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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN 

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,! BOOK AT ! ORIG9 ( TODAY'S ,CIVILIZ+ ,RELIGIONS DOES NOT BEG9 ) ,CIVILIZATION-BUILD]S1 SAY ) ,SUM]IANS :O LAUN*$ ! FIR/ ,LEVIA?AN4 ,ITS FIR/ *APT] TELLS ( AN E>?LY G>D51 ,$51 A PLACE REM9ISC5T ( ! /ATE ( NATURE4 ,ITS SECOND *APT] TELLS ( ! )DRAWAL ( PEOPLE FROM ! 5TRAILS ( A L>GE ,LEVIA?AN4 ,! BOOK !N UNCRITICALLY DESCRIBES !SE PEOPLE'S ATTEMPT TO LAUN* A ,LEVIA?AN ( !IR [N1 BUT ! ,BOOK GOES ON TO TELL ( PA9FUL & (T5 9SUPPORTABLE CAPTIVITIES 9 ! B[ELS ( O!R WORMS4 ,! OV]ALL IMPRESSION IT GIVES IS ?AT ! WOND]S ( ,CIVILIZATION >E NOT POSITIVE1 LIFE-5HANC+ WOND]S4 

,)DRAWALS FROM ,CIVILIZATION >E SO NUM]\S & SO FREQU5T ?AT ! LIFE-EAT+ WORMS APPE> TO BE 9 A CONT9UAL /ATE ( DECOMPOSITION4 

,! EXODUS ( ,ISRAEL FROM ,EGYPT IS NOT A MAJOR )DRAWAL1 BUT IT IS A WELL-DOCUM5T$ ONE1 SO ?AT WE CAN GET AN 9SIDE VIEW ( SOME ( ! ACTIONS & EV5 SOME ( ! ?\<TS ( ! P>TICIPANTS4 

,! SUBJECTS ( ! EXODUS >E ZEKS 9 ,EGYPT1 BUT !Y SEEM RELATIVELY PRIVILEG$ ZEKS4 ,!Y >E PRE-LIT]ATE4 ,!Y >E NOT PEOPLE ( A S+LE M9D1 AS !Y REVEAL LAT] 9 ! /ORY1 & IF !Y >E NOT EV5 ( A S+LE TRIBE1 !Y WILL BE WELD$ 9TO ONE BY !IR LAT] COMMON EXP]I5CES4 

,!Y HAVE NOT BE5 9 ,EGYPT LONG1 ONLY A FEW G5]ATIONS1 SO ?AT !Y REMEMB] !RE'S A WORLD \TSIDE ( ,EGYPT4 ,!IR REF]5CE TO ! E>?LY G>D5 MAY EV5 BE A MEMORY ( A WORLD \TSIDE ,LEVIA?AN4 ,TURN] WILL SUGGE/ ?AT ! ONLY G>D5 !Y REMEMB] IS ! ,MESOPOTAMIAN G>D5 ( ! ,LUGAL & HIS ,AKKADIAN SUCCESSORS4 

,?IS MAY ACTUALLY BE ! CASE ) SOME ( !M1 BUT ,I SUSPECT ?AT MO/ ( !M HAVE SOME?+ ELSE 9 M9D4 

,=TY G5]ATIONS AFT] !IR EXODUS FROM ,EGYPT1 !SE PEOPLE'S SCRIBES WILL WRITE !IR ,BOOK2 9 IT !Y WILL ACCURATELY TELL ( POLITICAL & MILIT>Y EV5TS DESCRIB$ ON TABLETS & SCROLLS AVAILABLE TO MOD]N S*OL>S1 BUT NOT AVAILABLE TO ! SCRIBES4 ,! MEMORIES ( PRE-LIT]ATE PEOPLE >E LONG4 ,PEOPLE :O REMEMB] ! DE$S ( ,PH>AOHS1 ,HITTITES & ,ASSYRIANS CAN ALSO REMEMB] ?AT !IR [N ANCE/ORS ONCE LIV$ 9 COMMUNITIES ( FREE HUMAN BE+S1 :E!R 9 ,YEM5 OR ,E?IOPIA1 & ?AT !SE ANCE/ORS COMMUN$ ) ANIMALS1 ) ,E>?1 ) ! SPIRIT ( ! SKY & ! SPIRIT ( ! APPLE TREE4 

,I SUSPECT ?AT !Y REMEMB]1 & CALL ,$51 :AT O!RS REMEMB] AS ! ,GOLD5 ,AGE4 ,& IF !Y >E UNCOM=TABLE 9 ,EGYPT1 ! MEMORY ?AT !RE IS AN \TSIDE1 EV5 A PLEASANT1 IDYLLIC \TSIDE1 MU/ /IMULATE 9 !M A DESIRE TO LEAVE ! GREATE/ & WEAL?IE/ ( ALL ANCI5T ,CIVILIZATIONS4 

,DESPITE !IR NO/ALGIA = :AT ,MORGAN & ,5GELS WILL CALL A MORE PRIMITIVE /AGE ( EXI/5CE1 A /AGE ?AT WAS NOT A MODE ( PRODUCTION1 !SE RELATIVELY PRIVILEG$ ZEKS >E NOT UNAW>E ( ! MAT]IAL & SOCIAL CONDITIONS ( !IR [N AGE4 ,!Y KN[ ?AT ! ,EGYPTIAN ,LEVIA?AN IS ONLY ONE MONOLI? AMONG O!RS1 & !Y SEEM TO KN[ A GREAT DEAL AB\T ! O!RS4 ,?IS IS NOT SURPRIS+1 S9CE !Y REMEMB] REC5T ANCE/ORS MORE VIVIDLY ?AN !Y REMEMB] ,$5'S ,ADAM1 & AT LEA/ ONE ( !SE REC5T ANCE/ORS1 A MAN CALL$ ,ABRAM1 HAIL$ FROM ,H>RAN1 A T[N AT ! V]Y CROSSROADS BETWE5 ! WORLD'S MAJOR ,LEVIA?ANS4 ,EV5 IF ?IS ,ABRAM DID NOT LIVE NE> ! GOV]NOR'S PALACE OR ! ,TEMPLE BUT ON ! \TSKIRTS1 HE WAS SURELY FAMILI> ) ! 9N] CITY & ITS G>D5S1 & PROBABLY ) ! G>D5S ( O!R CITIES AS WELL4 

,ABRAM MU/ HAVE BE5 EV5 MORE FAMILI> ) ! M]*ANTS & SOLDI]S ( ! GREAT ,LEVIA?ANS1 S9CE ,H>RAN LAY ON ! ROAD TAK5 BY ,ASSYRIAN TRAVEL+ SALESM5 SEEK+ W9DFALL PR(ITS 9 ,ANATOLIA1 & ! SALESM5'S PEACEFUL DAYTIME COMM]CE L$ ALMO/ 9EVITABLY TO CLA%ES ( IGNORANT >MIES BY NI<T1 TRANS=M+ ,H>RAN'S \TSKIRTS 9TO A D>KL+ PLA94 

