“And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.”
'He led them out of Egypt and performed wonders and signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea and for forty years in the wilderness - the summary of the Exodus recounts 'wonders and signs' (terata kai sēmeia, miracles and portents) throughout the wilderness wandering. The 'forty years in the wilderness' (tessarakonta eta, forty years) becomes a period of testing and purification. Signs and wonders mark God's presence but do not guarantee Israel's obedience.
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