"Goand gatherthe eldersof Israeltogether and sayto them, 'The LORD,the Godof your fathers,the Godof Abraham,Isaacand Jacob,has appearedto me, saying,"I amindeedconcernedabout you and what has been doneto you in Egypt.
Godmadethe expanse,and separatedthe waterswhichwere belowthe expansefrom the waterswhichwere abovethe expanse;and it was so.
Then the LORDtooknoteof Sarahas He had said,and the LORDdidfor Sarahas He had promised.
And behold,the LORDstoodaboveit and said,"I am the LORD,the Godof your fatherAbrahamand the Godof Isaac;the landon whichyou lie,I will giveit to you and to your descendants.
He blessedJoseph,and said,"The Godbeforewhommy fathersAbrahamand Isaacwalked,The Godwho has been my shepherdallmy lifeto thisday,
Josephsaidto his brothers,"I am about to die,but Godwill surelytakecareof you and bringyou up from thislandto the landwhichHe promisedon oathto Abraham,to Isaacand to Jacob."
That [men] may tellof the nameof the LORDin ZionAnd His praisein Jerusalem,
Behold,the eyeof the LORDis on those who fearHim, On those who hopefor His lovingkindness,
Whatis manthat You takethoughtof him, And the sonof manthat You carefor him?
Now a newkingaroseoverEgypt,whodid not knowJoseph.
Mosestookthe bonesof Josephwith him, for he had made the sonsof Israelsolemnlyswear,saying,"Godwill surelytakecareof you, and you shall carrymy bonesfrom herewith you."
"The peopleshave heard,they tremble;Anguishhas grippedthe inhabitantsof Philistia.
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Passbeforethe peopleand takewith you someof the eldersof Israel;and takein your handyour staffwith whichyou struckthe Nile,and go.
Then Jethro,Moses'father-in-law,tooka burntofferingand sacrificesfor God,and Aaroncamewith allthe eldersof Israelto eata mealwith Moses'father-in-lawbeforeGod.
Godsawthe sonsof Israel,and Godtooknotice[of them].
Yet He did not stretchout His handagainstthe noblesof the sonsof Israel;and they sawGod,and they ateand drank.
The angelof the LORDappearedto him in a blazingfirefrom the midstof a bush;and he looked,and behold,the bushwas burningwith fire,yet the bushwas not consumed.
He saidalso, "I am the Godof your father,the Godof Abraham,the Godof Isaac,and the Godof Jacob."Then Moseshidhis face,for he was afraidto lookat God.
Then Mosessaid,"What ifthey will not believeme or listento whatI say?For they may say,The LORDhas not appearedto you.'"
Then Mosesand Aaronwentand assembledallthe eldersof the sonsof Israel;
So the peoplebelieved;and when they heardthat the LORDwas concernedabout the sonsof Israeland that He had seentheir affliction,then they bowedlowand worshiped.
"that they may believethat the LORD,the Godof their fathers,the Godof Abraham,the Godof Isaac,and the Godof Jacob,has appearedto you."
Thenthe chiefpriestsand the eldersof the peoplewere gathered togetherin the courtof the high priest,namedCaiaphas;
"Blessed[be] the LordGodof Israel,For He has visitedus and accomplishedredemptionfor His people,
and they will level you to the groundand your childrenwithinyou, and they will not leavein you one stoneupon another,becauseyou did not recognizethe timeof your visitation."
And thisthey did,sendingit in chargeof Barnabasand Saulto the elders.
"Simeonhas relatedhowGodfirstconcerned Himself abouttakingfrom amongthe Gentilesa peoplefor His name.
From Miletushe sentto Ephesusand calledto him the eldersof the church.
Keepyour behaviorexcellentamongthe Gentiles,sothat in the thing in whichthey slanderyou as evildoers,they may becauseof your gooddeeds,as they observe[them], glorifyGodin the dayof visitation.
Therefore,I exhortthe eldersamongyou, as [your] fellow elderand witnessof the sufferingsof Christ,and a partakeralsoof the glorythat is to be revealed,
Then she arosewith her daughters-in-lawthat she might returnfrom the landof Moab,for she had heardin the landof Moabthat the LORDhad visitedHis peoplein givingthem food.