,ABRAM'S K9 W]E SURELY SWEPT 9TO ! CONFUS$ AL>MS ( /RUGGLE & FLI<T4 ,!Y MI<T EV5 HAVE F\<T ALONGSIDE ,EGYPTIAN OR ,HITTITE >MOR$ M5 AS AUXILI>IES4 ,IT IS UNLIKELY ?AT !Y W]E EV] AUXILI>IES TO ,ASSYRIANS1 S9CE !IR ,BOOK WILL EXPRESS ONLY HORROR & FE> ( ! DEA? SQUADS S5T \T BY ! TYRANTS ( ,A%UR & ,N9EVEH4 

,! SCRIBES WILL WRITE ?AT !IR ANCE/OR ,ABRAM ALREADY WOR%IP$ ONLY ,YAHWEH1 BUT ?IS IS SURELY WI%FUL ?9K+ ON !IR P>T1 S9CE ,ABRAM'S GR&*ILDR5 WILL /ILL BE HONOR+ SEV]AL NATURE GODS 9 !IR LAT] CAPTIVITY 9 ,EGYPT4 

,WE >E NOT TOLD EXACTLY :5 OR :Y ,ABRAM'S K9 MADE !IR WAY1 OR W]E TAK51 TO ,EGYPT1 BUT !RE W]E MANY OCCASIONS :5 SU* A J\RNEY W\LD HAVE BE5 OPPORTUNE OR EV5 NECESS>Y4  
  

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,! REPEAT$ ATTEMPTS ( ,LUGALZAGGIZI'S ,AKKADIAN & ,AMORITE SUCCESSORS TO SET ! WORLD-EMBRAC+ ,LEVIA?AN BACK 9TO MOTION HAD ! UN9T5D$ EFFECT ( SETT+ MANY ( ! WORLD'S PEOPLES 9TO MOTION4 

,WE'VE ALREADY SE5 H[ DI/URB+ A VISIT BY A M]*ANT1 ! M]*ANT'S C\S9 & A FEW >MOR$ M5 C\LD BE4 ,COMMUNITIES ( SE$ PLANT]S & COMMUNITIES ( PA/ORAL NOMADS TOOK UP >MS1 EI!R TO PROTECT !MSELVES FROM FUTURE VISITS OR TO TRY TO RECOV] !IR CAPTUR$ K94 

,9 ,ANATOLIA1 9FLU5TIAL WOM5 URG$ ! ,PANKUS1 ! C\NCIL ( ALL1 TO DEF5D !IR WAYS FROM ! ONSLAU<T ( ,DEA?'S M]*ANTS1 & ! MORE P[]FUL CONSORTS ( 9FLU5TIAL WOM5 BEGAN TO BUILD WALLS4 ,LAT] ,HITTITE SCRIBES WILL REF] ONLY TO ! P[]FUL CONSORT ON !IR TABLETS1 & WILL REF] TO HIM AS ,K+ ,LAB>NA% ! FIR/1 BUT !Y WILL REMEMB] ?AT ! K+ WAS A M]E CONSORT BECAUSE ! WOM5 WILL REMA9 PR\D & /RONG 9TO ! ,SCRIBES' TIME4 ,ANATOLIAN WOM5 WILL NOT BE DEBAS$ SO EASILY2 OV] FIFTY G5]ATIONS LAT]1 ,H]ODOTUS WILL SPEAK ( ,ANATOLIAN 0,AMAZONS10 & !RE WILL /ILL BE P[]FUL WOM5 9 ,ANATOLIA 9TO ,ROME'S PATRI>*AL AGE4 

,:ILE ! MORE SETTL$ COMMUNITIES RESI/$ ! MON/] BY WALL+ !MSELVES 91 MORE MOBILE PA/ORAL NOMADS DID AS ! ,GUTI HAD DONE & /ORM$ ! GATES ( ! *EAT+ ,LEVIA?ANS4 ,BY ?IS TIME ! GRASP+ T5TACLES ( ! V>I\S ,LEVIA?ANS HAD DISRUPT$ ! GREAT GR&P>5TS ( VIRTUALLY ALL ! PEOPLES :O W\LD /ORM ! GATES ( ,LEVIA?ANS 9 LAT] AGES1 GREAT GR&P>5TS ( ,SANSKRIT & ,IRANIAN SPEAK]S1 ( ,TUNGUS & ,TURKI% SPEAK]S1 ( ,MONGOLS1 ,F9NS & ,MAGY>S4 ,! ,MESOPOTAMIANS CALL$ !M ,KASSITES1 ,HURRIANS & ,MITTANI4 ,! ,EGYPTIANS CALL$ !M ,HYKSOS4 ,! ,ANATOLIAN-ADOPT$ ,HITTITES >E SAID TO HAVE ORIG9AT$ AMONG !M4 

,MANY ( !SE K+LESS PEOPLE RODE HORSES & SOME WIELD$ IRON IMPLEM5TS1 BUT ?IS DID NOT MAKE !M ANY MORE ,CIVILIZ$ ?AN ! COPP]-US+ ANCE/ORS ( ! ,OJIBWA ON ! ,GREAT ,LAKES2 ! HORSES & IRON BECAME PRODUCTIVE =CES1 !Y BECAME ,CIVILIZATION'S TE*NOLOGY1 ONLY AFT] !Y BECAME P>T ( ,LEVIA?AN'S >MORY4 

,!SE PEOPLES W]E NOT AFRAID TO ATTACK CITIES1 & FURY DROVE MANY ( !M TO MAKE A COMPLETE MESS ( !IR DISRUPT]S' URBAN C5T]S4 ,SANSKRIT-SPEAK+ ,KASSITES F$]AT$ ) ,ELAMITES RAZ$ MO/ ( ! ,AMORITES' EMPIRE TO ! GR\ND & REA*$ ! V]Y ?RE%OLD ( ,BABYLON4 

,! ,KASSITES' C\S9S1 CALL$ ,HURRIANS BY ! ,ASSYRIANS1 =M] !IR [N F$]ATION ( M\NT$ M5 9 ! ,>M5IAN HI<L&S & H>ASS$ ,A%UR AS WELL AS ,A%UR'S ,LEVANT9E \TPO/S4 

,! PEOPLE OR PEOPLES CALL$ ,HYKSOS F$]AT$ ) ,EGYPTIAN >MIES & *AS$ ,ASSYRIANS FROM ! 5TIRE ,LEVANT4 

,! ,HITTITE >MY ALLI$ ) ,HYKSOS1 ,HURRIANS & ,KASSITES SACK$ COMM]CIAL ,ALEPPO1 ! JEWEL ( ! ,LEVANT1 AS WELL AS DI/ANT ,BABYLON ITSELF1 HELP+ ! ,KASSITES IMPOSE ON ,AMORITES ! V]Y BURD5S ! ,AMORITES HAD IMPOS$ ON ,KASSITES4 

,IT MAY BE ?AT ,ABRAM'S K9 HELP$ ,HYKSOS \/ ,ASSYRIAN \TPO/S FROM ! ,LEVANT & ACCOMPANI$ SOME ( !IR FELL[-AUXILI>IES TO BIG BRO!R'S HOMEL& ON ! ,NILE1 :]E LIFE W\LD BE LESS SWEPT BY CONFUS$ AL>MS ( /RUGGLE & FLI<T4 ,OR IT MAY BE ?AT !Y S\<T REFUGE ON ! ,NILE A G5]ATION LAT]1 :5 M\NT$ ,MITTANI DID TO ,ASSYRIA'S REALM :AT ! ,KASSITES HAD DONE TO ,BABYLON'S4 

,IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE ?AT ,ABRAM'S K9 W]E CAPTUR$ BY ! VICTORI\S ,AMOSES4 ,OR1 A C\PLE ( G5]ATIONS AFT] ?AT1 !Y MI<T HAVE BE5 TAK5 TO ! ,NILE BY A ZEK-HUNT+ EXP$ITION S5T \T BY ! SECOND ,TUTMOSES4 

,IT SEEMS LIKELY ?AT ,ABRAM'S HEIRS W]E ALREADY E/ABLI%$ ZEKS ON ! \TSKIRTS ( ,K>NAK OR EV5 FUR!R S\? :5 ,M5ELAUS & HIS ,MYC5EANS =TIFI$ !IR T[NS ON ! NOR!RN %ORE ( ! ,M$IT]RANEAN1 :5 A VOLCANIC ]UPTION 9 ,CRETE FLATT5$ ! COMMUNAL /ONE LODGE :I* W\LD LAT] BE CALL$ ,M9OS'S ,PALACE4 

,!Y PROBABLY SAW1 & MAY EV5 HAVE HELP$ BUILD1 ,QUE5 ,HAT%EPSUT'S PALACE ON ! ,NILE'S O!R %ORE1 ONE ( ! MO/ BEAUTIFUL >*ITECTURAL WOND]S ANY:]E1 BE=E OR S9CE--A PALACE SURR\ND$ BY LU% TROPICAL G>D5S :I* W\LD LAT] REV]T TO DES]T S&S4 ,BUT !Y W]E NOT IMPRESS$ BY ?IS WOND]4 ,LIKE ZEKS ELSE:]E1 !Y PROBABLY FELT PA9S 9 !IR JO9TS :5 !Y VIEW$ ! GREAT MONUM5TS ( !IR MA/]S4 ,= ?IS SAME REASON !Y C\LDN'T HAVE BE5 ?9K+ ( ! ,LUGAL'S G>D5 :5 !Y REMEMB]$ ,$51 & !Y C\LD H>DLY HAVE ?\<T !IR ANCE/ORS HAD ORIG9AT$ 9 A ,LUGAL'S G>D54 

,!Y W]E /ILL 9 ,EGYPT :5 ,QUE5 ,HAT%EPSUT WAS MURD]$ BY H] SUCCESSOR1 :5 SCRIBES RUBB$ H] NAME (F ! C>T\*ES1 MANUFACTUR+ POSITIVE EVID5CE ?AT PROV$ !RE HAD NEV] BE5 A WOMAN ,PH>AOH4 ,! ZEKS MU/ HAVE WOND]$ IF ALL ?IS REALLY HAD TO BE DONE TO ]ASE ! MEMORY ( A WOMAN :O HAD NEV] CLAIM$ TO BE ANY?+ O!R ?AN A MAN4 

,! CAPTIVES C\LD NOT HAVE KN[N ?AT :ILE ,HAT%EPSUT'S NAME WAS BE+ BESMIR*$ & =GOTT5 9 ,EGYPT1 ! WOMAN-HAT+ ,!SEUS1 A ,BASILEUS OR COMM&] ( A B& ( ,MYC5EANS1 WAS DEFEAT+ ,ANATOLIAN ,AMAZONS1 KILL+ ,ANTIOPE1 5SLAV+ H] SI/]S1 & 5TR5*+ HIMSELF 9 =TIFI$ ,TROY4  
  

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,! ,ISRAELITES 9 ,EGYPT W]E BY NO MEANS IGNORANT ( ! WAYS & DE$S ( ! GREAT ,LEVIA?ANS ( !IR TIME4 ,WE CAN EV5 SUPPOSE !Y W]E NOT ( ONE M9D AB\T !SE WAYS & DE$S4 ,SOME AMONG !M1 LIKE SOME AMONG ! ,HYKSOS1 W]E PROBABLY MOD]NIZ]S :O ?\<T ,LUGALZAGGIZI & O!R PACIFI]S ( 5ORM\S REGIONS BR\<T PEACE & NOT ! SPE>4 ,! MOD]NIZ]S W]E UND\BT$LY A M9ORITY4 ,! MAJORITY MU/ HAVE BE5 :AT WE W\LD CALL ,PRIMITIVI/S1 PEOPLE :O LOOK$ BACK NO/ALGICALLY TO ! ANCI5T G>D5 & ITS NATURE GODS4 

,! MOD]NIZ]S AMONG !M C\LD NOT HAVE FELT AT EASE EI!R AMONG !IR FELL[ IMMIGRANTS OR AMONG !IR ,EGYPTIAN HO/S1 S9CE NUM]\S ,HYKSOS HAD BE5 EXPELL$ = !IR =EIGN VIEWS & WAYS AT ! TIME :5 RESPECTABLE ,EGYPTIANS REPLAC$ !IR =M] CONF$]ATES AS ADM9I/RATORS ( ! ,S9AI & ! ,LEVANT4 ,! MOD]NIZ]S C\LD ONLY HAVE FELT RES5TM5T :5 ! ?IRD ,TUTMOSES S5T ,EGYPTIANS IGNORANT ( ALL ,CANAANITE LANGUAGES TO ADM9I/] ! ,PH>AOH'S L&S 9 ! ,LEVANT & TO PROTECT !SE L&S FROM ! CRUEL ,MITTANI1 & ! W\LD-BE AMBASSADORS MU/ HAVE BE5 5RAG$ :5 ! SECOND ,AM5OPHIS M>RI$ ! DAU<T] ( ! ,MITTANI ,>TATAMA & !N =M$ AN ALLIANCE ) !SE *>IOTE]S AGA9/ ! ,HITTITES4 

,! *ILDR5 OR GR&*ILDR5 ( MOD]NIZ]S AS WELL AS PRIMITIVI/S MU/ HAVE BE5 REPELL$ BY ! ?IRD ,AM5OPHIS1 :O NOT ONLY CONT9U$ ! HAT$ ALLIANCE ) ! ,MITTANI & S5T EMBASSIES TO HORRID ,ASSYRIA1 BUT :O ALSO M>RI$ HIS [N DAU<T]4 ,?IS UNSPEAKABLE TYRANT'S RULE W5T ON = ALMO/ TWO G5]ATIONS2 =TUNATELY ! ,I%T> S5T BY ,MITTANI TO HELP ! TYRANT LIVE YET LONG] FAIL$4 

,MOD]NIZ]S MU/ HAVE BREA!D FREELY = ! FIR/ TIME :5 A ROYAL MOD]NIZ] ROSE TO ! (FICE ( ,PH>AOH AS ! F\R? ,AM5OPHIS & *ANG$ HIS NAME TO ,AKH5AT54 ,IF ?IS ,PH>AOH WAS NOT ! FIR/ TOTALIT>IAN1 HE WAS ! FIR/ REVOLUTION>Y TOTALIT>IAN4 

