heard that He is the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings.' Then
Pharaoh asked My messengers, 'What are the works of this God?'
and they replied, 'He is the God of gods, the Lord of lords, who
created the heaven and the earth.' But Pharaoh doubted their
words, and said, 'There is no God in all the world that can
accomplish such works besides me, for I made myself, and I made
the Nile river.' Because he denied Me thus, I sent ten plagues upon
him, and he was compelled to let My children go. Yet, in spite of
all, he did not leave off from his wicked ways, and he tried to
bring them back under his bondage. Now, seeing all that hath
happened to him, and that he will not acknowledge Me as God and
Lord, does he not deserve to be drowned in the sea with his host?"

The Celestial family called out when the Lord had ended His
defense, "Thou hast every right to drown him in the sea!"

Uzza heard their verdict, and he said: "O Lord of all the worlds! I
know that my people deserve the punishment Thou has decreed,
but may it please Thee to deal with them according to Thy
attribute of mercy, and take pity upon the work of Thy hands, for
Thy tender mercies are over all Thy works!"

Almost the Lord had yielded to Uzza's entreaties, when Michael
gave a sign to Gabriel that mad him fly to Egypt swiftly and fetch
thence a brick for which a Hebrew child had been used as a
mortar. Holding this incriminating object in his had, Gabriel
stepped into the presence of God, and said: "O Lord of the world!
Wilt Thou have compassion with the accursed nation that has
slaughtered Thy children so cruelly?" Then the Lord turned
Himself away from His attribute of mercy, and seating Himself