JETHRO’S VISIT. a)

did this miracle; not Moses, nor
the rod, but God alone, could bring
water out of the rock.

There were some wicked people,

the Israelites power to conquer
their enemies. God heard Moses
pray, and put strength into the sol-
diers’ hands, and gave them power
who lived not far from this wilder- | over their enemies. But Moses was
ness, called Amalekites, and now | tired of holding up his hands; they
they came to fight with Israel, in | Were heavy, and fell down, and
Rephidim. Moses called Joshua | then the Amalekites became strong,
his servant, and said to him, | and the Israelites became weak.
“ Choose men, and go and fight with | But Aaron and Hur took a large
the Amalekites; and I will go up | stone, and put it under Moses, and
to the top of the mountain, with | he sat upon it; and Aaron and Hur
the rod of God in my hand.” So | held up his hands all the day,
Joshua and the soldiers went to | till the sun went down. And
fight; and Moses and Aaron, and | God blessed the Israelitish soldiers ;
Hur went up to the top of the hill. | they conquered their enemies, and
_ What did they do there? Moses | drove all the wicked Amalekites
held up his hand, with the rod of | away.

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pETHRO'S Visit.

yIOME time before Moses | to the Israelites, when He destroyed
k)/ and the Israelites went | the first-born; of the lamb’s blood
out of Egypt, Moses had | sprinkled upon the doors, which
sent home his wife Zip- | saved those who believed. Then
} porah, and his two sons to | Moses told them about the Red Sea,
Jethro, in Midian. They had not | and how the Israelites passed
seen all the wonderful things God | through on dry ground; and about °
had done for His people in Egypt, | the destruction of the Egyptians,
and at the Red Sea, and in the wil- | and the safety of God’s people in
derness. But when Jethro heard | the wilderness. He showed them
of all these wonders, he called Zip- | the pillar which guided, and the
porah and her two sons, and they} manna which fed the Israelites
all went together to meet the Israel- | every day. Jethro was glad to hear
ites in the wilderness. Moses was | all this; and he blessed and praised
glad to see his family again; and | God, who had done these great and
he kissed them, and brought them | wonderful things.
into the tent, and talked with them. In the morning, Jethro went
Moses had much to say; he told | with Moses to the place where he
them of all God had done to the | judged the people. Moses was not
wicked Egyptians; of the ten | idle: he had much todo. All the
plagues He had sent; of His mercy | people came to him, to tell him