,IT WILL BE SAID 9 \R DAY ?AT ! GR&FA!RS ( ,MOSES LE>N$ !IR MONO!ISM FROM ,AKH5AT51 :O WILL BE ?\<T TO HAVE 9V5T$ IT4 ,I ?9K ?IS ,PH>AOH DID NOT HAVE TO 9V5T :AT HAD BE5 ! COMMON PRACTICE HIS ,ZIGGURAT-RAIS+ NEI<BORS = MORE ?AN FIFTY G5]ATIONS4 ,HE C\LD HAVE LE>N$ SOME ( ! DETAILS ( ?IS PRACTICE FROM ! ,SEMITIC IMMIGRANTS 9 & NE> HIS PALACE4 

,! ,PH>AOH DECRE$ ?AT JU/ AS HE WAS ! K+ ( K+S & LORD ( LORDS1 SO ,AT5 ! ,SUN W\LD H5CE=? BE ! GOD ( GODS4 ,! REVOLUTION WAS NOT 9 ! DECREE BUT 9 :AT FOLL[$4 ,>M$ B&S ( NEWLY CON/ITUT$ ,PRIE/S ( ,AT51 ESCORT$ BY ! ,PH>AOH'S >MIES & PROBABLY BY MOD]NIZ+ IMMIGRANTS1 /ORM$ ! ,TEMPLES ( ALL O!R GODS & EXPROPRIAT$ ALL O!R PRIE/HOODS1 GIV+ ALL ! L&S & PALACES TO ,AT54 ,?IS WAS A =]UNN] ( ! MORE FAM\S RELIGI\S W>S :I* W\LD DEVA/ATE ,EUROPE AT A LAT] AGE4 ,EGYPT HAD NEV] BE=E EXP]I5C$ SU* ICONOCLASM1 SU* P]SECUTION1 SU* 9T]NAL VIOL5CE4 

,UN=TUNATELY = ! MOD]NIZ]S1 CONS]VATIVE PRIE/S LOYAL TO ! \/$ GODS1 SQUADRONS ( !M1 ROSE UP AGA9/ ! USURP]S & AGA9/ !IR GOD ,AT54 ,IF ANY ( ! IMMIGRANTS HAD F\ND FAVOR ) ,AKH5AT51 !Y W]E 9 TR\BLE N[4 ,AFT] PLAC+ N9E-YE> OLD ,TUTANKHAMUN ON ! ?RONE1 ! IDOL-WOR%IP+ PRIE/S PROCE$$ TO TREAT ! MONO!I/'S P>TISANS AS !Y HAD BE5 TREAT$4 ,A NEW PURGE ( =EIGN]S BEGAN4 ,?IS WAS A GOOD TIME TO LEAVE ,EGYPT4 

,IF ,AKH5AT5 DID NOT GIVE ! ,ISRAELITES MONO!ISM1 HE DID DO !M A DIFF]5T FAVOR3 HE HAD AB&ON$ ! ,LEVANT :5 HE HAD CALL$ HIS >MIES HOME TO SMA% IDOLS4 ,BUT ! P]SECUT$ QUICKLY LE>N$ ?AT ! ,HITTITES HAD REPLAC$ ! ,EGYPTIANS AS ! ,LEVANT'S OCCUPI]S1 SO ! ,LEVANT MI<T NOT BE SAFE = ,EGYPTIANIZ$ ,SEMITES YET4 

,SO ! ,ISRAELITES /AY$ :]E !Y W]E & LAY L[ :ILE >MY COMM&] ,HOREMHEB BESMIR*$ ,AKH5AT5'S NAME1 CLAIM+ ! MONO!I/'S ADM9I/RATION HAD BE5 CORRUPT1 HIS TAX COLLECTIONS FRAUDUL5T1 HIS REQUISITIONS >BITR>Y1 & HIS >MY A B& ( PILLAG]S4 

,! ,ISRAELITES MI<T HAVE HE>D ?AT ZEKS ALLI$ ) NOMADIC ,>AMEANS HAD REC5TLY \/$ ,BABYLON'S TYRANT & ?AT ,ASSYRIAN DEA? SQUADS HAD PROMPTLY 9VAD$ ,BABYLON & 9FLICT$ ABOM9ABLE MUTILATIONS ON ! REBELS4 ,SO /ILL ! ,ISRAELITES /AY$ :]E !Y W]E :ILE ! FIR/ & !N ! SECOND ,RAMSES DID TO ! MEMORY ( ,AKH5AT5 :AT ! ?IRD ,TUTMOSES HAD DONE TO ! MEMORY ( ,HAT%EPSUT3 ]AS$ IT4  
  

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,AT LA/ ! AWAIT$ DAY APPROA*$4 

,! SECOND ,RAMSES1 A MEGALOMANIAC :O ORD]$ M\NTA9 SIZ$ /ATUES ( HIMSELF BUILT ALL OV] ,EGYPT1 DECID$ TO CONQU] ! WORLD4 ,?IS ,PH>AOH DRA9$ ,EGYPT ( FOOD & SUPPLIES 9 ORD] TO PROVISION HIS >MIES4 ,HE M>*$ WE/W>D & R$UC$ FREE ,LIBYAN TRIBES TO TRIBUTE-PAY+ SUBJECTS4 ,!N HE M>*$ EA/ & NOR?1 T[>D ! ,LEVANT1 ) ! L>GE/ >MY EV] ASSEMBL$4 ,?IS >MY1 :I* PROVISION$ ITSELF ON R\TE BY PLUND]+ EV]Y COMMUNITY ALONG ITS L9E ( MOTION1 GAVE RISE TO UNDY+ RES5TM5T ALONG ! 5TIRE S\!A/]N ,M$IT]RANEAN COA/4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ! =EW>N$ ,HITTITES CONSCRIPT$ ! L>GE/ >MY EV] ASSEMBL$ NOR? ( ,EGYPT & PREP>$ TO FACE ! 9VAD]S1 !IR >MY GIV+ RISE TO RES5TM5TS ALONG ! MIDDLE SEA'S 5TIRE NOR!A/]N %ORE4 

,! TWO SL\*+ >MOR$ GIANTS MET AT ,KADE% ON ! ,ORONTES4 ,! SCRIBES ( ! ,EGYPTIAN & ?OSE ( ! ,HITTITE BO? CLAIM$ !IR ,LORD HAD BE5 VICTORI\S1 BUT ! ,LEVIA?ANS ( EA* BEGAN TO DECOMPOSE ! DAY AFT] ! VICTORY4 

,! VICTORI\S ,HITTITES RETURN$ TO ,ANATOLIA & W]E BESET BY RES5TFUL ,MYC5EAN & O!R B&S ( >M$ ADV5TUR]S4 ,NONE ( ! ,HITTITES' ,ANATOLIAN SUBJECTS W]E WILL+ TO KEEP SUPPORT+ ,KHATU%ILI%'S PALACE OR HIS >MY4 

