The barges, with the pilgrims bound for the Promised Land,
depart, depending upon the Lord to provide the propulsion. There is no mention of sails. The winds blew fiercely the barges were
pushed along in the current, sometimes under the water and sometimes on
top. They were as tight at Noah’s ark
had been. The stones the Lord had
touched provided light. Two stones were
placed in each vessel. They never
stopped giving light. (I wonder what they did with those precious stones!) They arrived safely and started tilling the
ground. They prospered, walking humbly
before the Lord. There is a
foreboding: The people desire (and Jared
and his brother give in) a king. Jared
and his famous brother pass away.
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