" Our people need a form of religion they can see and handle. It is not enough that God is a spirit. Men must see things.” “See what? If your god is a spirit with no body, what could they see?” “They could see ceremonies that would be pictures of the qualities of God,” Aaron said eagerly. He had thought this out carefully, and now words spilled from his mouth. “The Egyptians know this well. That is why they have so many ceremonies, so many temples, so many—” “So many idols,” Moses interrupted. “Surely you can’t mean this.” Aaron was a perceptive individual and knew he had gone too far. “Well, of course we do not want idols. But there is nothing wrong with ceremony. It gives people something to cling to. Now, back to the question at hand. Go to your mother. Have her beg the pharaoh to lighten the load on our people.” “That is not what I want. I want them to be free.” “That will come. One step at a time, brother—one step at a time! "

― Gilbert Morris , By Way of the Wilderness (Lions of Judah #5)