FIRE IN THE DESERT - The Old Testament ep. 16 - EN

Prince Moses learns about the pitiful condition of the Jews in Egypt and discovers that he, too, is a Jew. He does what he can to help his brothers and, at a certain point, after killing an Egyptian to save the life of a Jew, flees from Egypt seeking refuge in the desert in the land of Midian. Here, he marries one of the seven daughters of Jethro, a priest and shepherd, embracing the nomad's life. Years pass, until one day, while Moses is tending his father in law's flock a nearby bush catches fire, but the flames nearby don’t seem to consume it. Astonished, Moses approaches the bush, but God stops him: “Do not come near, put off your shoes from your feet for the place on which you are standing is holy ground." God entrusts him with a mission: to bring His people out of Egypt. God’s words are clear and, in spite of his apprehension, Moses sets out for Egypt.

"In the beginning"... with these words the Bible begins the story of the great mystery of the origins of time, existence and the h­istory of the Universe. It also contains the proclamation of the Word of God, invisible and omnipotent, creator of heaven and earth, who turns once more to his people with the promise of the salvation which man has awaited since the moment of his creation and of his first sin...This is the subject of the "most widely-read book in the world" from which, in thirty-nine episodes, we evoke characters and events so that young people of the new generations can appreciate the richness of this great treasure.