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106 TILE UNKNOWN LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST. Moses 11:4d received it completo education; vithout that how could we explain his great work of legislation, hvis largc vicws and his ligh qualities as a ruler?
But if he was a prince, why was hic attached to the Israclites? The explanation seems very simple to me. We know that among the ancients, its in our modern times, contentions existeil between brothers as to who should succcel their fatlicr on the throne. Why nut admit this hypotliesis that Moses had dreams of sound. ing a distinct kingclom, elic fact that he had an clder brother preventing him from entertaining any hope of ever coming to the eluronic u lisypc? It was perhaps with this object that lic attached himself to the 1siaclites whom inc aclmirea lor their firmnesy in their belief and their bodily strength. We know that the Israclitcs of Libypt did not at all resenible their descendants physi. cally; tlie blocks of granite used in building the palaces and pyramids stand there as evidence of this.
Iexplain in the same manner the history of the miracles which Moses might have performed before Pharaoh. \Vithout bringing definite arguments for denying the miracles preformed before Pharaoh in the name of God, you will agrec, I think willlout much difhculty, that the Buddhist version is more probable than the bibical interpretation. The small.pox, laguc or Cliolerra must hrave causeil cuormous ravages in such an intensely dense population at a time when idcas upon hygiene were still rudincntary and wlien consequently the discasc must have assumed fcarful proportions.
Moscs, wliosc intelligence was quick and prompt to show itself, was well able to work on the fears evinced by Pliaraoli bclore clic ulicliain cleincnts, by explaining to him that it was due to the intervention of the God of Israel in favor of his chosen pcoplc.
Tliis was the most opportunc moment for Moses to
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