t of that land into a good land and a
large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. I will send
thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people, the
children of Israel, out of Egypt."

Then Moses said unto the Lord:

"Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall
say unto them, the God of your fathers hath sent me unto you,
and they shall say unto me: What is his name? What shall I say
unto them?"

Then God said unto Moses:

"I AM THAT I AM."[48:5] "Thus shalt thou say unto the children
of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you."[48:6]

And God said, moreover, unto Moses:

"Go and gather the Elders of Israel together, and say unto
them: the Lord God of your fathers . . . appeared unto me,
saying: 'I have surely visited you, and seen that which is
done to you in Egypt. And I have said, I will bring you up out
of the affliction of Egypt . . . unto a land flowing with milk
and honey.' And they shall hearken to thy voice, and thou
shall come, thou and the Elders of Israel, unto the king of
Egypt, and ye shall say unto him: 'the Lord God of the Hebrews
hath met with us, and now let us go, we beseech thee, _three
days journey in the wilderness_, that we may sacrifice to the
Lord our God.'[49:1]

"_I am sure_ that the king of Egypt will _not_ let you go, no,
not by a mighty hand. And I will stretch out my hand, and
smite Egypt with all my wonders, which I will do in the midst
thereof: _and after that he will let you go_. And I will give
this people (the Hebrews) favor in the sight of the Egyptians,
and it shall come to pass, that when ye go, _ye shall not go
empty_. But every woman shall _borrow_ of her neighbor, and of
her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver and jewels
of gold, and raiment. And ye shall put them upon your sons and
upon your daughters, _and ye shall spoil the
Egyptians_."[49:2]

The Lord again appeared unto Moses, in Midian, and said:

"Go, return into Egypt, for all the men are dead which sought
thy life. And Moses took his wife, and his son, and set them
upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses
took the _rod of God_ (which the Lord had given him) in his
hand."[49:3]

Upon arriving in Egypt, Moses tells his brother Aaron, "all the words of
the Lord," and Aaron tells