"And the patriarchs, being jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; and God was with him,

And a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no provisions..

And the second [visit] Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.

So Jacob went down to Egypt; and he died, he and our fathers.

And the Lord said to Samuel, Hear the voice of the people, in whatever they shall say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from reigning over them.

According to all their doings which they have done to Me, from the day that I brought them out of Egypt until this day, even as they have deserted Me, and served other gods, so they also do to you.

But evil men said, Who [is] this man [that] shall save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts.

But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We will not have this man to reign over us.'

Then they all cried out again, saying, "Not this [Man], but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a bandit.

But they cried out, "Away [with Him], away [with Him]! Crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar!"

For God is the judge; He puts one down, and raises up another.

who lifts up the poor from the earth, and raises up the needy from the dunghill;

to set him with princes, [even] with the princes of His people;

The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.

This was the Lord's doing; and it is marvelous in our eyes.

"Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."

For Moses said to the fathers, 'The LORD our God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brothers. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you.

Him God has exalted to His right hand as Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

When Jacob and his sons went into Egypt, and Egypt humbled them, then our fathers cried to the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron. And they brought our fathers out of Egypt, and He made them to dwell in this place.

And You showed signs and wonders in Egypt, on Pharaoh and all his servants, and on all the people of his land; for You knew that they behaved insolently against them; and You made Yourself a name, as it is this day.

And You guided them by day by a pillar of cloud, and by night by a pillar of fire, to enlighten for them the way in which they should walk.

And You made known to them Your holy Sabbath; You enjoined upon them commandments, and ordinances, and a law, by the hand of Your servant Moses.

You guided Your people like sheep by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Then he remembered the days of old, [saying], Where is He that brought up from the sea the shepherd of the sheep? Where is He that put His Holy Spirit in them?

Who led Moses with His right hand, the arm of His glory? He forced the water [to separate] from before him, to make Himself an everlasting name.

And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Righteous and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!

And forty years having been fulfilled, an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai.

And the Angel of God that went before the camp of the children of Israel removed and went behind [them], and the pillar of the cloud also removed from before them and stood behind them.

And it came to pass in the morning watch that the Lord looked forth on the camp of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and troubled the camp of the Egyptians,

And behold, I send My angel before your face, that He may keep you in the way, that He may bring you into the land which I have prepared for you.

If you will indeed hear My voice, and if you will do all the things I shall charge you with, and keep My covenant, you shall be to Me a peculiar people above all nations. For the whole earth is Mine, and you shall be to Me a royal priesthood, and a holy nation. These words shall you speak to the children of Israel: If you shall indeed hear My voice, and do all the things I shall tell you, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and an adversary to your adversaries.

And now go, descend [from here], and lead this people into the place of which I spoke to you: behold, My angel shall go before your face; and in the day when I shall visit I will bring upon them their sin.

And I will send at the same time My angel before your face, and he shall cast out the Amorite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Girgashite and the Hivite and the Jebusite and the Canaanite.

And Moses said to the Lord, See, You say to me, Lead on this people; but You have not shown me whom You will send with me, but You have said to me, I know you above all, and you have favor with Me.

And He said, I Myself will go before you, and give you rest.

And we cried to the Lord, and the Lord heard our voice, and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt; and now we are in the city of Kadesh, at the extremity of your coasts.

out of all their affliction; not an ambassador, nor a messenger, but [He H]imself saved them, because He loved them and spared them; He Himself redeemed them, and took them up, and lifted them up all the days of old.

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,

For if the word which was spoken through angels was confirmed, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward,