...kings, he was chosen to lead. His name is revered by millions......Moses. By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict." Hebrews 11:23 Revered as a prophet but even more importantly as a teacher and a lawgiver, Moses was the leader of the Israelite people 3,300 years ago during their journey from slavery in Egypt to freedom as a nation in the land of Israel. For 40 years Moses led the people through the desert on their way to Israel and helped shape them into a nation that could live under the laws of God. Moses oversaw the creation and development of the first Israelite systems of worship, the anointing of the family line of his brother Aaron as priests, and the creation of a legal system of governance for the community. Ancient Israel had a long oral tradition of laws and legends, and it is likely that some parts of the story of Moses were written long after his lifetime. Modern scholarship recognizes that while the core of the biblical story of Moses contains real history, there is disagreement as to the accuracy of every action and every word attributed to Moses by the biblical writers. Whether one views the Bible as the revealed word of God or as the writing of inspired people, the figure of Moses towers over the early history of the Jewish people. Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions revere Moses for his central role in communicating the Ten Commandments and...
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... Annotated Bibliography: Moses. Kilcher, Andreas B. "The Moses of Sinai and the Moses of Egypt: Moses as Magician in Jewish Literature and Western Esotericism."Aries 4.2 (2004): 148-170. Academic Search Premier. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. Summary: In this article, they examine the identity of biblical character Moses as a magician in modernity. It also studies the effect of the identity of Moses on the history of religion; Impact of the victory of Moses over the magic of the Egyptians in rabbinical literature; Information on the portrayal of Moses by Philo of Alexandria in his book "De Vita Mosis." Evaluation: This is an important article because it contain lot of information about the Miracle Moses was able to make when he was trying to get the people out of Egypt. Investigating the question of Moses as magician in modernity might seem hardly a meaningful venture. After all, the figure of Moses was established in the period between humanism and the Enlightenment much more obviously as the founder of a de-mythologized religion, in which things like magic had just been overcome. People thought that Moses was a magician; however, he was getting his power from God. Applicability: This article is interesting, and I found it very interesting. I will use it in my term paper to demonstrate what Moses has achieved to bring the people out of Egypt and where he got his power from. I will also explain what happen near the Mount Sinai when Moses was tending sheep and saw a bush that...
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...MOSES When Moses was born the Hebrew’s were slaves in Egypt. The Pharaoh was scared of them because he thought they might one day take over his country. Because of this fear, he ordered that all Hebrew baby boys be killed at birth so that they would not grow up and fight against him. To save Moses his mother made a plan, she hid him in a basket on the River Nile. Moses grew up as an Egyptian prince, but he never forgot he was a Hebrew. One day Moses lost his temper and killed an Egyptian who had beaten a Hebrew slave to death. He had to run away to another land, where God spoke to him from a burning bush and told him he must go back and free the Hebrews from slavery. Moses went to the Pharaoh to ask him to set the Hebrews free, but the Pharaoh did not want to lose his slaves. He would not let them go, because they worked on his grand buildings. Because the Pharaoh would not free the slaves, Moses released ten plagues. Before each plague, Moses had warned the Pharaoh what would come. The Pharaoh was so upset by losing his son by the last plague that he said the Hebrews could leave Egypt. The Hebrews knew they must leave Egypt quickly. After starting to leave the Pharaoh changed his mind and sent his army after them to bring them back. The army chased the Hebrews to the banks of the Red Sea. Where they would have been trapped but a miracle happened, God told Moses to lift up his rod and as he did so the waters parted to make a dry path. They were able to escape. It is also...
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...Jessica Mejeurooo 10/12/2013 The Song of Moses The Song of Moses is a rather long poem found in chapter 32 of Deuteronomy. This poem is proposed to have been written by Moses as a witness for God against the Israelites. In the old age of Moses, just before his passing on Mount Nebo, Moses was instructed by God to write down and recite this poem to the Israelites before they entered the promise land. After Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, they acted in a manner that was very unappealing. Not only did they complain and act completely ungrateful, many of them turned away from God to worship their own self-created idols. Moses basically had to keep snapping these people back into the correct direction and reminding them of God’s laws. When it came time for them to leave Moses behind, due to him not being allotted into the promise land, God knew that without the direction of Moses, his people would most definitely became horribly corrupt and filled with sin. Once Moses is finished writing this poem, he prepares for the people to hear his voice. He says “Gather unto me all the Elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them. For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through...
