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On Freemasonry. Evidences, Doctrines, And Traditions.
duty . And the rest of his brethren following his example , there was no difficulty in propagating the knowledge of this injunction amongst the several tribes . Accordingly , when the time arrived that the Israelites were to depart out of Egypt , ancl Jehovah deputed Moses to lead them forth , these precious relics were removed , and
conveyed to the place of their destination at Shechem , where they were deposited in the earth with solemn ceremonies . But the lawgiver retained the stone , on which he found that sacred word , by the efficacy of which they were to be conducted in safety to the Promised Land . They left Rameses in majestic procession , laden with the spoils of the Egyptians , who willingly devoted their richest substance as a '
voluntary offering to propitiate the Israelites' God , from whose vengeance they had already suffered so much , and whom they now feared would visit them with entire destruction . The people of God therefore went forth triumphantly , being conducted by the pillar of a cloud by day , and a pillar of fire by night , in which was the angel of God , * or Jehovah
himself , f as their divine protector . On the Stone of Foundation Moses is traditionally said to have been seated , at the Red Sea , when the people taunted him , in the extremity of their fear , with his imprudent zeal in attempting to deliver them from their Egyptian bondage ; and ou the same stone he stood when he stretched forth his rod over the sea , and the waters formed a wall on each side for the Israelites to pass over in safety . Our traditions state further that Moses made use of this
stone on several occasions during the sojourning of this dissatisfied people in the Wilderness . It constituted his seat as a throne of power , when fatigue and weariness overcame him on the mountain , where he had stationed himself to superintend the first battle of the Israelites in Rephidim . When he elevated his hands in prayerwith the rod of God
, between them , the Israelites prevailed ; but when he suffered his hands to sink , the Amalekites had the advantage . Aaron and Hur , who were present , perceiving the effects which proceeded from the elevation of his hands , seated him on the mysterious stone , and supported them till the going
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry. Evidences, Doctrines, And Traditions.
duty . And the rest of his brethren following his example , there was no difficulty in propagating the knowledge of this injunction amongst the several tribes . Accordingly , when the time arrived that the Israelites were to depart out of Egypt , ancl Jehovah deputed Moses to lead them forth , these precious relics were removed , and
conveyed to the place of their destination at Shechem , where they were deposited in the earth with solemn ceremonies . But the lawgiver retained the stone , on which he found that sacred word , by the efficacy of which they were to be conducted in safety to the Promised Land . They left Rameses in majestic procession , laden with the spoils of the Egyptians , who willingly devoted their richest substance as a '
voluntary offering to propitiate the Israelites' God , from whose vengeance they had already suffered so much , and whom they now feared would visit them with entire destruction . The people of God therefore went forth triumphantly , being conducted by the pillar of a cloud by day , and a pillar of fire by night , in which was the angel of God , * or Jehovah
himself , f as their divine protector . On the Stone of Foundation Moses is traditionally said to have been seated , at the Red Sea , when the people taunted him , in the extremity of their fear , with his imprudent zeal in attempting to deliver them from their Egyptian bondage ; and ou the same stone he stood when he stretched forth his rod over the sea , and the waters formed a wall on each side for the Israelites to pass over in safety . Our traditions state further that Moses made use of this
stone on several occasions during the sojourning of this dissatisfied people in the Wilderness . It constituted his seat as a throne of power , when fatigue and weariness overcame him on the mountain , where he had stationed himself to superintend the first battle of the Israelites in Rephidim . When he elevated his hands in prayerwith the rod of God
, between them , the Israelites prevailed ; but when he suffered his hands to sink , the Amalekites had the advantage . Aaron and Hur , who were present , perceiving the effects which proceeded from the elevation of his hands , seated him on the mysterious stone , and supported them till the going