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Counsels on Health - Ellen G. White

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they might remember Him as the true and living<br />

God.<br />

By His mighty power, notwithstanding the<br />

oppositi<strong>on</strong> of Pharaoh, God delivered His people<br />

from Egypt, that they might keep the law which<br />

had been given in Eden. He brought them to Sinai<br />

to hear the proclamati<strong>on</strong> of this law.<br />

By proclaiming the Ten Commandments to the<br />

children of Israel with His own voice, God<br />

dem<strong>on</strong>strated their importance. In awful grandeur<br />

He made known His majesty and authority as Ruler<br />

of the world. This He did to impress the people<br />

with the sacredness of His law and the importance<br />

of obeying it. The power and glory with which the<br />

law was given reveal its importance. It is the faith<br />

<strong>on</strong>ce delivered to the saints by Christ our<br />

Redeemer speaking from Sinai.<br />

The Sign of Our Relati<strong>on</strong>ship to God<br />

By the observance of the Sabbath, the children<br />

of Israel were to be distinguished from all other<br />

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