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...The Call of Moses (Exodus 3: 1-22, 4: 1-17) Historical Background for the Passage: The book of Exodus is the crucial Old Testament book concerning Israel's beginning and early years as a nation. The Exodus, meaning way out or departure, is the impressive liberation of the Israelites from enslavement in Egypt, under the guidance of Moses. Throughout Exodus we are introduced to a God who is the Lord and Savior of his people. Exodus covers a crucial period in Israel's early history as a nation. Most conservative scholars believe the Hebrews left Egypt about 1440 B.C. Some believe it took place much later, around 1280 B.C. About two-thirds of the book describes Israel's experiences during the two years after this date (Sanford, 1996). This was the period when Israel traveled through the wilderness toward Mt. Sinai, and received instructions from God through Moses, as he met with God on the mountain. Summary and Analysis of Passage: Moses, while tending his sheep in the desert near Mt. Horeb, comes across a burning bush and thinks to himself “I will go over and see this strange sight – why the bush does not burn up” (NIV, Exodus 3: 3). When the Lord sees that Moses has come over to look, God calls to him from the bush, Moses approaches the bush God tells him that the ground he is standing on is holy, and he should remove his sandals. He then proceeds to instruct Moses to return to Egypt to free the Israelites from bondage. Moses has fears that no one will believe him, and...
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...January 21, 2016 Jesus: The 2nd Moses Some say that Jesus is the New Moses. I agree with this because there is multiple accounts that show that Jesus and Moses were similar. And I don’t think that it would just be a coincidence. To start off with Jesus and Moses were both born under the same circumstances and raised in a similar way. The first is that the people of Israel under the rule of the Gentiles. Moses’s being the Egyptians and Jesus’s being the Romans (Ex.1:8-10 & Lk. 2:1-5). I know that this seems kind of coincidental however at the time of their births the rulers had decreed that all male Hebrew babies to be killed. This was the doing of Pharaoh (Ex. 1:23) and King Herod (Matt. 2:16). If that doesn’t prove it to you that they were raised in a similar fashion then maybe that fact that they were hidden in Egypt to be able to survive will. (Ex. 2:2 & Matt. 2:13) I also understand the thought of how could God (Jesus) be a “new” Moses. God is God nowhere does it say He was Moses. But this leads to the fact that Jesus came to fulfill the Law or Prophets. (Matt. 5:17-20) And wouldn’t it make sense if He was metaphorically the “New” Moses to better understand that Jesus did fulfill the Law. George Bernard Shaw states “If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.” Wouldn’t people have learned from the mistakes that were made by the people who were following Moses by studying the past to be able...
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...Talley Bible as Literature December 19, 2017 Moses In the Bible, Moses was a the only one during his lifetime to have a close relationship walk with God. As a result, God chose Moses to lead His people out of slavery and lead them to the Promise Land. Moses was a man of integrity, character, and faith. In the visual aid, baby Moses is in the center to demonstrate his life and a crown in the basket to symbolize royalty. Around baby Moses, the burning bush, the golden calf, the Ten Commandments, and the Ten Plagues are shown. Moses was the first baby to be mentioned in the Bible to be abandoned. Moses’ parents hid Moses for an estimate of three months; due to the Egyptian edict that called for all male Hebrew babies to...
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...Real Life Rebels Assignment Moses – By Justine Oppelaar Moses was a man that spoke to god and freed the Hebrews from Egypt. Moses was born sometime in 1500BC in Goshen, Lower Egypt. He lived for about 120 to 140 years and later died in the 1400BC at the top of Mount Nebo, Maob. He had spoken to god and wrote the Ten Commandments in stone. He showed the people god’s way and led them to live a pure life. Moses was born during the time of the enslavement in Egypt. His mother placed him in the river and sent him away because the Pharaoh at that time was afraid of being overthrown and scared the Hebrews would be set free, so he sent armies to kill every boy that was born. Moses sister watched over him and watched the Pharaohs daughter find Moses. She took him in as her own and Moses sister told her that she could have a free nanny for Moses, which was really his birth mother. Even though Moses grew up as a wealthy Egyptian he knew that he was a Hebrew. One day he had lost his temper and killed an Egyptian warrior because of his viscous acts against a Hebrew man. He ran away from Egypt into the desert. Through his travel, he came to a burning bush that spoke to him. It said it was god and that he had to free the Hebrews from Slavery. Moses journeyed back to Egypt to ask the Pharaoh if he would release them. The Pharaoh King refused to so god unleashed 10 deadly plagues. Moses had warned them. The last plague was the deadliest of all; it killed every eldest son including...
