So he sent a prophet to Israel. The prophet said,“ The Lord is the God of Israel. He says,‘ I brought you up out of Egypt. That is the land where you were slaves.

耶和华就差遣先知到以色列人那里，对他们说：“耶和华以色列的神如此说：‘我曾领你们从埃及上来，出了为奴之家，

耶和华就差遣先知到以色列人那里，对他们说：“耶和华—以色列的上帝如此说：‘我曾领你们从埃及上来，从为奴之家出来，

耶和华就差遣先知到以色列人那里，对他们说：“耶和华—以色列的神如此说：‘我曾领你们从埃及上来，从为奴之家出来，

耶和华就差遣先知对他们说：“以色列的上帝耶和华说，‘我曾把你们从受奴役之地——埃及领出来，

耶和华就差派一位先知到以色列人那里，对他们说：“耶和华以色列的神这样说：‘我曾经把你们从埃及领上来，领你们出了为奴之家；

耶和華就差遣先知到以色列人那裏，對他們說：「耶和華－以色列的神如此說：『我曾領你們從埃及上來，出了為奴之家，

耶和華就差遣先知到以色列人那裏，對他們說：「耶和華－以色列的上帝如此說：『我曾領你們從埃及上來，從為奴之家出來，

耶和華就差遣先知到以色列人那裏，對他們說：「耶和華－以色列的神如此說：『我曾領你們從埃及上來，從為奴之家出來，

耶和華就差遣先知對他們說：「以色列的上帝耶和華說，『我曾把你們從受奴役之地——埃及領出來，

耶和華就差派一位先知到以色列人那裡，對他們說：“耶和華以色列的神這樣說：‘我曾經把你們從埃及領上來，領你們出了為奴之家；

永恆主就差遣傳神言的人到以色列人中間，對他們說：『永恆主以色列的上帝這麼說：「是我領了你們從埃及上來，帶你們從為奴之家出來；

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he sent them a prophet, who said,“ This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

the Lord sent a prophet to the people of Israel. And he said to them,“ Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I led you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of slavery.

the Lord sent a prophet to the Israelites. He said,“ This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of slavery in Egypt.

the LORD sent a prophet to them. He said to them,“ This is what the LORD God of Israel says:‘ I brought you out of Egypt and out of the place of slavery.

that the Lord sent a prophet to the sons of Israel, and he said to them,“ This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says:‘ It was I who brought you up from Egypt, and brought you out of the house of slavery.

that the Lord sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them,“ Thus says the Lord God of Israel:‘ I brought you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of bondage;

that Jehovah sent a prophet unto the children of Israel: and he said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

the Lord sent a prophet to them. He said to them,“ This is what the Lord God of Israel says:‘ I brought you out of Egypt and out of the place of slavery.

That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

he sent a prophet to the Israelites. He said to them,“ This is what the LORD God of Israel says:‘ I brought you up from Egypt and took you out of that place of slavery.

Yahweh sent a prophet to the children of Israel; and he said to them,“ Yahweh, the God of Israel, says,‘ I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you out of the house of bondage.

Tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ I chose Israel. On that day I raised my hand and made a promise. I made a promise to the members of Jacob’s family line. I made myself known to them in Egypt. I raised my hand and told them,‘ I am the Lord your God.’On that day I promised I would bring them out of Egypt. I told them I would take them to a land I had found for them. It had plenty of milk and honey. It was the most beautiful land of all.I said to them,‘ Each of you must get rid of the statues of the evil gods you worship. Do not make yourselves“ unclean” by worshiping the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.’“‘ “But they refused to obey me. They would not listen to me. They did not get rid of the evil gods they worshiped. And they did not turn away from Egypt’s gods. So I said I would pour out all my great anger on them in Egypt.I wanted my name to be honored. So I brought my people out of Egypt. I did it to keep my name from being treated as if it were not holy. I didn’t want this to happen in front of the nations around my people. I had made myself known to Israel in the sight of those nations.So I led them out of Egypt. I brought them into the Desert of Sinai.I gave them my rules. I made my laws known to them. The person who obeys them will live by them.I also told them to observe my Sabbath days. That is the sign of the covenant I made with them. I wanted them to know that I made them holy. I am the Lord.“‘ “But in the desert the people of Israel refused to obey me. They did not follow my rules. They turned their backs on my laws. The person who obeys them will live by them. They totally misused my Sabbath days. So I said I would pour out my great anger on them. I would destroy them in the desert.But I wanted my name to be honored. I kept it from being treated as if it were not holy. I did not want that to happen in front of the nations. They had seen me bring Israel out of Egypt.I also raised my hand and made a promise in the desert. I told my people I would not bring them into the land I had given them. It had plenty of milk and honey. It was the most beautiful land of all.But they turned their backs on my laws. They did not obey my rules. They misused my Sabbath days. Their hearts were committed to worshiping the statues of their gods.Then I felt sorry for them. So I did not destroy them. I did not put an end to them in the desert.I spoke to their children there. I said,‘ Do not follow the rules your parents gave you. Do not obey their laws. Do not make yourselves“ unclean” by worshiping their gods.I am the Lord your God. So follow my rules. Be careful to obey my laws.Keep my Sabbath days holy. That is the sign of the covenant I made with you. You will know that I am the Lord your God.’“‘ “But their children refused to obey me. They did not follow my rules. They were not careful to keep my laws. The person who obeys them will live by them. They misused my Sabbath days. So I said I would pour out all my great anger on them in the desert.But I kept myself from punishing them at that time. I wanted my name to be honored. So I kept it from being treated as if it were not holy. I did not want that to happen in front of the nations. They had seen me bring Israel out of Egypt.I also raised my hand and made a promise in the desert. I told my people I would scatter them among the nations. I would send them to other countries.They had not obeyed my laws. They had turned their backs on my rules. They had misused my Sabbath days. They only wanted to worship the statues of their parents’ gods.So I let them follow other rules. Those other rules were not good. I let them have laws they could not live by.I let them become‘ unclean’ by offering sacrifices to other gods. They even sacrificed the first male child born in each family. I wanted to fill them with horror. Then they would know that I am the Lord.” ’“ Son of man, speak to the people of Israel. Tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ Your people spoke evil things against me long ago. They were unfaithful to me.But I brought them into the land. I had promised to give the land to them. Then they offered sacrifices that made me very angry. They did it on every high hill and under every green tree. There they brought their sweet- smelling incense. And there they poured out their drink offerings.Then I said to them,‘ What is this high place you go to?’ ” ’ ” That high place is called Bamah to this day.The Lord said to me,“ Speak to the Israelites. Tell them,‘ Here is what the Lord and King says.“ Are you going to make yourselves‘ unclean’ the way your people of long ago did? Are you also going to want to worship the statues of their evil gods?You make yourselves‘ unclean’ by offering sacrifices to other gods. You even sacrifice your children in the fire. You continue to do these things to this day. People of Israel, should I let you ask me for advice? I will not let you do that,” announces the Lord and King.“ And that is just as sure as I am alive.“‘ “You say,‘ We want to be like the other nations. We want to be like all the other people in the world. They serve gods made out of wood and stone.’ But what you have in mind will never happen.

The angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bokim. There he said to the Israelites,“ I brought you up out of Egypt. I led you into this land. It is the land I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. At that time I said,‘ I will never break the covenant I made with you.So you must not make a covenant with the people of this land. Instead, you must tear down their altars.’ But you have disobeyed me. Why did you do it?I have said something else. I said,‘ I will not drive out those people to make room for you. They and their gods will become traps for you.’ ”

“ You saw how our people of long ago suffered in Egypt. You heard them cry out to you at the Red Sea.You sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh. You sent plagues on all his officials. In fact, you sent them on all the people of Egypt. You knew how they treated our people. They looked down on them. But you made a name for yourself. That name remains to this very day.You parted the waters of the Red Sea for the Israelites. They passed through it on dry ground. But you threw into the sea those who chased them. They sank down like a stone into the mighty waters.By day you led the Israelites with a pillar of cloud. At night you led them with a pillar of fire. It gave them light to show them the way you wanted them to go.

When they suffered, he suffered with them. He sent his angel to save them. He set them free because he is loving and kind. He lifted them up and carried them. He did it again and again in days long ago.But they refused to obey him. They made his Holy Spirit sad. So he turned against them and became their enemy. He himself fought against them.Then his people remembered what he did long ago. They recalled the days of Moses and his people. They asked,“ Where is the God who brought Israel through the Red Sea? Moses led them as the shepherd of his flock. Where is the God who put his Holy Spirit among them?He used his glorious and powerful arm to help Moses. He parted the waters of the sea in front of them. That mighty act made him famous forever.He led them through that deep sea. Like a horse in open country, they didn’t trip and fall.They were like cattle that are taken down to the plains. They were given rest by the Spirit of the Lord.” That’s how he guided his people. So he made a glorious name for himself.

Give thanks to the God who killed the oldest son of each family in Egypt. His faithful love continues forever.He brought the people of Israel out of Egypt. His faithful love continues forever.He did it by reaching out his mighty hand and powerful arm. His faithful love continues forever.Give thanks to the God who parted the waters of the Red Sea. His faithful love continues forever.He brought Israel through the middle of it. His faithful love continues forever.But he swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His faithful love continues forever.Give thanks to the God who led his people through the desert. His faithful love continues forever.