Clearly the next step is the Hebraic Era (Mosaic). The origin and history of the people of Judea (all that are included in the terms "Jewish," "Hebraic," must be left to more external history). The religious teachings of this wonderful people - their "Bible" - will be found in the Pentateuch: the first five books of the "Christian" Bible; this also had a Brahmanical, more than an Egyptian origin, though the roots of many ideas may be traced to Egypt, but, as said before, they came down through Brahmanical nations, instead of by direct tines through Egypt; so this offspring of the Orient, separate from Egyptian history, bears somewhat of its symbolism: In the One God, in the necessity of presenting a twofold and threefold light to the comprehension of the masses (but the Jews regarded the other nations as "Idolatrous"), in their symbols of worship of nature and natural images. But whatever is "idolatry" in any of the Eastern nations or among their people today, there was no idolatry in the beginnings, nor at any time when the true prophets or Buddhas appeared; idolatry crept into and among such people as did not belong to the true or existing Dispensation, as could not be reached by its teachings or Messianic Life. There are idolaters in every age, as among the professing Christians those who do not believe nor practice much of the Christ life, are the Idolaters of today.

* By this is not meant the true teachers of Brahma.

Under various lines of descent the "tribes of Israel" were the renewal of a former group of "tribes" or "nations" who had worshipped the "unknown," "nameless," or "one true God." It was under the leader, teacher and prophet, Moses, that they were led back toward that worship after many wanderings. The "wilderness," "Egypt" (darkness) and other symbolic words illustrate states or conditions, and might have been used symbolically instead of historically. The learned Rabbis - and more particularly those versed in the sacred records of the "Inner Temple" - are perfectly well prepared to lead the student through that historical and symbolic labyrinth. Many of the "Tribes" in Judea came into Palestine through separate ways and from separate lines of descent, until by one distinct line of Prophets the "Revelation" was complete that united and led them as nearly as possible to the One true God.