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...Moses is the Old Testament hero I chose because he endured and overcame his past failures. Moses focused on his past and he did not think that he was capable of carrying out the task the God asked of him. He started making all excuses of why he couldn’t but God let him know that no matter what you have done or where you came from I still can use you so that I may be glorified. I am God who specializes in hard cases. As Moses relationship and love grew for God, he yielded himself to God trusting him God’s direction for leading the children of Israel out of bondage into freedom. God was with Moses every step of the way. God sustained the children of Israel by feeding, clothing, and protecting them as they wandered around in the wilderness for forty years. Moses had a very big responsibility dealing with the children of Israel he maintained his trust and faith in God while intervening and pleading with God not to destroy those hard head folks. God entrusted Moses with the ten commandments the law for them to obey. Moses lead them to the Promise Land but because of one act disobedience God would not allow him enter into the Promise Land but allowed him to view it from a distance. I admire Moses life, the relationship, love, and trust he had for God as a leader. As a leader it is hard because we go through, put up with all types of people, and if not careful can fall short of what God has endeavored for us to do. I have been tested and tried on every side, yet I love, trust...
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...Moses Moses is most remembered for 3 major events of his life: the first being found in the Nile River as an Infant, splitting the sea in two for him and his army to run through and the third being his staff, one which turned into a snake when thrown on the floor. Moses was responsible for having written Genesis and delivering the word of God to his people. To begin with, Moses was said to be born around 1400 B.C.E. in Egypt, specially in the Land of Goshen. When Moses was an infant, the Pharaoh of Egypt announced that no more male children should be allowed to live. The reason being was that he feared the population was growing far too rapidly and worried that his authority would be overpowered. Because of this, Moses mother did not want to risk Moses’ life so she put him in a woven basket and placed him to float amongst the waters of the Nile River. Ironically, Moses was founded by the Princess, who happened to be the Pharaoh’s daughter. God spoke to Moses through a bush, which was on fire but did not burn, demanding him, along with Aaron as a spokesman, to persuade and lead the Hebrews out of Egypt into the Promised Land of Abraham: Israel. The Pharaoh however was not okay with Moses leading his people out of slavery. He then sent his army after Moses and his people, but by the grace of God, he split the Red Sea letting Moses and his people through while sea collapsed over the Pharaoh’s army, drowning them to defeat. This infamous story is one of Moses’ greatest victories...
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...Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books Exodus The book of Exodus is a law and narrative genre. Exodus sets the foundation theology where God reveals his name, his attributes, his redemption, his law and how he is to be worshiped. A few of the major events that took place were, the birth and call of Moses, the Israelites leave Egypt, and the Ten Commandments. Moses was born and delivered to the family of Pharaoh. Moses was raised by the Pharaohs daughter who treated him as his son. While he was trying to protect a Jewish slave he killed an Egyptian guard. Moses then escaped to Midian where he met his wife Zipporah. While in Midian, God appears to Moses in a burning bush and instructed him that he was the chosen one to free his people from Egypt. Moses and his brother Arron go to Egypt and make one simple demand of the Pharaoh “ Let my people go” Pharaoh resists Moses' request, until God wreaks the Ten Plagues on Egypt, after which the children of Israel escape and the people were let go. The Pharaoh deceded to attack the Israelites that live near the Red Sea. Moses with God powers parted the water and allowed the Israelites to cross. While on their jouney Moses meets with God on Mount Sinai to recvie the Ten Commandments. These Ten Commandments summarized the absolutes of spiritual and moral living that God intended for his people. Numbers The book of Numbers is a law genre. Numbers was written to the people of Israel to document their journey to the Promised...
