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1 " These young ones. They do not understand. There are so few of us left who remember how destructive rebellion is. The slaughter after the Golden Calf was worshiped. The thousands who died. The firestorm that burned the outer rim of camp when the foreigners among us incited a riot. They take for granted the miraculous water that feeds this multitude. They have eaten the manna every day of their lives and do not see the utter strangeness of it. They have not felt the desperation of thirst or the hopelessness of hunger. All they do is complain, "
― Connilyn Cossette , Wings of the Wind (Out From Egypt, #3)
2 " When had my sister's words become so barbed and poisoned? Grief had sharpened her tongue to a fine point. "
3 " There was no use wondering about the past. "
4 " There is no army, no fortress, no giant that can stand against our God. No one. I have seen with my own eyes. I have walked through the bottom of the sea. On dry ground. I have watched as he humiliated Egypt and brought the mighty Pharaoh low. "
5 " There is no army, no fortress, no giant that can stand against our God. No one. I have seen his might with my own eyes. "
6 " Sex slavery in all forms is an assault on human life. "
7 " Someone once told me that Yahweh would make himself known to me, if I searched. And he did. Perhaps he will make himself known to you. "
8 " ...and each life is precious. As I have learned. "
9 " They take for granted the miraculous water that feeds this multitude. They have eaten the manna every day of their lives and do not see the utter strangeness of it. They have not felt the desperation of thirst or the hopelessness of hunger. All they do is complain. "