,ON ! ,LEVANT1 ! ,HITTITES /ILL HELD ,C>*EMI%1 BUT ,ASSYRIANS L$ BY ,%ALMANES] PUT AN ABRUPT 5D TO ,HITTITE ,C>*EMI%4 ,! ,ASSYRIANS W5T ON TO 0SLAY ! HO/ ( ! ,MITTANI0 & MI<T HAVE SWALL[$ ! 5TIRE ,LEVANT IF !Y HAD NOT HAD TO TURN EA/W>D AGA9/ RESURG5T ,BABYLONIANS AID$ BY ,ELAMITES4 

,PHO5ICIAN M]CANTILE CITIES1 P>TICUL>LY ,TIRE & ,SIDON1 FREE AT LA/ TO FE$ !IR [N ,BAAL & ,MOLO* 9/EAD ( ! GODS ( !IR ,HITTITE OV]LORDS1 DISPAT*$ !IR L>GE %IPS TO ,LIBYA & ELSE:]E 9 ,AFRICA1 TO ! ,AEGEAN & ! ,ADRIATIC1 9 FACT ALL ! WAY ACROSS ! ,M$IT]RANEAN & 9TO ! ,ATLANTIC4 ,!Y LEFT SIGNS ( !IR VISITS 9 MANY P>TS ( ! WORLD1 BUT !Y DID NOT REVEAL !IR DE/9ATIONS TO COMPETITORS4 

,BY ! %E]E/ CO9CID5CE1 AT ! OPPOSITE SIDE ( ! GLOBE1 ACROSS AN OCEAN ?AT W\LD NOT BE (FICIALLY SAIL$ UNTIL A C]TA9 ,COLUMBUS P]=M$ ! FEAT1 COLOSSAL HEADS W]E SCULPT$1 HEADS ( PEOPLE :O LOOK NO?+ LIKE ANYONE :O EV] LIV$ ANY:]E NE> ,TEHUANTEPEC1 ! SO-CALL$ ,OLMEC HEADS4 ,IT W\LD ( C\RSE BE 9SULT+ TO SUGGE/ TO PRES5T-DAY ,NAHUATL & ,MAYA PEOPLE ?AT !IR ANCE/ORS DID NOT 9V5T PRACTICES LIKE ! BUILD+ ( ,ZIGGURATS OR ! FE$+ ( HUMAN VICTIMS TO ,BAAL4 ,BUT SU* A SUGGE/ION W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 9SULT+ TO ?OSE PEOPLE'S ANCE/ORS1 :O ACTUALLY 9SI/$ !Y HAD LE>N$ MU* FROM /RANGE-LOOK+ =EIGN]S :O HAIL$ FROM ! SEA4 

,BE ?AT AS IT MAY1 ON ! ,M$IT]RANEAN ! GREAT %IPS' M]*ANTS GAVE RISE TO DEF5SIVE LEAGUES EQUIPP$ ) SMALL %IPS1 & !SE SOON SET \T ON PLUND]+ EXP$ITIONS ( !IR [N4 

,! :OLE WORLD SEEM$ TO HAVE BE5 SET 9 FRANTIC MOTION4 

,! SECOND ,RAMSES RETURN$ TO ! ,NILE 9 TIME TO CELEBRATE HIS FEAT1 & HE ORD]$ HIS SCULPTORS TO PORTRAY ! VICTORY AT ,KADE% ON ! WALLS ( EV]Y NEW ,TEMPLE1 A DIFF]5T MOM5T ( ! BATTLE ON EV]Y WALL4 

,BUT SOON ,RAMSES' ,LEVIA?AN DECOMPOS$ AS SURELY AS HIS FOE'S4 ,A PALACE CONSPIRACY ALMO/ DID ! ,PH>AOH 94 ,ZEKS 9 LABOR GANGS REFUS$1 SIMPLY REFUS$ TO P]=M !IR ASSIGN$ TASKS4 ,?IS WAS AN E>LY RECORD$ 9/ANCE ( A /RIKE4 ,! CONC]N EXPRESS$ BY ! SCRIBES SUGGE/ IT MI<T EV5 HAVE BE5 A G5]AL /RIKE4 ,& !N NEWS CAME ?AT SEABORNE ,LIBYAN & O!R MY/]I\S =EIGN]S W]E RAID+ ! ,NILE'S DELTA4 

,IF ! ,ISRAELITES W]E EV] GO+ TO )DRAW FROM !IR ,EGYPTIAN CAPTIVITY1 ?IS WAS SURELY ! TIME4  
  

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,! )DRAW+ CAPTIVES PLACE !MSELVES 9 ! *>GE ( A ,MOSES1 AN ,EGYPTIAN AT LEA/ ON HIS MO!R'S SIDE4 7,9 ,EGYPT NAMES & WEAL? >E /ILL PASS$ ?R\< ! FEMALE L9E1 AN ANCI5T CU/OM ! SCRIBES & ,PH>AOHS C\LD ABOLI% ) NO BETT] SUCCESS ?AN ! ,ANATOLIAN ,HITTITES47 

,MOSES MAY BE A M9OR PALACE (FICIAL :O FAILS TO RISE BECAUSE ( HIS FAMILY CONNECTIONS AMONG ! =EIGN]S4 ,! MAN'S LAT] UTT]ANCES >E FANATICALLY PATRI>*AL1 & ?IS FANATICISM CANNOT BE EXPLA9$ BY PO9T+ TO ! PATRI>*AL T5D5CIES ( PA/ORAL NOMADS2 MAT]IALS WILL BE F\ND :I* %[ ,ISRAELITE PA/ORAL NOMADS WOR%IP+ FEMALE AS WELL AS MALE DEITIES 9 ,EGYPT4 ,HIS FA!R WAS PROBABLY AN (FICIAL DUR+ ,AKH5AT5'S REIGN1 LO/ HIS (FICE :5 ! MONO!I/IC ,PH>AOH FELL1 & HAS S9CE BE5 GRUMBL+ & AIR+ HIS MOD]NI/ VIEWS TO HIS COMPATRIOTS4 ,! SON1 ,MOSES1 OBVI\SLY REJECTS HIS MO!R AS WELL AS H] PEOPLE & *OOSES TO BECOME A *AMPION1 A DELIV]]1 ( HIS FA!R'S & HALF-BRO!R'S PEOPLE4 

,WE WILL HAVE NO GOOD REASON TO UND]M9E ,MOSES' MOTIVES1 TO ATTRIBUTE HIS *OICE TO RES5TM5T4 ,! ,BOOK PORTRAYS HIM AS A PR9CIPL$ MEMB] ( ! RUL+ CLASS :O CA/S HIS LOT ) ! OPPRESS$1 & WE CAN ACCEPT ?AT & />T ) IT4 ,HE'S AS IDEALLY SUIT$ = ! TASK ( LEAD+ ! CAPTIVES \T ( ,LEVIA?AN AS ANY ,5SI'S C\S94 ,HE HAS M]ELY TO SAY1 0,LET MY PEOPLE GO10 & HIS =M] FELL[-(FICIALS & EV5 RELATIVES WILL ISSUE ! NECESS>Y ORD]S & PASSPORTS4 

