He said, moreover, "In the manna that God gives us we perceive
the taste of bread, of meat, of fish, in short, of all the dishes there
are. Out of the well that God gives us we draw a drink that
possesses the taste of old wine as well as new, of milk and of
honey, in short, of all the beverages that exist." "We shall," Moses
continued, "receive six other gifts from God, the land of Israel, the
future world, the new world, the sovereignty of David, the
institution of priests, and of Levites."

When Jethro heard all this, he determined to become a Jew and to
believe in the only God, and although he felt a pang at heart upon
hearing that the Egyptians had perished - for no one should scoff at
a heathen before a proselyte who is not a Jew of ten generation's
standing - still he burst into a song of praise to God for the deeds
He had one for His people. In truth, it reflects shame upon Moses
and the sixty myriads of Jews that they had not given thanks to
God for the release from Egypt, until Jethro came and did so. He
said: "Praised be God who delivered Moses and Aaron, as well as
the whole nation of Israel, from the bondage of Pharaoh, that great
dragon, and of the Egyptians. Truly, great is the Lord before all
gods, for whereas formerly not a single slave succeeded in
escaping from Egypt, He led sixty myriads out of Egypt. There is
no god whom I had not, at some time in my life, worshipped, but
not I must admit that none is like the God of Israel. This God had
not been unbeknown to me heretofore, but now I know Him better,
for His fame will sound throughout the world, because He visited
upon the Egyptians exactly what they had planned to undertake
against Israel. They wanted to destroy Israel by water, and by
water were they destroyed." [156]