THE MIRACLES OF MOSES, Chapter 8 of Kingdom of God volume 2

  THE MIRACLES OF MOSES, Chapter 8 of Kingdom of God volume 2 pages 57-65   And if there were miracles wrought then, why has God ceased to be a God of miracles and yet be an unchangeable Being? And behold, I say unto you he changeth not; if so he would cease to be God; and he ceaseth not to be God, and is a God of miracles. (Mormon 9:19)   The life of Moses is divided into three 40-year periods: the first was as a prince in Egypt and the second as a peasant—semi-retired, raising sheep and tending chickens and kids. The first two chapters of Exodus briefly describe these first two periods. During the third era, things took a dramatic change.   While tending his sheep at the base of the mountain, he saw a bush burning but not being consumed. As he approached, he saw an angel and then heard the voice of God telling him to go back to Egypt and tell the Pharaoh to let the children of Israel go free. He was to tell him that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob had sent him.   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. (Ex. 3:20)   When the children of Israel first came to Egypt, they were about 40 in number, but at the birth of Moses, they were nearly three million. Since these Israelite slaves were very valuable to the king of Egypt, it would be difficult to persuade [58] him to let them go. It would take a miracle—in fact, several miracles! http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=139