What are the similarities between Moses and Elijah?

Answer 1

All of the Israelite prophets, including Moses, were extremely learned and pious individuals whose superlative level of piety merited them with visions from God. They had to be humble, yet speak with authority. They had to love their people, yet not hesitate to speak caustic words if commanded to by God.
The prophets were called upon by God to guide the people and to guide the king. While the king had authority in national matters of state, and the Sanhedrin (Sages) had say in Torah-rulings and halakha (law), the prophets spoke in matters of ethics, of belief, of loyalty to God, and behavior. They rebuked the people at God's command, they predicted events which God revealed to them, they taught through Divine inspiration, and they provided optimism and hope with the prophecies of eventual Redemption.
Some of the prophetical chapters detail Israelite history and past events, some exhort the people to improve their spiritual level, some predict events and/or warn, some serve to comfort the nation, some speak of prayer and love of God, and some speak of life, experience and wisdom.

Answer 2

"Both were recoginzed by GOD as kind, loving people. They were also both prophets."

That only scratches the surface.

Noah became the symbol of salvation for mankind in his day because he was the only remnant to survive while Moses became the symbol of salvation for the Israelites because he was the one who led them out of Egypt from the slavery that they endured.

Also, both of them were put into water as their journey. Noah was put into a wooden ark covered in pitch and then that ark was in the Flood. Similarly, Moses (as a baby) was put into a reed basket covered in pitch which was placed on the Nile. Water is a significant symbol in both of the narratives. In The Bible, water tends to symbolize salvation or cleansing, hence the first comparison.

Answer 3

They were both chosen by God to liberate the Children of God, (Israelites), they were both separated from their families by force,(Moses as a baby, Joseph as a teen), they both lived in palaces in Egypt and held high positions, (Moses as the 'son' of pharoah, Joseph as the 'vice minister' to pharoah), they both fulfilled their responsibilities to the Lord.

Answer 4

Jesus was handed over to the Romans by his own country men Joseph was sold into slavery by his brethern Jesus went to the grave only to rise again to save men from their sins Joseph went to prison only to rise again, to be 2nd in command in Egypt to save Israel from the famine.

Answer 5

Some of the simarities are god spoke to them both and they followed gods instructions l. They are both Jewish patriarchs founding fathers l. Both gave the Jew something and they are still remembered by people today

Answer 6

Both are considered as major prophets called to serve God,Elijah andMoses both appeared on the mount of transfiguration.

Additional information:Elijah, like Moses, parts the water (the Jordan in 2 Kings 2:7), Like Moses, he experiences a theophany at Horeb (1 Kings 19:8). Elijah builds an altar with twelve stones (1 Kings 18:30); Moses constructs an altar flanked by twelve pillars (Exodus 24:4). Elijah performs a sacrifice, the altar is consumed by fire, and the people bow (1 Kings 18:38); Moses offers a sacrifice after consecrating his altar, the fire consumes the offering, and the people bow (Lev. 9:24). Like Moses, Elijah has no tomb.

Answer 7

God swore to Abraham: "By means of your seed all nations of the earth will certainly bless themselves." (Gen. 22:18) Moses foretold that this One would be "a prophet" greater than Moses. (Deut. 18:18, 19)

Answer 8

Both were superlatively righteous. Both were prophets. Both were founders of Judaism.

Tradition states that Abraham (18th century BCE) founded Judaism, and Moses later received the Torah from God.See also:

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Abraham, tenth-generation descendant of Noah, of Hebrew lineage, was the son of Terah, uncle of Lot, father of Isaac, grandfather of Jacob, and ancestor of the Israelites. His story is in Genesis ch.11 (end), through ch.25. Jewish tradition states that he was the first to teach belief in One God; and it is in his merit that Jews continue to exist (Genesis 18:19, and ch.17).

Abraham came from ancestry that had been aware of God a couple of centuries earlier but had afterwards slipped into idolatry (Joshua 24:2). (See: How did polytheism start.)

By the time of Abraham, the area where he lived was full of pagan cults; they were polytheistic, worshiping multiple deities. Abraham became the first to advance the idea of ethical monotheism: the worship of One God, and the appropriate ethical code of conduct.

Nimrod, the idolatrous tyrant, had brought Abraham's father (Terah) from the Semitic ancestral seat near the confluence of the Balikh and the Euphrates, and instated him in a position of power in his army in the royal Babylonian city of Ur, where Abraham was born. Nimrod persecuted any who would question his idolatrous cult.

