in order to have a better testimony to the world. The Israelites did not maintain a strong stand in the faith in Egypt. Some, of course, stood true, such as the parents of Moses. But a great portion of Israel was polluted spiritually and morally. We learn of this pollution of the Israelites in Egypt by looking at several passages of Scripture outside of Exodus, specifically Joshua 24:14 and Ezekiel 20:6–8. In the Joshua text, Joshua told the Israelites after they had arrived
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