Moses was over a hundred years old. He called all the people together one last time. He knew he would soon die. He called out in a mighty voice, "You have a choice! All of you who want to live, raise your hands!"
The crowd mumbled, "What does he mean?"
"Of course, we want to live!"
"Yes, yes!" they called. They all raised their hands.
"All those who want to die, raise your hands!" Moses called.
The crowd quickly lowered their hands. A silence fell over them. They waited. Somewhere in the crowd a baby cried.
"Today," Moses shouted, "you have said you choose life, not death. God wants to make a promise to you. He wants to give you food and water, good land and large flocks. This is life. He wants to give you peace. He will give you all these things if you obey His laws.
"but if you do things on your own, if your grow proud, if you forget how God brought you out of Egypt, then you will be ruined! Do you believe me?" Moses paused.
"Yes, Moses, we will obey!" the people shouted back. Moses bowed his head and prayed it would be so. He loved the people very much, even if they had caused him so much trouble.
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THE CHILDREN'S BIBLE - Old Testament, God Makes Everything
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