,! DE/9ATION IS CLE>4 ,MOSES WILL LEAD ! CAPTIVES TO ,CANAAN1 :I* HAS REC5TLY BE5 VACAT$ BY ALL ! L>GE >MIES1 & AT LEA/ TWO ( ! OCCUPI]S >E NOT LIKELY TO RETURN SOON3 ! ,EGYPTIAN IS TI$ UP BY /RIK]S1 CONSPIRATORS & RAID]S1 & ! ,HITTITE SEEMS1 FROM ALL REPORTS ,MOSES MU/ HAVE HE>D1 TO BE DECOMPOS+ ALTOGE!R1 BESET BY CONT9UAL FAM9ES & HO/ILE RAID]S4 ,! ?IRD L>GE >MY1 ! ,ASSYRIAN1 IS BUSY ELSE:]E2 ITS TYRANT ,TUKULTI ,N9URTA IS ON ! ,TIGRIS SUBDU+ ,BABYLONIANS & ,ELAMITES & PROCLAIM+ HIMSELF ,K+ ( ,K+S1 ,LORD ( ,LORDS1 ,SUN ( ALL ! PEOPLES4 ,SO ,CANAAN SEEMS LIKE A SAFE PLACE ( REFUGE1 AT LEA/ = ! TIME BE+4 

,BUT TO ,MOSES' FOLL[]S1 AT LEA/ TO ! 0PRIMITIVI/S0 AMONG !M1 ,CANAAN MEANS SOME?+ ELSE2 IT MEANS A COMMON LANGUAGE1 AN ORIG9AL COMMON HOME2 IT PROBABLY MEANS SOME?+ LIKE ! ,$5 !Y'VE WANT$ TO RETURN TO4 ,:Y ELSE W\LD !Y CALL A W>-TORN ,LEVANT9E PROV9CE 0! PROMIS$ L&08 

,!RE IS NO REASON TO ASSUME ,MOSES IS A MOD]NIZ] LIKE HIS FA!R1 ESPECIALLY 9 VIEW ( ! FACT ?AT HE DOES LEAVE ,EGYPT ) ! ZEKS4 ,! ,BOOK MAKES IT CLE> ?AT !RE >E NO MOD]NIZ]S 9 ! 5TIRE B& ( W&]]S4 ,9 FACT1 !SE PEOPLE'S DISGU/ ) ! AM5ITIES ( ,CIVILIZATION IS SO PR(\ND ?AT IT WILL BE FELT BY ! ,CIVILIZ$ URBAN SCRIBES :O =TY G5]ATIONS LAT] WILL /ILL WRITE ) REVULSION ( ! 0FLE%POTS0 ( ,EGYPT & ! 0H>LOT0 ,BABYLON4 

,MOSES WAS CLE>LY NO MOD]NIZ] 9 ,EGYPT4 ,BUT ONCE HE'S \T ON ! DES]T S&S1 & SOME ( ! PEOPLE PULL T[>D ,YEM51 O!RS T[>D ! ,R$ ,SEA & ,E?IOPIA1 ,MOSES HAS TO DECIDE JU/ EXACTLY :O & :AT HE IS4 

,! ,MOSES ( ! ,BOOK IS NOT A MOD]NIZ]4 ,HE DOES NOT ?9K ?AT ! LUBRICATION & /REAML9+ ( A ,LEVIA?AN CAN HAVE ANY HUMAN MEAN+4 ,HE'S AS REPELL$ BY ,A%UR1 ,KHATTI & ,UR AS ANY ( HIS FOLL[]S4 

,BUT :]E IS ! PROMIS$ L&8 ,MO/ ( HIS FOLL[]S >E APP>5TLY PRIMITIVI/S4 ,& APP>5TLY !Y >E EI!R WEAK OR BL9D1 S9CE IT %\LD BE CLE> TO !M ?AT ONCE !Y SAFELY REA* ! DES]T1 ,MOSES CAN DO NO?+ MORE = !M4 ,!Y CL+ TO HIM1 EI!R BECAUSE ( LOYALTY OR BECAUSE !Y >E /ILL 9TIMIDAT$ BY ! =M] MEMB] ( ! ,EGYPTIAN PALACE /AFF4 

,MOSES IS NEI!R A MOD]NIZ] NOR A PRIMITIVI/4 ,IT IS CLE> ?AT HE IS AN >MOR$ MAN :O IS UNABLE TO REMOVE HIS >MOR4 ,HE IS LIKE ,L594 ,HE SEEKS )91 BUT F9DS NO DE/9ATION !RE2 ALL HE F9DS 9 HIMSELF IS BITS ( ,LEVIA?ANIC >MOR4 ,HE HATES ,UR & ,A%UR1 & HIS CONTEMPOR>Y ,TUKULTI ,N9URTA MAKES HIM %AKE ) RAGE4 ,BUT ! ONLY VOICE 9SIDE HIM IS ! VOICE ( ,LUGALZAGGIZI1 ! VOICE ( ! ,ALMI<TY1 ! ,K+ ( ,K+S & ,LORD ( ,LORDS1 ! ,MALE ( ,MALES4 ,L59 WILL HE> ! VOICE ( ,ELECTRIFICATION4 ,YET ,MOSES HATES EV]Y SPECIFIC ,K+ ( ,K+S1 JU/ AS ,L59 WILL HATE CAPITALI/S4 ,MOSES AB/RACTS ! ,K+1 MAKES HIM A GOD1 JU/ AS ,L59 WILL AB/RACT ,ELECTRIFICATION & MAKE IT ,COMMUNISM4 

,BY ?IS ACT ,MOSES PROJECTS HIS 9N] EMPT9ESS1 HIS >MOR1 HIS [N DEAD SPIRIT1 9TO ! V]Y ,COSMOS4 

,IF ANY 9 ?AT GR\P ?9K ( ,$5 AS A ,LUGAL'S G>D51 IT IS ,MOSES4 ,! GODS >E ALL DEAD = ?IS UPP] CLASS ,EGYPTIAN4 ,= HIM !RE IS NO ,$51 !RE IS ONLY ,LEVIA?AN4 

,IT IS IRONIC ?AT ?IS MAN = :OM !RE IS NO \TSIDE %\LD HAVE BE5 ! ONE TO LEAD ! O!RS \T4 

,( C\RSE HE HADN'T ?\<T ALL ?IS \T BE=E HE LEFT ,EGYPT1 & P]HAPS HE EXPECT$ ! >MOR TO COME (F1 P]HAPS HE HOP$ SOME GLIMM] 9 HIM W\LD COME ALIVE4 ,BUT NO?+ DOES4 ,ONLY AN AB/RACTION /IRS 9SIDE HIM1 BODILESS1 SEXLESS1 NEUT] & IMMORTAL4 ,! AB/RACTION IS ,LEVIA?AN ITSELF1 AS CONCEPT4 

,WE WILL ALL KN[ ?AT HIS FOLL[]S DO NOT LIKE :AT !Y HE>4 ,AS SOON AS HE TURNS HIS BACK !Y =M ! ANCI5T1 SACR$ CIRCLE ( ! OLD COMMUNITY4 ,!Y AB&ON !MSELVES4 ,!Y DREAM4 ,!Y >E POSSESS$4 ,!Y HONOR A GOLD5 CALF1 NOT BECAUSE %E'S GOLD5 BUT BECAUSE %E'S FEM99E1 BECAUSE %E GIVES BIR? TO LIFE1 BECAUSE %E'S ,E>?'S & BECAUSE %E IS ,E>?4 