The Kuzari (Rabbi Judah HaLevi, 1075-1141) states that Abraham was gifted with high intelligence; and, as Maimonides (1135-1204) describes, Abraham didn't blindly accept the ubiquitous idolatry. The whole populace had been duped, but the young Abraham contemplated the matter relentlessly, finally arriving at the conclusion that there is One God and that this should be taught to others as well. This is what is meant by his "calling out in the name of the Lord" (Genesis ch.12).

As a young man, he remonstrated with passersby in public, demonstrating to them the falsehood of their idols; and our tradition tells how he was threatened and endangered by Nimrod.
Subsequently, Terah relocated to Harran; and it is here that Abraham began to develop a circle of disciples (Rashi commentary, on Genesis 12:5).

Later, God told Abraham in prophecy to move to the Holy Land, which is where Abraham raised his family.
He continued his contemplations, eventually arriving at the attitudes and forms of behavior which God later incorporated into the Torah given to Moses. (See: Thirteen basic Jewish beliefs)

Abraham became the greatest thinker of all time. His originality, perseverance, strength of conviction, and influence, cannot be overestimated.

Abraham, with God's help, trounced the supremacy of the evil Nimrod.

He received God's promise of inheriting the Holy Land (Genesis ch.13).

He strove to raise a family (Genesis ch.15, 17, and 24) which would serve God (Genesis 18:19); and God eventually blessed his efforts, granting him numerous descendants (ibid., ch.16, 21 and 25), in keeping with His promise (Genesis ch.17).

Abraham founded the Jewish people and lived to see his work live on in the persons of Isaac and Jacob; and he taught many other disciples as well (Talmud, Yoma 28b).

He saved the population of the south of Canaan from invading foreign kings (Genesis 14); and he was feared by neighboring kings (ibid., ch.12 and 20).

Abraham gave tithes (Genesis ch.14), entered into a covenant with God (Genesis ch.15 and 17), welcomed guests into his home (Genesis ch.18) unlike the inhospitable Sodomites (Genesis ch.19), prayed for people (Genesis ch.18), rebuked others when necessary (Genesis ch.20), eulogized and buried the deceased (Genesis ch.23), and fulfilled God's will unquestioningly (Genesis ch.22).

He became renowned as a prince of God (Genesis 23:6).

The gravesite of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their wives (Genesis 49:29-32) is located in Hebron and has been known and attested to for many centuries.

All of the above practices of Abraham were based upon the ways of God, which Abraham comprehended through his contemplations. These, and similar personality traits, were the teachings of Abraham and his descendants (unlike idolatry, which had tended to go hand in hand with cruel, licentious and excessive behavior, since the caprices which were narrated concerning the idols were adopted as an excuse to imitate those types of behavior). (See: Cruelties of the polytheists)

It is therefore clear why God expresses His love for Abraham (Isaiah 41:8) and calls Himself the God of Abraham (Genesis 26:24), and says that Abraham obeyed Him fully (Genesis 26:5). And this is why Abraham is credited with having begun the religion which became known as Judaism. (However, Abraham and his descendants observed their traditions voluntarily, until the Giving of the Torah to Moses 3325 years ago, when God made it obligatory.)

Moses was an Israelite, a great-great grandson of Jacob. He was born 245 years after the death of Abraham. The time when Moses was born was when the Pharaoh had ordered his people to kill all Israelite male infants because he (Pharaoh) was afraid that the Israelites would become too strong for him (Exodus ch.1-2).

Moses' mother didn't want him to die. So she made a basket for him and put him in it to float in the Nile reeds. He was found by Pharaoh's daughter, who took pity on him (Exodus ch.2) and raised him as her own son. (See: How did Moses know he was an Israelite?)

Moses was forced to flee after killing a cruel Egyptian taskmaster, and went to Midian, where he wedded the daughter of Jethro.

He eventually achieved the highest level of prophecy (Deuteronomy ch.34) and was called upon by God (Exodus ch.3). He brought the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery (Exodus ch.12). He received the Torah from God (Exodus 24:12) and later recorded it in writing (Deuteronomy 31:24). He went up on Mount Sinai for 40 days and nights (Deuteronomy ch.9-10) and brought down the Two Stone Tablets with the Ten Commandments (Exodus 31:18). He brought the Israelites into the covenant with God (Exodus ch.19 and ch.24), and he oversaw the building of the Tabernacle (Exodus ch.35-40). He was the humblest of men and the greatest of prophets (Numbers ch.12).

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What problems did Moses face and overcome?

Answer 9

Moses and Abraham are both legendary Jewish heroes who, in biblical tradition, founded Judaism and the nation of the Hebrew people. Another similarity is that historians do not believe that Moses and Abraham actually existed.

Answer 10

They were father and son. Each was one of the three Israelite Patriarchs, each faced various adversities, and each strove mightily to serve God absolutely and be worthy of the role of chosen.