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Did Moses and the Levites violate the command that stated Thou shalt not kill?
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In the laws of Moses the penalty for murder and adultery was being stoned to death (Numbers 35:16, Leviticus 20:10). A number of translations of the Ten Commandments interpret 'Thou shalt not kill' as 'Thou shalt not murder' which has quite a different meaning. For example, NIV uses 'murder' in place of 'kill' in its translation (Exodus 20:13).
By this definition of kill vs murder, the state (or Moses and the Levites under his direction) would have the authority to kill people as a result of high crimes as defined in the laws.
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Why is moses called a Hebrew and aaron called a levite they are brothers?
Yes, but all Levites are Hebrews. Both Moses and Aaron were Levites. They were both also Hebrews.
What were Moses' orders for the Levites who were still loyal to God?
Moses ordered the Levites who where still loyal to God to slay every man his brother, every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.
What did moses's sons become in the bible?
No favoritism was shown to them. they remained ordinary Levites.
How many people were in the tribe of Levi?
In the time of Moses, there were 23,000 male Levites (Numbers ch.26), each of whom had a family.
What does tithing have in common with the levites?
The Levites were one of the tribes of Israel. Israel's priests were chosen from this tribe. They are referred to as the Levitical priests. Israel was a theocracy which means its government was run by its religious leaders (Levites/Levitcal priests).Under the Mosaic Law (Law of Moses) the other eleven tribes were commanded to pay tithes to the Levites. In turn, the Levitical priests were responsible for offering the tithes to the Lord as a form of ceremonial/religious worship.Your Tithe ExpertTheTithingHoax.com
What happened with moses and the rock?
The people wanted water and Moses got impatient. He struck the rock with his rod without God's command and he was punished for that.
How many times were the words The lord spoke unto moses stated?
250 times
Who numbered the Jews in The Bible?
Moses counted the Israelites at God's command (Numbers ch.26). Later, Joab counted them at the command of King David.
What was the prophet Moses passionate about?
After checking through the entire Torah, it becomes clear that the several occasions in which Moses "became angry" (such as in Exodus ch.16, Leviticus ch.10 and Numbers ch.31), all involved someone violating (or seeming to violate) a Torah-command. This means that he was passionate about God's Torah. And when God's command is fulfilled, we can read between the lines that Moses is happy (see Exodus 39:43). Moses also becomes ardent when his people are suffering (Exodus 2:11-12, and 5:22-23) or need forgiveness (Exodus 32:32, Numbers 16:22). It is because of this love for his people that, when he is about to die, he ceases his words of admonishment and gives his people a long, impassioned blessing (Deuteronomy ch.33).
What was the things Moses did in the Bible immature?
When Moses was dealing with his people in deserts, he became impatient sometimes. For example the rock to obtain water without waiting for God's command.
How did leviticus get named?
I was taught in Sunday school some 40+ years ago that Leviticus meant "book of Levites". Books of Levities meant the laws of Levites of laws of preists(and preists helpers I would assume). Am not sure if this is correct but, like I stated it was what I was taught
What was the Levites' religion?
The tribe of Levi was selected to serve God. (Yahweh) Some were priest's, some were keepers of the Tabernacle/Temple. Some were singers, etc. Whatever service was required for God these people did it. Judaism is a common name of the religion of the Levites. They followed the Law of Moses, the, (what we call today,) "Old Covenant".