,! PEOPLE KN[ ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! DEAD IDOLS ( ! ,EGYPTIANS & ! LIV+ SYMBOLS ( !IR [N ANCE/ORS4 ,! REMEMB]4 ,!IR 9SIDES HAV5'T GONE DEAD4 ,!Y >E ZEKS & *ILDR5 ( ZEKS4 ,!Y ALWAYS KNEW ! >MOR WAS A BURD5 !Y W\LD %$ ONE DAY1 & :5 ! DAY COMES1 !Y >E ABLE TO %$ IT4 

,MOSES IS *ALL5G$4 ,HE CAN RESPOND BY GO+ TO !M1 BY LI/5+ TO !IR VOICES4 ,HE'S /ILL ,MOSES ! MAN1 ! POT5TIAL HUMAN BE+4 ,HE'S FREE4 ,HE CAN LET ! LIV+ GLIMM] 9SIDE HIM OP5 UP1 LIKE AN EGG2 HE CAN *OOSE TO COME ALIVE4 

,BUT ,MOSES RESPONDS BY TURN+ HIS BACK TO !M4 ,HE LETS ! >MOR TAKE OV]4 ,HE /IFF5S4 ,W4 ,REI* WILL SAY HE BECOMES RIGID4 ,HE *OOSES TO LET ! POT5TIAL REMA9 ,NO?+1 TO LET ! >MOR EXT+UI% ! LITTLE GLIMM] ( ,LIFE !RE WAS4 ,HE LETS ,LEVIA?AN SPEAK ?R\< HIM4 ,& ! VOICE ?AT SPEAKS IS NOT ?AT ( ,AKH5AT51 ! ,SUN1 BUT ?AT ( ,LUGALZAGGIZI1 ! ,LORD ( ,LORDS4 

,! >MOR SPEAKS ( NO G>D54 ,IT EXPRESSES 0A VISION ( LIFE ?AT IS SPIRITUALLY LI<T YE>S REMOV$ FROM ! MY?IC COMMUNITY10 AS ,TURN] WILL PUT IT4 ,! VOICE ( ,LEVIA?AN SPEAKS ( ,COMM&M5TS & ,PUNI%M5TS4 ,IT DOES NOT SPEAK ( WAYS1 ( PA?S TO ,BE+1 BUT ( LAWS1 ( CLOS$ GATES4 ,IT DOES NOT SAY3 ,?\ CAN/ & ,?\ %ALT ,BE4 ,IT SAYS3 ,?\ %ALT NOT4 

,& WOE TO ?OSE :O DISOBEY4 ,JU/ AS ! ?+1 ,LEVIA?AN1 HAS ITS POLICE TO P]SECUTE1 TORTURE & EXECUTE ?OSE :O /RAY FROM ITS JU/ICE1 SO ! CONCEPT ( ,LEVIA?AN1 ,YAHWEH1 HAS ITS POLICE4 

,BUT ! CONCEPT'S POLICE IS NOT ITSELF A CONCEPT4 ,MOSES GIVES ?IS TASK TO ! LIFE-GIV] H]SELF1 TO ,NATURE--NOT ALL ( ,NATURE1 BUT ONLY H] IRRUPTIONS1 ONLY H] VIOL5CE1 ALL COND5S$ & CONC5TRAT$ AS 9 ,LUGALZAGGIZI'S [N GOD 9 ! ,ZIGGURAT4 ,E>?QUAKES1 /ORMS1 FLOODS & PLAGUES >E ,YAHWEHS'S 9/RUM5TS ( P]SECUTION1 TORTURE & EXECUTION4 ,! GODDESS WOR%IP$ 9 ! CALF IS TURN$ AGA9/ H] WOR%IP]S4 

,& N[ COMES ! CR[N+ T\*4 ,N[ ,MOSES BECOMES AN ACTUAL =]UNN] ( ,L594 0,?\ %ALT HAVE NO O!R GODS BE=E ME40 ,?IS IS SOME?+ ,MOSES MAY WELL HAVE LE>N$ FROM ,AKH5AT54 ,?IS IS MOD]N4 ,NO ,SUM]O-,AKKADIANS HAVE YET BE5 ABLE TO IMPOSE ! 0NO O!R40 ,MOSES DOES NOT PUT ON M]E BITS ( >MOR2 HE WE>S ! :OLE ?+4 

,! ,COMM&M5T /ILL HAS A ,SUM]IAN =M1 BUT ITS MOD]N MEAN+ IS SPELL$ \T3  
  

,& HE TOOK ! CALF :I* !Y HAD MADE1 & BURNT IT ) FIRE1 & GR\ND IT TO P[D]1 & /REW$ IT UPON ! WAT]1 & MADE ! *ILDR5 ( ,ISRAEL DR9K ( IT4  
  

,! ,PH>AOH'S =M] (FICIAL KN[S ?AT CAPTIVES FROM FREE COMMUNITIES HAVE TO BE MADE OV] 9TO ZEKS2 !Y HAVE TO BE DOME/ICAT$1 !Y HAVE TO BE =C$ TO EAT !IR FRE$OM4 

,BUT ! CALF-WOR%IP]S /ILL RESI/4 ,!Y REBEL4 ,!Y >E READY TO )DRAW AGA91 ?IS TIME FROM !IR [N ,LEAD]'S ,LEVIA?AN4 

,SO ! >MOR$ MAN DROPS ! VEIL & MAKES ! >MOR VISIBLE TO ALL4 ,HE /OPS BE+ A M$IUM ?\< :OM ,LUGALZAGGIZI SPEAKS4 ,HE BECOMES ,LUGALZAGGIZI4 ,HE SETS 9 MOTION A G5]AL PURGE ) A POLICE :I* IS NEI!R A CONCEPT NOR ,E>?'S CONC5TRAT$ WRA?3  
  

0,PUT YE EV]Y MAN HIS SWORD UPON HIS ?I<1 & GO TO & FRO FROM GATE TO GATE ?R\<\T ! CAMP1 & SLAY EV]Y MAN HIS BRO!R1 & EV]Y MAN HIS COMPANION1 & EV]Y MAN HIS NEI<BOR40 ,& ! SONS ( ,LEVI .<!Y WILL LAT] =M A ,DEF5SE ,LEAGUE.> DID ACCORD+ TO ! WORD ( ,MOSES2 & !RE FELL ( ! PEOPLE ?AT DAY AB\T ?REE ?\S& M54  
  

,?IS MASSACRE IS ! FIR/ ,HOLOCAU/ P]PETRAT$ 9 ! NAME ( ,YAHWEH4 ,& !RE IS NEI!R HUMAN REC\RSE NOR HUMAN JU/IFICATION4 0,I AM ?AT ,I AM40 ,?IS IS ,DOGMA4 

