had come and had rested |
from his long journey
But how can larry when God has
called NE to gD back ami nv peooIe
are waiting TO be delivered from their
bitter bondage Moses rpplisd n Fs-
repeated urging
Moses is right Jsthrs Admitted I
We shall be sorry N see him m. hut
be shall depart in peace With Jstkros
blessing
In this kindly spirit. Jethro sup.r-
intended the preparations for ths
journey. selecting with his own ba,4
three u tire finest asses. and bringing
them to the door in the morning FOR
ne early start But in spite Of her
fathers encouragement. Zipporah sfiI
hat her misgfvings about the hastv
start. saving. as she took her seat in
the saddle:
Il should have felt better IL We had
waited for Aaron"
By the way. Moses spoke IN her
father: Il had not thought OF il be-
fore. but how do you know where IA
meet Aarous You may miss him on
the way
Such possibility had not occurred .c
Moses. and for a moment he was dis
concerted He bowed his head tn
think. and his brow touched the star
which he held in his hand. and which |
he had guarded with jealous care since
his experiences upon the mountain
Instantly there flashed through his
mind the memory Of the power Of God
which had been manifested in the rod
Could nor the God who b,4 .-.