PART 2 ABSTAIN? MODERATION?
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THE EXODUS OF THE JEWS FROM EGYPT TO THE BIRTH OF CHRIST
Moses led the Jews out of their captivity in Egypt. They arrived at Mount Sinai, where he received the Ten Commandments, along with instructions concerning the building of a tabernacle. The tabernacle was a portable tent-like structure that was to be used in the worship of
Yahweh throughout their wilderness wanderings to the land that God promised they would inhabit, the Promised Land of Canaan.
Joshua followed Moses as the next leader of the Jews. Under his leadership, they crossed over the Jordan River and entered the land of Canaan, thus becoming a nation of people. This section of the Scriptures contains the spiritual ceremonies by which the Jews would worship