,! ANTI-HUMAN1 ANTI-NATURAL FACE ( :AT WILL LAT] BE CALL$ ,TOTALIT>IANISM1 HAS TO BE WORN TOGE!R ) ! RE/ ( ! >MOR4 ,EV]Y LA/ SPECK ( HUMAN SK9 HAS TO BE CONCEAL$4 ,LEVIA?AN HAS NEI!R LIFE NOR S\L4 ,IT IS ?AT IT IS4 ,IT IS ITS [N SOLE GOAL4 ,IT IS ,DEA?1 UNMITIGAT$1 UNJU/IFI$1 UNEXPLA9$4 

,WE WILL GET US$ TO ,SCI5CE1 ,TE*NOLOGY & ! ,SECUL> ,/ATE2 WE WILL NOT BE HORRIFI$ BY ! 9HUMANITY ( ?IS MAN'S VISION2 SOME ( US WILL EV5 BE IMPRESS$ BY ! PROGRESSIVE1 NAY PROPHETIC1 *>ACT] ( IT4 

,BUT ?OSE :O LEFT ,EGYPT1 ?OSE ( !M :O >E /ILL ALIVE1 CANNOT /OMA* ! MON/R\S REGRESSION1 & ,MOSES KN[S IT4 ,IF HE DOESN'T ACT QUICKLY1 ! MASS MURD] WILL BE FOLL[$ BY MASS SUICIDE OR BY AN ,EXODUS ( ?OSE :O >E LEFT4 0,I AM ?AT ,I AM0 IS NOT 5\< = PEOPLE :O /ILL REMEMB]4 

,SO HE BR+S \T ! FAM\S ,COV5ANT4 ,HE HAS ALREADY TOLD !M1 0IF YE WILL HE>K5 UNTO ,MY VOICE444 !N YE %ALL BE ,M9E [N TREASURE4440 ,N[1 LIKE A HORSE TRA9]1 HE TELLS !M H[ !Y WILL BE TREASUR$1 :AT REW>D !IR OB$I5CE WILL YIELD !M4 ,!Y WILL REA* ! ,PROMIS$ ,L&4 ,BUT 9 ?IS L& !Y WILL REMA9 ZEKS4 ,! CURSE ( TOILSOME LABOR WILL NOT BE LIFT$ FROM !M4 ,! L& WILL NOT BE ,$51 A PLACE :I* NO LONG] EXI/S = ?IS >MOR$ MAN 7JU/ AS WOM5 DON'T EXI/ = HIM2 ONLY ! SONS EXI/2 WOM5 >E NO?+ BUT *ILDBE>+ MA*9ES1 VESSELS :I* MI<T AS WELL BE MADE ( CLAY1 ! /UFF TO :I* ,E>? H]SELF HAS BE5 R$UC$1 /UFF :I* IS TO BE MANIPULAT$ & MUTILAT$74 

,! ,PROMIS$ ,L& IS A NEW ,LEVIA?AN1 & ! TREASUR$ WILL BE REW>D$ AS ,LUGALZAGGIZI'S ,5SIS >E REW>D$4 ,?\ %ALT EXPROPRIATE ! O!RS4 ,?\ %ALT 9H]IT GREAT & GOODLY CITIES :I* ?\< BUILDE/ NOT1 & H\SES FULL ( GOOD ?+S :I* ?\ FILL$/ NOT1 & V9EY>DS & OLIVE TREES :I* ?\ PLANT$/ NOT4 

,?IS IS ! L& ( MILK & HONEY1 & ,MOSES' TROOPS >E TO /ORM IT LIKE ,PIONE]S3  
  

,& ,I WILL DRIVE \T ! ,CANAANITE1 ! ,AMORITE & ! ,HITTITE1 & ! ,P]IZZITE1 ,! ,HIVITE & ! ,JEBUSITE444  
  

,IT IS SIGNIFICANT ?AT ! ,CANAANITE1 ! C\S91 IS TO BE ! FIR/ VICTIM4 ,LEVIA?AN HAS NO K94 ,:OEV] /&S 9 ! WAY1 :ATEV] LIVES \TSIDE IT1 IS ITS 5EMY4 ,ALL BE+S NOT 5CAS$ 9 ITS 5TRAILS1 :E!R PEOPLE OR ANIMALS OR TREES1 >E ITS 5EMY4  
  

444,REPL5I% ! E>? & SUBDUE IT1 & HAVE DOM9ION OV] ! FI% ( ! SEA1 & OV] ! F[L ( ! AIR1 & OV] EV]Y LIV+ ?+ ?AT MOVE? UPON ! E>?4  
  

,?IS1 AS ,TURN] PO9TS \T1 IS A DECL>ATION ( W> AGA9/ ! ,WILD]NESS1 & ?IS WORD HAS N[ TAK5 ON AN AWESOME MEAN+3 IT REF]S TO 0EV]Y LIV+ ?+ ?AT MOVE? UPON ! E>?40 ,?IS IS ,LEVIA?AN'S DECL>ATION ( W> AGA9/ ALL ,LIFE4 

,MOSES DIES1 BUT ! 0SONS ( ,LEVI0 ACTUALLY REA* ! ,PROMIS$ ,L&1 ! L& ( !IR ONE-TIME K94 ,& !Y DO NOT >RIVE AS K92 !Y DO NOT =M ! ANCI5T CIRCLE OR REVIVE ! LO/ COMMUNITY4 ,!Y >RIVE LIKE ,TUKULTI ,N9URTA'S >M$ ,ASSYRIANS1 AS ! ,NEMESIS ( !IR =M] K94 ,ONE ( ! SONS ( ,LEVI1 A MAN CALL$ ,DEBORAH1 A =]UNN] ( ! >MOR$ ,JOAN ( ,>C1 FILLS ! ,PIONE]S ) G5OCIDAL HATR$4 ,%E1 OR RA!R HE1 EXHORTS1 RAVES & GE/ICULATE TO 5RAGE ! SONS AGA9/ EV]Y LA/ ,MOABITE1 ,HAZORITE & ,CANAANITE 9 ! ,PROMIS$ ,L&4 

,MOSES DIES1 BUT ! ,LEVIA?AN HE SETS 9 MOTION IS IMMORTAL1 & IF 9 TIME IT1 TOO1 WILL BE SWALL[$1 ITS ,CONCEPT WILL ONE DAY LI<T ! WAY ( MON/ROSITIES UNDREAM$ BY ,LUGALZAGGIZI OR ,MOSES4  
  

,& ?\ %ALT CONSUME ALL ! PEOPLES ?AT ! ,LORD ?Y ,GOD %ALL DELIV] UNTO !E2 ?9E EYE %ALL NOT PITY !M444  
  

,AS ,TURN] WILL OBS]VE1 ?IS IS A DESCRIPTION ( ?+S TO COME2 ?IS ALREADY =ESEES ! 0D>K CL\DS OV] ,AFRICA1 ! ,AM]ICAS1 ! ,F> ,EA/1 UNTIL F9ALLY EV5 ! REMOTE/ ISL&S & JUNGLE 5CLAVES >E /RUCK BY FIRE & SWORD & BY ! SUBTL] WEAPON ( CONV]SION BY RIDICULE40 ,?IS IS ALREADY ! DISCOV]Y ( ! ,NEW ,WORLD4  
  

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