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Exodus and wilderness
Abraham's descendants became slaves in Egypt, and God rescued them through Moses. On the way to the promised land he gave them his law at Sinai and lived among them in the tabernacle. It took forty years in the wilderness for a people of slaves to learn to trust him.
Jethro
A Midianite priest who took in a runaway, then taught him to share the load.
Moses
The Reformer
The slow-spoken shepherd God made the voice of the exodus.
Aaron
The Peacemaker
The eloquent brother who wore the holy garments and still needed grace.
Miriam
The sister who watched the river and led the song by the sea.
Joshua
The Loyalist
The faithful assistant who led Israel across the Jordan.
Caleb
The Challenger
A spy who saw giants and said, Let us go up at once, then waited forty-five years for his mountain.