▁. ▁. ▁. ▁and ▁in ▁His ▁temple ▁all ▁say : ▁' G l ory .' " ▁The ▁k ings ▁then ▁conver ged ▁upon ▁B ala am ▁and ▁asked ▁him ▁what ▁the ▁tum ult uous ▁noise ▁was ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁heard ▁— ▁perhaps ▁another ▁flo od , ▁or ▁perhaps ▁a ▁flo od ▁of ▁fire . ▁B ala am ▁told ▁them ▁that ▁God ▁had ▁a ▁pre cious ▁tre asure ▁in ▁store , ▁which ▁God ▁had ▁hidden ▁for ▁ 9 7 4 ▁gener ations ▁before ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁God ▁desired ▁to ▁give ▁it ▁to ▁God ' s ▁children , ▁as ▁ ▁says , ▁" The ▁Lord ▁will ▁give ▁strength ▁to ▁His ▁people ." ▁Im medi ately ▁they ▁all ▁exclaimed ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁ ▁" The ▁Lord ▁will ▁bless ▁His ▁people ▁with ▁peace ." ▁Rab bi ▁Ele azar ▁said ▁that ▁J eth ro ▁heard ▁about ▁the ▁div iding ▁of ▁the ▁Re ed ▁Sea , ▁as ▁ ▁reports , ▁" And ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁pass , ▁when ▁all ▁the ▁k ings ▁of ▁the ▁Am or ites ▁heard ▁how ▁the ▁Lord ▁had ▁d ried ▁up ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁Jordan ▁before ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Israel ," ▁and ▁Rah ab ▁the ▁har lot ▁too ▁told ▁Josh ua ' s ▁sp ies ▁in ▁ ▁" For ▁we ▁have ▁heard ▁how ▁the ▁Lord ▁d ried ▁up ▁the ▁water ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea ." ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁Josh ua ▁interpreted ▁ ▁to ▁teach ▁that ▁J eth ro ▁sent ▁a ▁mess enger ▁to ▁Mos es . ▁Not ing ▁that ▁