Chapter One
THIS BEAT-UP BOAT
WON'T STOP ME.
COME ON ALONG
AND GRAB AN OAR.
OUR BIBLE VOYAGE
CONTINUES,
WITH MANY MORE
TALES IN
STORE.
NUMBERS
HEY AARON, HOW CAN
MOSES HAVE A CUSHITE
WIFE? IS HE CRAZY?!
WHY IS
MY EAR
ITCHING?
HE MUST BE
CRAZY, GOD
SHOULD USE US
MORE INSTEAD.
'WE'RE SPECIAL
TOO.
AARON, MIRIAM, AND MOSES,
COME TO THE MEETING TENT.
I LOVE MOSES BECAUSE HE IS THE
MOST FAITHFUL. YOU SHOULD BE
AFRAID TO SPEAK AGAINST MOSES.
AARON, WHAT'S
GOING ON??!!
EERK! I HAVE LEPROUS
SORES ALL OVER!!
OHHH! MY WHOLE BODY
IS BLEEDING. EVEN MY
MOUTH! MY MOUTH!!
GOD, PLEASE FORGIVE MY
SISTER, MIRIAM, AND HEAL
HER SICKNESS!
OHHH! GOD, I WILL
NEVER SPEAK AGAINST
YOUR SERVANT AGAIN!
PLEASE FORGIVE ME.
PLEASE .!
PITCH A TENT IN THE DESERT AND LOCK
HER IN. IF SHE REPENTS AFTER SEVEN
DAYS, LET HER OUT.
GOD, PLEASE FORGIVE ME!
OHHHHH .!
GOD HAS MAD ME CLEAN AFTER SEVEN DAYS
OF PRAYER! I WILL NEVER SPEAK AGAINST
MY BROTHER MOSES AGAIN!!
AFTER LEAVING EGYPT
MANY MONTHS AGO, WE
HAVE FINALLY REACHED
THE LAND OF CANAAN!
IS EVERYONE
HERE?
YES, SIR! WE'RE ALL HERE, SIR!!
OKAY! YOU TWELVE LEADERS OF THE TRIBES, GO AND
INSPECT THE LAND OF CANAAN. GIVE A THOROUGH
REPORT, AND BRING BACK SOME FRUIT FROM THE LAND.
ME?
AND YOU IN
THE FRONT!
ARE YOU FILMING A MOVIE? TAKE
OFF YOUR SUNGLASSES AND THAT
FAKE MUSTACHE!!
AFTER FORTY DAYS .
LOOK! THE SPIES
WE SENT ARE
COMING BACK!!
CANAAN MISSION REPORT
HURRY, TELL
US! IS IT A
GOOD LAND
TO LIVE IN?
WHAT SORT
OF PEOPLE
LIVE IN THE LAND?
INDEED, THE LAND
IS GOOD, BUT
BIG, SCARY PEOPLE
LIVE THERE.
WE'RE LIKE
ITTY-BITTY
GRASSHOPPERS NEXT
TO THOSE GIANTS .!
OHHH! WE'VE COME SO
FAR, ONLY TO BE
SQUISHED BY GIANTS!
I DON'T
WANT
TO BE
SQUISHED .
HEY! LET'S GO BACK TO
EGYPT!
LET'S FIRE MOSES
AND AARON AND GET
NEW LEADERS!!
MO MUST GO!
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?!?
IT'S A LAND FLOWING WITH MILK
AND HONEY!!
PEOPLE, LOOK AT THESE GRAPES I
BROUGHT BACK! THEY'RE SO BIG,
GROWN MEN HAVE TO CARRY THEM!
GOD HAS PROMISED TO GIVE THIS
LAND TO US!!
WE WILL WIN BECAUSE GOD IS
WITH US! HOW STRONG CAN THESE
PEOPLE BE? LET'S ATTACK!!
WHAT
STRENGTH DO
WE HAVE?!
YOU DON'T
MAKE SENSE!!
YOU
BROUGHT US
HERE TO BE
KILLED!!
LET'S KILL MOSES
AND AARON!!
YOU WEAK PEOPLE! FOR YOUR LACK
OF FAITH, I SHALL DESTROY YOU.
