LETTER XII.

The departure--Sarcophagus containing the embalmed body of Joseph--The Shekinah--Succoth--Etham--Pi-hahiroth--Migdol--Hebrews inclosed between the mountains and the sea--Calm confidence of Moses--Fulfilment of prophecy--Pharaoh determines to destroy the entangled Hebrews--Gathers a mighty host and follows in pursuit--Dismay of the Hebrews--The Egyptian army comes in sight--The elders reproach Moses--He calls upon God--The Voice of the Lord--The Pillar of Cloud and the Pillar of Fire--The sea--Israel in the midst of the sea--The procession--The pursuit--Frantic terror of Pharaoh and his army--Their destruction--Israel filled with awe and gratitude--They go into the wilderness--The bitter waters--Journey abounding in miracles--The rock in Horeb--God's awful presence on Horeb--Moses disappears in the mount of God--The people murmur--They demand a god--They sacrifice to a molten calf--An indignant God!--Terrible vengeance upon the offenders--Joshua--pp. 576-596.

APPENDIX.

The author to the scholar and critic--pp. 597-600.

THE PILLAR OF FIRE, OR ISRAEL IN BONDAGE.

LETTERS OF SESOSTRIS TO QUEEN EPIPHIA.