. ▁You ▁have ▁but ▁emer ged ▁from ▁primitive ▁conditions : ▁we ▁have ▁a ▁literature , ▁a ▁priest hood , ▁an ▁ag el ong ▁history ▁and ▁a ▁polity . ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁But , ▁ladies ▁and ▁gentlemen , ▁had ▁the ▁youth ful ▁Mos es ▁listened ▁to ▁and ▁accepted ▁that ▁view ▁of ▁life , ▁had ▁he ▁bow ed ▁his ▁head ▁and ▁bow ed ▁his ▁will ▁and ▁bow ed ▁his ▁spirit ▁before ▁that ▁ar rog ant ▁ad mon ition ▁he ▁would ▁never ▁have ▁brought ▁the ▁chosen ▁people ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁house ▁of ▁bond age , ▁nor ▁followed ▁the ▁pill ar ▁of ▁the ▁cloud ▁by ▁day . ▁He ▁would ▁never ▁have ▁spoken ▁with ▁the ▁E ternal ▁amid ▁light nings ▁on ▁S ina i ' s ▁mount aint op ▁nor ▁ever ▁have ▁come ▁down ▁with ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁insp iration ▁sh ining ▁in ▁his ▁count en ance ▁and ▁bearing ▁in ▁his ▁arms ▁the ▁tables ▁of ▁the ▁law , ▁gra ven ▁in ▁the ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁out law .” ). ▁May n ard ▁O wen ▁Williams . ▁" E ast ▁of ▁S uez ▁to ▁the ▁Mount ▁of ▁the ▁Dec alog ue : ▁Following ▁the ▁Tra il ▁Over ▁Which ▁Mos es ▁Led ▁the ▁Israel ites ▁from ▁the ▁S lave - P ens ▁of ▁Egypt ▁to ▁S ina i ." ▁National ▁Geographic . ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 9 2 7 ): ▁pages ▁ 7 0 8 – 4 3 . ▁Alexander ▁Alan ▁Stein bach . ▁S abb ath ▁Queen : ▁Fif ty - four ▁Bible ▁Tal ks ▁to ▁the ▁Young