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...considered both a narrative and a law book of the Old Testament of the Bible. Exodus was written by Moses between 1450-1410 B.C. The main characters in the book are Moses, Pharaoh, Pharaoh’s daughter, Aaron, Joshua, and Miriam. Exodus contains the most miracles of the Old Testament books. As instructed by God through the burning bush, Moses tells the Pharaoh to let God’s people be free, to which he refuses. Exodus is literally the “exit” from Egypt. After ten plagues hit Egypt, the Israelites are finally set free. The Israelites travel to the mountain of God, where God presents the Ten Commandments to Moses. God then instructs Moses on construction of the tabernacle. The book ends with Moses gathering the Hebrew and explaining the Ten Commandments to them, as well as instructions for worship. The key theme of the book is Israel leaving the slavery of Egypt. Numbers The book of Numbers fits into the narrative genre of the Old Testament books. It was written by Moses from 1450 - 1410 B.C. The main characters in the book are Moses, Aaron, Miriam, Joshua, Caleb, Eleazar, Korah, and Balaam. The book of Numbers starts at Mount Sinai after Moses provides the Ten Commandments to the Israelites. Moses takes a count of the men available to serve in the military and they begin to march towards the promise land. God punishes those are disobedient along the way. Once they reach the promise land, Moses sends spies to get information before the attack. As bad news returns, the people decide against...
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...Zin, and they stayed at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried. 2 Now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron. 3 They quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the Lord! 4 Why did you bring the Lord’s community into this wilderness, that we and our livestock should die here? 5 Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain or figs, grapevines or pomegranates. And there is no water to drink!” 6 Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance to the tent of meeting and fell facedown, and the glory of the Lord appeared to them. 7 The Lord said to Moses, 8 “Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour out its water. You will bring water out of the rock for the community so they and their livestock can drink.” 9 So Moses took the staff from the Lord’s presence, just as he commanded him. 10 He and Aaron gathered the assembly together in front of the rock and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” 11 Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank. 12 But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give...
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...Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project: Deuteronomy The book of Deuteronomy was authored by Moses and contains three speeches by him which include the “Song of Moses, the blessing fo Moses and the transition of leadership to Joshua.” Ed Hindson & Elmer L. Towns, Illustrated Bible Survey 81 (2013) As the final book of the Law, Deuteronomy completes the Torah scrolls written around “1405 BC at the end of the wilderness wanderings.” Hindson & Towns, supra 83 Within Deuteronomy there are some “narrative material” as well as “legal material,” but it is primarily of a “sermonic” writing of the law. Deuteronomy is divided into three divisions of past, preset and future where the beginning tells Israel’s history proceeding to the present where Israel’s laws are recorded into principles, priorities and practice. In the end the writings conclude with Israel’s destiny where their covenant was ratified and community was prepared. “Moses begins with his first sermon as a covenant renewal for the second generation who were born of the wilderness.” Hindson & Towns, supra 85 Through the recording of Israel’s laws, Moses’ second sermon “articulates the covenant law and its application.” Hindson & Towns, supra 85 The principles speak of loving God, which emphasizes a “matter of the heart.” Loving God was not just a ritual nor was it required, but it was and still is of “spiritual devotion” that would ultimately result in giving the “Israelites the land of Canaan...
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...years later after Jacob moved to Egypt. God used a burning bush to speak to Moses and inform him that he is the one to deliver the Israelites out of bondage. Moses did not think he could convince the Israelites and Pharaoh that this was God’s command. Moses confronted Pharaoh with ten plagues. The 10th plague began the Passover ritual. Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and to Mt Sinai. When they reached Mt. Sinai, God gave the people his commandments or laws. The law taught the Israelites how to have a relationship with God and each other. Leviticus Leviticus uses the genre of law. Israelites are told how and why to have sacrificial offerings. These offerings are broken into three categories. Consecratory offerings were used to dedicate a person or thing to God. Expiatory offering were acknowledge sin. Communal offering were a way for communities to celebrate their thankfulness to God. Numbers Numbers is both the book of narrative and law. Per God’s instructions, Moses took a census of all the Israelites. This help organized them by their 12 tribes. Levites were not included in the count as there were to serve as priests. The Israelites left Sinai to go to the Promise Land. Along the way there were complaints and hardships. The Israelites rebelled against Moses and God. God condemned them. God showed no mercy. Deuteronomy Deuteronomy is the book of law genre. Moses retells of what God has done for the Israelites....
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