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Moses
Moses is the most important prophet in Judaism and is also important in Christianity and Islam. Moses led the Israelites out of their slavery in Egypt, miraculously crossing a divided Red Sea. At Mount Sinai he received the Ten Commandments. He led the Israelites through 40 years of desert wandering and finally to the Promised Land. He died there, within sight of his goal, at the age of 120.
1,252 Questions
Was Moses really Ramses II brother?
Ramses was not Moses' brother. Moses was a Hebrew man. His parents were Hebrew. Ramses was Egyptian, his father was the Pharaoh of Egypt.
Moses mother put him in a waterproof basket and set him sail down the Nile river, with Moses older sister-Miriam as a child, following the basket with her brother in it, as it floated down toward toward one of Pharaoh's daughter.
What you have to know is that Pharaoh had given a decree that all Hebrew baby boys under 2 years old were to be killed, because the Pharaoh had heard that a deliverer would be born to rescue the Hebrew people from slavery.
in Hebrews 11:23 says "By faith Moses when he was born, was hid 3 months of his parents, because they saw he was an unusual child and they were not afraid of the king's commandment." (This is also seen in Exodus 2:2)
Exodus 1:21-22 says "And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that He made them families of their own. And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born you shall cast into the Nile river. But every baby girl you shall save alive."
So, in Exodus 2 Moses is born to Hebrew parents. The mother would not allow him to die. (Note: Moses is the younger brother of the priest Aaron and younger brother of Miriam the priestess who was later stricken with leprosy because she went against Moses authority...)
So Moses floats down the Nile in his basket where Pharaoh's barren daughter was bathing. She told her servant girl to retrieve the basket for her. Here is what it says..."During this time, a man and woman from the tribe of Levi (Levi was one of Jacob/Israel's 12 sons), got married. The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw what a beautiful baby he was and kept him hidden for 3 months. But when she could no longer hide him, she got a little basket made of bulrushes and daubed i with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein., and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. And his sister stood afar off to wit what would be done to him. Ad the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river, and her maiden walked along by the river's side. And when she saw the ark (basket) among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. And when she had opened it she saw the child and behold the baby wept. And she had compassion on him and said: This is one of the Hebrews' children. Then said his sister (Mariam) to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to you a nurse of the Hebrew women , that she may nurse the child for you? And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give you your wages. And the baby's mother took Moses and nursed him. And the child grew and the child's mother brought him unto back unto Pharaoh's daughter. The princess named him Moses, Because I drew you out of the water." that's found in Exodus 2:1-10.
Moses did grow up under his adopted mother (Pharaoh's daughter, the Princess). He thought he was the son of Pharaoh. He learned at the finest teachings available to a "prince" but one day he found out he was not Egyptian, but Hebrew. He did kill a man for hurting one of the Hebrew slaves. He was afraid and ran away to live in Midian where he met his wife and had children. He was living out there away from Pharaoh for 40 years. He had a great encounter with the Living God and God used Moses to free the Hebrew slaves from Pharaoh's son who had become in charge after his father's death.
It took 10 plagues, but the Jewish people came out of there with great wealth and crossed on dry land through the Red Sea, all the men, women, children and their new possessions crossed the sea before his closed up and drowned.
Pharaoh ended up letting the Hebrews go but then God hardened Pharaoh's heart and he took 600 of his chosen chariots and all the chariots that were in Egypt and all the rulers who commanded those chariots. His heart was hardened against the people of Israel and so he pursued them. They caught up with Israel who was encamped by the shore near Phahiroth. As Pharaoh and his vast army approached, the Hebrews panicked and they cried out to The LORD for help. Then they turned against Moses and start complaining that they were better off as slaves in Egypt. Moses told them to stand where they were and watch the LORD deliver them. He said THE LORD himself would fight for them. The Egyptians you see today, you won't see them ever again. God told Moses why are you crying to Me, tell the people to go forward. God told Moses to lift up his rod and stretch his hand over the Red Sea. God said He would get the honor over Pharaoh's big army and chariots. Then The Angel of THE LORD who had been leading them got in position behind them, so did the Pillar of Cloud. The Cloud settled between Israel and The Egyptians. And night came, the Pillar of Cloud became a Pillar of Fire for Israelite to see in their camp. But this same Cloud became darkness for Egyptians so they were not able to find where the Hebrews had gone. So Moses raised his hand over the sea and God caused a strong East wind to blow all night long, this made the sea dry land.
The waters were walled up on each side (on the right and on the left sides), but the sea ground was completely dry. So the Hebrews walked through the Red Sea on dry land. Then the Egyptians started coming on the dry ground as well.
