. The training of the Chosen people. gious aspects of thegreat event, and that, onthe one hand, it was thebirth of a nation, and, onthe other, a revelation ofsurpassing moment of thecharacter of Jehovah and ofHis relation to His the light of this fact wedo well to consider justwhat this great deliverancecame to signify in the spiritual consciousness of one thing it meant a vast enlargement of theirconception of God. During their life in Egypt theymay not have realized that the God they worshiped—the God of their fathers—was more than a tribalgod, but after the exodus they
. The training of the Chosen people. gious aspects of thegreat event, and that, onthe one hand, it was thebirth of a nation, and, onthe other, a revelation ofsurpassing moment of thecharacter of Jehovah and ofHis relation to His the light of this fact wedo well to consider justwhat this great deliverancecame to signify in the spiritual consciousness of one thing it meant a vast enlargement of theirconception of God. During their life in Egypt theymay not have realized that the God they worshiped—the God of their fathers—was more than a tribalgod, but after the exodus they could not ignore thefact that the policy of the strong, resolute, and ableking of Egypt had absolutely broken down in his de-fiance of the command of Jehovah; and they couldnot fail to see that the very things which were sup-posed to be under the protection of the gods of Egypthad been used to plague the Egyptians. The evidencewas incontrovertible that neither the great kins: ofEgypt, nor the gods of Egypt, could withstand Jeho-. Portrait Statue of Pharaoh of the exodus. Chapter 9. The Mighty Deliverance 29 vah (Ex. 12:12; 15:11; 18:11). The time mightbe far distant before any except the noblest souls inIsrael could say: All the gods of the peoples are idols :But Jehovah made the heavens. Ps. 96 : 5. But Israel took a long step toward that supremerecognition when the significance of the deliverancefrom Egypt sank into her heart. And beyond this, the exodus, accomplished by suchmarvelous displays of divine power, aroused a newconfidence in Jehovah. While Israels thought ofGod was enlarged, her appreciation of the care ofGod for her was deepened. Of course, one mightpoint to the murmurings soon after the Red Sea hadbeen passed, repeated often in the wanderings, toshow that the great event did not awaken any abid-ing gratitude: Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt;They remembered not the multitude of thy lovingkindnesses,But were rebellious at the sea,
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