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Series of natural disasters that most of the people sort of understood in terms of their gods and their religion. >> can we account for the plagues naturally? probably. is that the point of the story? certainly not. in the space of a year these ten disasters destroyed egypt. and thats the point. its a miracle. miracles dont beg natural descriptions. miracles are miracles. they are when god intervenes in the order of nature. >> then god told moses to prepare the people for the coming of the tenth...

>> yikes! ah! >> reporter: back in luxor we met mohammed. he comes from a long line of snake charmers. his snakes, on the other hand, not so charming. >> oh, my goodness, theres something -- oh, its pooped. gross snake. do you know the story of moses, mohammed? >> when the stick turned into a snake, this was from god. god made that happen. >> right. so can you turn the snake into a stick? >> he says he didnt have the special powers. zplu dont have special powers. you cant do it. it only comes fr...

Doubt the one god and took comfort in a familiar bad habit. >> at the very moment that moses is sealing the deal with god, thats when they build the golden calf. >> reporter: when moses came down from the mountain with the commandments, he was shocked to find they had abandoned all self-control, drinking, carousing, and worse, worshiping a false idol. >> hes furious. gods furious. moses smashes the tablets. ultimately, everybody shapes up and moses goes back up the mountain for a second shot at ...

Cattle. >> meanwhile, far away on the banks of the river nile the bible says that mosess brethren, the israelites, were still enslaved by the pharaoh, building his grand palaces and temples. after many years of suffering, the bible says, they were fed up and began to grown and cry out to their god. >> you know, jews have been at the forefront of almost every social justice movement of the 20th century. when you look at, you know, the civil rights marches, there were very often jews in the front ...

Jericho, where the bible tells us joshua led his people, the israelites, in their first conquest of land in the promised land. >> reporter: the bible tells us that before his death on mount nebo, with guidance from god, moses chose a man named joshua to lead the israelites on the last leg of their journey. >> and so we have this real transition, a handing over of power from one generation to the next, where moses and his generation have been wandering its the story of wandering for 40 years, jos...