P1057:2, 96:4.6
Moses proclaimed that Yahweh was the Lord God of Israel, who had singled out
the Hebrews as his chosen people; he was building a new nation, and he wisely
nationalized his religious teachings, telling his followers that Yahweh was
a hard taskmaster, a "jealous God." But none
the less he sought to enlarge their concept of divinity when he taught
them that Yahweh was the "God of the spirits of all flesh," and when
he said, "The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting
arms." Moses taught that Yahweh was a covenant-keeping God; that he "will
not forsake you, neither destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers
because the Lord loves you and will not forget the oath by which he swore to
your fathers."