GOD OF LOVE AND MERCY, PLEASE
FORGIVE THE PEOPLE'S SIN.
I WILL FORGIVE THEM, BUT
THOSE WHO DID NOT BELIEVE
WILL NEVER ENTER THE LAND
OF CANAAN. ONLY JOSHUA
AND CALEB, WHO BELIEVE,
WILL ENTER.
THE PEOPLE
OF ISRAEL
SHALL NEVER
BE ABLE
TO ENTER
CANAAN?!?
I WILL GIVE THE LAND I
PROMISED TO THE PEOPLE OF
ISRAEL, BUT YOU WILL
WANDER THE DESERT FOR
FORTY YEARS. ALL THE PEOPLE
WHO CAME OUT OF EGYPT
WILL DIE, BUT THEIR CHILDREN
SHALL GROW UP AND ENTER
CANAAN.
HOLD ON-!!
FORGET WHAT WE SAID. WE'LL
ATTACK CANAAN!!
LET'S GO!!
C'MON!
MOSES,
PLEASE PRAY
FOR S!
HEY! GOD HAS
ALREADY
DECIDED! IT'S
TOO LATE!
OY YEY! KIDS .
TOTAL DEFEAT!
I EVEN BROKE MY
ARM .!!
THAT'S IT! WE'RE
FINISHED! KA-PUT!
DONE FOR .!
MR. DATHAN!
MOSES IS A
TOTAL DICTATOR!
WITH ONE WORD
HE KILLS OR
SAVE US.
YOU'RE RIGHT,
KORAH! IS MOSES
A KING? WE'RE
ALSO HOLY, AND
GOD IS WITH US
TOO!
TRIBAL LEADERS! IF WE BECOME
RULERS WE SHALL UNITE AND
CREATE A DEMOCRACY. VOTE FOR
KORAH AND DATHAN!
VOTE! VOTE!
GO!
NO MORE
MO!
NO!
GOD SHALL DECIDE THIS MATTER.
TOMORROW WE'LL BRING HIM INCENSE.
GOD WILL CHOOSE WHO STAYS AND
WHO GOES.
YEA! THE
TIME HAS COME!
GOD, I'VE
BROUGHT THE
LIGHTED INCENSE .
STEP ASIDE,
MOSES! I SHALL
DESTROY THEM!
ISRAELITES! MOVE AWAY FROM
THE TENTS OF
KORAH AND
DATHAN!!
EARTHQUAKE!
SAVE US!
AHH!
SAVE ME!
KORAN, DATHAN, AND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
LEADERS WERE KILLED!
COME OUT HERE LEADER-KILLER!
KILL MOSES!
MOSES AND AARON, LEAVE THESE
PEOPLE SO I MAY DESTROY THEM.
GASP! SO DIZZY!
PLAGUE .
I . I CAN'T
BREATHE!
GOD, PLEASE FORGIVE THESE
PEOPLE'S SIN OF DISOBEDIENCE .!
THE PLAGUE
IS GONE.
BUT OVER FOURTEEN
THOUSAND PEOPLE
HAVE DIED .!
NOW, GATHER THE STAFFS OF THE TWELVE TRIBES
AND PLACE THEM BESIDE THE ARK IN THE ENT OF
MEETING. I WILL SHOW THE PEOPLE WHO I CHOOSE
BY MAKING A STAFF GROW LEAVES.
AARON'S STAFF HAS SPROUTED. IT HAS
EVEN PRODUCED
ALMONDS .!
I WILL PUT IT WITH THE ARK!
WE'VE BEEN WALKING IN
THE DESERT FOR A LONG
TIME WITHOUT WATER.
OOOH .
I'M TIRED!
C'MON! TAKE
US BACK TO
EGYPT!
MOSES'
MAGIC
TRICKED
US!
YEAH!
WHERE WE
CAN EAT
AND
DRINK!!
SQUISH!
SLITHER!
HEY! THE SNAKE WHO
BITES THE MOST PEOPLE
WINS!
I GOT
19!
22!
WOW!
MY TEETH ARE WORN
OUT BECAUSE I BIT
SO MANY.
I KNOW A
GOOD
DENTIST!
(Continues.)
