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Jebusites, and Girgashites. And you have done what you promised, for
you are always true to your word.
“You saw the misery of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their
cries from beside the Red Sea. You displayed miraculous signs and
wonders against Pharaoh, his officials, and all his people, for you
knew how arrogantly they were treating our ancestors. You have a
glorious reputation that has never been forgotten. You divided the sea
for your people so they could walk through on dry land! And then
you hurled their enemies into the depths of the sea. They sank like
stones beneath the mighty waters. You led our ancestors by a pillar
of cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night so that they could
find their way.
“You came down at Mount Sinai and spoke to them from heaven.
You gave them regulations and instructions that were just, and decrees
and commands that were good. You instructed them concerning
your holy Sabbath. And you commanded them, through Moses your
servant, to obey all your commands, decrees, and instructions.
“You gave them bread from heaven when they were hungry and
water from the rock when they were thirsty. You commanded them to
go and take possession of the land you had sworn to give them.
“But our ancestors were proud and stubborn, and they paid no
attention to your commands. They refused to obey and did not
remember the miracles you had done for them. Instead, they became
stubborn and appointed a leader to take them back to their slavery in
Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow
to become angry, and rich in unfailing love. You did not abandon
them, even when they made an idol shaped like a calf and said, ‘This
is your god who brought you out of Egypt!’ They committed terrible
blasphemies.
“But in your great mercy you did not abandon them to die in the
wilderness. The pillar of cloud still led them forward by day, and the
pillar of fire showed them the way through the night. You sent your
good Spirit to instruct them, and you did not stop giving them manna
from heaven or water for their thirst. For forty years you sustained
them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not
wear out, and their feet did not swell!
“Then you helped our ancestors conquer kingdoms and nations,
and you placed your people in every corner of the land. They took
over the land of King Sihon of Heshbon and the land of King Og
of Bashan. You made their descendants as numerous as the stars in
the sky and brought them into the land you had promised to their
ancestors.
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