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Thus, it was that El'Yoroi'Zera was preserved by the hand of the priests of Manasseh, for they were righteous and bowed not before the idols of Egypt but kept in all ways the Torah of YHVH, which was the law given unto Abraham their father that all be circumcised in their hearts.
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And they kept El'Yoroi'Zera for the space of twenty years; therefore, he was reared in all the ways of his fathers. And the day came when the priests of Manasseh spoke unto El'Yoroi'Zera, saying: El'Yoroi'Zera, at last the time has come for you to go about prophesying against the wickedness of Israel, for surely the Egyptians are through with them and shall bring them into bondage lest they repent.
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And it was that El'Yoroi'Zera opened up the record rooms of Manasseh and beheld a great many records, all of which the scribes and the righteous of Manasseh had kept and taught from. And he beheld certain plates which were made from fine brass, and the word of YHVH came unto him, saying: Of all the records in the room, this one alone shall you take, for it shall be a guide and a light unto your people.
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And Elohizar was soft in his heart, for he knew that they contained the teachings of Manasseh, his father, for truly he had been adopted by Manasseh. And when he picked up the plates, he beheld that they contained also the lineage of Abraham and certain of the teachings of Noah and Melchezidek, therefore he knew that this record was of YHVH.
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And he carried the record from the place of records and laid them at the feet of the priest of Manasseh and said: These records alone have El Shaddai commanded me to take, for I shall take them up into the northern parts that they might be used as a light and a guide unto my people.
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And the priest blessed him and said: Blessed are you, El'Yoroi'Zera, for you have chosen the record which was written by the hand of Manasseh, our father. And El'Yoroi'Zera bowed himself before his maker and praised El all the day long.
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And it came to pass that he took the plates which were brass and went unto the place of habitation of Ephriam. And when he had come unto the place of habitation of Ephriam, he cried aloud that all might hear: Oh Elohim, oh Elohim, you have kept me hidden that I might be tutored under the hand of your righteous son Manasseh. Therefore, I have become righteous unto you. Oh El, oh El, that these before me might be righteous like unto their brother, for Manasseh has kept your statutes, and Ephriam has wandered, and their hearts are lust before you. And the oracle of Sekhmet has spoken unto them a vain thing and has led them with flaxen cords, and has dulled their senses insomuch that their ears hear not the words of YHVH at all. And their minds are blind, and their ears are dull of hearing, and in this way has HaSatan had his way with them. For they are like dogs that he has raised and trained, Helel and Cain with him. And he has made their hearts heavy as lead, and they can hear no thing. Therefore, oh Adonai YHVH, in your great wisdom, have you sent me unto them, for they are wicked as the dust which has rebelled.
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And when he had spoken these words, there came many from Ephriam which mocked him, saying: We have had a wild man come among us. And this they said in their mockery, for they knew of their father Enoch and perceived that El'Yoroi'Zera thought himself a prophet.
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And they came up in great scorn against El'Yoroi'Zera, who was their brother. And they sought to cast him out of their midst and to slay him, but El'Yoroi'Zera had thus only begun speaking the Words of YHVH unto them, for YHVH had great purpose for El'Yoroi'Zera; therefore, they could not harm him.
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And he said unto them: Oh, you wicked people who are soft in your minds, do you not know that if you shall continue on this path, surely the Egyptians shall smite you? For, even now, they grow weary of you, and their priests and high ones prepare to come against you to lead you into bondage, for they have a great purpose for you.
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And the people came up in anger against him and said unto him: You know nothing, for you are blind in your mind and hard in your heart, therefore, we shall take you unto the lawyers, and they shall have their way with you. And this, for they knew that they could not harm El'Yoroi'Zera.
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And they took him and bound him and cast him into prison. And on the fourth day, they bound him and brought him before the oracle of Thoth, and the oracle of Thoth said unto them: My god has given me great knowledge concerning this man, for this man consorts with devils and has set it in his heart to slay you and your people, for he has had great jealousy come over him. Therefore, take him and oil him and set him upon the altar that the gods may be appeased. And thus they took El'Yoroi'Zera and gagged him and set him upon the altar, covered all in oil. And the wicked ones of the oracle set fire to the altar, and the wood thereof was burned and consumed, but not El'Yoroi'Zera, for though the fire touched him, it harmed him not for the power of El that was in him.
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And when the people had seen this, they wondered and sought after the oracle of Sekhmet that she might explain this thing. And when they had sought her, she said unto the people: Fear not, for did the oracle of Thoth not tell you that he consorted with demons and devils? It is in this way that he has survived the flames. Therefore, let us take him and bind him and cast him into the Nile that he might be consumed by reptiles. Thus, they took hold of El'Yoroi'Zera again and cast him into the river to be consumed by reptiles. Nevertheless, YHVH was with him, and the beasts of the river desired not to consume him, but left him be.
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And when the people saw this, they knew that he was a prophet of El, and great anger came over them in that they desired again to slay him. Nevertheless, El'Yoroi'Zera withstood them, and he came from the Nile as if on dry ground, and he stood against the people of Ephriam and the oracles of the gods and said: You have cast me upon a burning pyre and have not slain me, and into the river with beasts, and they have harmed me not. Therefore, you must know that you can cause no harm to me.
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I say unto you, wicked people, repent, for did not your father Abraham say that Elohim would cause his seed to be a righteous seed upon the earth, and did Elohim not promise Abraham that his seed would be as the stars in the sky? You are a righteous seed, or your blood is the blood of righteous men. Whyfore do you forsake your fathers and cast aside the promises of El Elohim as not? People of Jacob, I say unto you that lest you come down in a sore repentance, you shall be cast into prison as a sinner, for the Egyptians already come up in their hatred and anger against you.
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Thus says YHVH: if you do not forsake your idols and your pageants and your splendor, then you shall be cast into bondage, for I would not forsake the promises which I made unto your father Abraham, for truly I did promise him that his seed would be the seed of all righteousness. Therefore, if you do not forsake these things, I shall have not but to humble you, oh children of Israel, for I shall cast you into prison that you might be humbled.
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And when El'Yoroi'Zera had spoken these things, the people fled from before him, for they knew that they could not slay him; nevertheless, they desired not to hear his words, for his words pierced their very souls. Thus it was that El'Yoroi'Zera returned unto the house of his fathers again, and bowed himself before YHVH in the sight of all his fathers, and when he had done this, he began to pray earnestly for their sakes.