Capitolo 15
Indeed it was an article of the faith with them. Joseph, as he sank in death,
you/he/she had called his/her descendants around him and you/he/she had solemnly manufactured their curse to
"hands his/her bones from now." And to that end Joseph had provoked his/her body to be
embalmed and it put in a coffin that is probable that all are ready when the day came.
Moses knew the tradition and felt him border from the oath and it waited in
Midian with trust up to that the moment of show should come.
To the moment it came. Very probably before him or it was waited or it was able
you/he/she has wished him, and indeed, as almost his/her first action of command, Moses
hands the bones of Joseph with him when he crossed the Red Sea. Moses
held the tradition to be a certainty. He never conceived him/it to be a matter
of possible doubt, neither probably it was it this way. There was in any mind a
he/she asks the promise of touching Joseph neither on his/her anticipation of his
fulfilment. What made Moses is reported in Exodus XIII, 19: "And took Moses
Joseph's bones with him; for him you/he/she had tightly sworn his/her children of
Israel, saying God La will certainly visit; and yes will bring on my bones
away from now with You."
In fine, Moses, in the loneliness of the Arabic wild region, in his
vagabondages as the shepherd of Jethro, came to believe that its destiny was
connected with that of his/her farmers in a revolution to which it was sure
happens before they could bring defeasible the promise of Joseph and you/they could escape from
Egypt under the guide of the god that had helped and you/he/she had protected him.
Moses was besides exclusively, from anybody means an enthusiastic religious. He was
also a scientific man, after the ideas of that age. Moses had a tall
degree of education and him you/he/she was familiarized with the Egyptian and Chaldean
theory of a great and almighty first motor that had not had beginning and
you/he/she should not have end. He was also aware that this theory was darkened by the
intrusion in the minds of men of a crowd of young person causes, in the form