"Jacob's sons became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

Then there was a famine all over Egypt and Canaan, which caused much suffering. Our ancestors could not find any food,

On the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and the king of Egypt came to know about Joseph's family.

Then Jacob went to Egypt, where he and his sons died.

and the LORD said, "Listen to everything the people say to you. You are not the one they have rejected; I am the one they have rejected as their king.

Ever since I brought them out of Egypt, they have turned away from me and worshiped other gods; and now they are doing to you what they have always done to me.

But some worthless people said, "How can this fellow do us any good?" They despised Saul and did not bring him any gifts.

Now, his own people hated him, and so they sent messengers after him to say, 'We don't want this man to be our king.'

They answered him with a shout, "No, not him! We want Barabbas!" (Barabbas was a bandit.)

They shouted back, "Kill him! Kill him! Crucify him!" Pilate asked them, "Do you want me to crucify your king?" The chief priests answered, "The only king we have is the Emperor!"

it is God who is the judge, condemning some and acquitting others.

He raises the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from their misery

and makes them companions of princes, the princes of his people.

The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all.

This was done by the LORD; what a wonderful sight it is!

"All the people of Israel, then, are to know for sure that this Jesus, whom you crucified, is the one that God has made Lord and Messiah!"

For Moses said, 'The Lord your God will send you a prophet, just as he sent me, and he will be one of your own people. You are to obey everything that he tells you to do.

God raised him to his right side as Leader and Savior, to give the people of Israel the opportunity to repent and have their sins forgiven.

When Jacob and his family went to Egypt and the Egyptians oppressed them, your ancestors cried to the LORD for help, and he sent Moses and Aaron, who brought them out of Egypt and settled them in this land.

You worked amazing miracles against the king, against his officials and the people of his land, because you knew how they oppressed your people. You won then the fame you still have today.

With a cloud you led them in daytime, and at night you lighted their way with fire.

You taught them to keep your Sabbaths holy, and through your servant Moses you gave them your laws.

You led your people like a shepherd, with Moses and Aaron in charge.

But then they remembered the past, the days of Moses, the servant of the LORD, and they asked, "Where now is the LORD, who saved the leaders of his people from the sea? Where is the LORD, who gave his spirit to Moses?

Where is the LORD, who by his power did great things through Moses, dividing the waters of the sea and leading his people through the deep water, to win everlasting fame for himself ?" Led by the LORD, they were as sure-footed as wild horses, and never stumbled.

and singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Lord God Almighty, how great and wonderful are your deeds! King of the nations, how right and true are your ways!

"After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.

The angel of God, who had been in front of the army of Israel, moved and went to the rear. The pillar of cloud also moved until it was

Just before dawn the LORD looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw them into a panic.

"I will send an angel ahead of you to protect you as you travel and to bring you to the place which I have prepared.

But if you obey him and do everything I command, I will fight against all your enemies.

Now go, lead the people to the place I told you about. Remember that my angel will guide you, but the time is coming when I will punish these people for their sin."

I will send an angel to guide you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Moses said to the LORD, "It is true that you have told me to lead these people to that land, but you did not tell me whom you would send with me. You have said that you know me well and are pleased with me.

The LORD said, "I will go with you, and I will give you victory."

and we cried to the LORD for help. He heard our cry and sent an angel, who led us out of Egypt. Now we are at Kadesh, a town at the border of your territory.

from all their suffering. It was not an angel, but the LORD himself who saved them. In his love and compassion he rescued them. He had always taken care of them in the past,

Christ is the visible likeness of the invisible God. He is the first-born Son, superior to all created things.

The message given to our ancestors by the angels was shown to be true, and those who did not follow it or obey it received the punishment they deserved.