All Pharaoh's horses and chariots and army got to the middle of the sea, which was still dry ground. In the morning God looked through the Pillar of Fire and saw the Egyptians, so He started messing with the Egyptians. He gave them great troubles. Their chariot wheels started falling off. They realized God was fighting for Israel, so they wanted to turn around and go back to Egypt.
But God told Moses to stretch his hand back over the sea to close it up. And it did close up and drowned those Egyptians in the sea. Pharaoh's entire army drowned. Everyone of the Egyptians who chased the Hebrews into the sea drowned. Not a single of those Egyptians survived. The Egyptian bodies began washing up on shore. So then the Hebrews feared the LORD God and put their faith in God and in Moses, God's servant. This is found in Exodus 14. In Exodus 15 Moses and the people sang a song of deliverance to God.
What were the ten plague of Moses?
The order of the 10 Plauges:
1.the water that turned into blood and killed all marine life/fish
2.frogs
3.lice
4.flies
5.the livestock got diseases
6.uncurable boils (ugh!)
7.hail, thunder/ bad storms
8.locusts
9.darkness
10.death of all firstborn firstborn Egyptains (people and animals) they could be saved if the Israelites put lamb's blood on their door
Who was Moses' Birth father in the bible?
The birth of Moses can be found in Exodus chapter 2 verse 2.
When Moses fled Egypt where did he live?
Moses fled to the land of Midian which was in the northwest Arabian Peninsula. This account is found in the Bible in the book of Exodus.
Exodus 2:15 When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well.
Was Moses' wife from Ethiopia?
No. Moses' wife, Tzipporah, was a Midianite (Exodus ch.2) who converted to the Israelite religion. See also:
Aarons' rod was a confirmation of his priesthood. Numbers 17:1-11
17 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 "Speak to the children of Israel, and get from them a rod from each father's house, all their leaders according to their fathers' houses-twelve rods. Write each man's name on his rod. 3 And you shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father's house. 4 Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before the Testimony, where I meet with you. 5 And it shall be that the rod of the man whom I choose will blossom; thus I will rid Myself of the complaints of the children of Israel, which they make against you."
6 So Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and each of their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. 7 And Moses placed the rods before the Lord in the tabernacle of witness.
8 Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds. 9 Then Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel; and they looked, and each man took his rod.
10 And the Lord said to Moses, "Bring Aaron's rod back before the Testimony, to be kept as a sign against the rebels, that you may put their complaints away from Me, lest they die." 11 Thus did Moses; just as the Lord had commanded him, so he did.
What is the law of moses called?
To Moses the Lord first gave the Higher Priesthood and revealed the fullness of the gospel. But Israel rebelled and manifest such gross unworthiness that their God took from them the power whereby they could have become a kingdom of priests and of kings and gave them instead a lesser law, a preparatory gospel. He gave them instead The Law of Moses.
They were the divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. They were the law of commandments contained in ordinances. When Christ came the law was done away with and the Higher Law was again restored. The Lord said "Behold, I say unto you the law if fulfilled that was given unto Moses".
What does the Israelites passage through the Red Sea symbolize for Christians?
Christians do not believe that the account of the Israelites passage through the Red Sea was merely symbolic, for a Christian, this account it true history. That said, what the account does symbolize/show is God's provision and his protection.
When Moses received the ten commandments what did that mean for the isrealites?
They represent The core guidelines given to the Jewish Nation by God as given to Moses atop mount Sinai, they encompass the 613 mitzvot and are the basis for Jewish law which is called halacha.
Answer 2
Later, as the Israelites camped by Mount Sinai, God made a covenant with them. Using Moses as mediator, God gave Israel laws to provide guidance and protection in virtually every aspect of life. As long as Israel faithfully accepted God's rule, God would be with them and would make that nation a blessing to others.
No God does not repent.Repentence requires sin. Since God does not sin, there is no need for repentance.
Another Answer:
Yes, God can and has repented many times over different issues.
The definition of repentance means to feel sorrow ,regret, or contrition.
God repents
Genesis 6:6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Exodus 32:14 And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
Deuteronomy 32:36 For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants.
1 Samuel 15:11 It repenteth me [God] that I have set up Saul to be king.
1 Samuel 15:35 The Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
2 Samuel 24:16 The Lord repented of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, it is enough: stay now thine hand.
1 Chronicles 21:15 The Lord beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand.
Isaiah 38:1-5 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah ... said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. ... Thus saith the LORD ... I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
Jeremiah 15:6 I [God] am weary of repenting.
Jeremaih 18:8 I [God] will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
Jeremaih 26:3 That I [God]may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them.
Jeremiah 26:13 The Lord will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.
Jeremiah 26:19 The Lord repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them.
Jeremaih 42:10 For I [God] repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
Amos 7:3, 6 The Lord repented for this.
Jonah 3:10 God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them.
Another Answer:
Define: 'Repent'
Both of the above sections are technically correct, though both make different assumptions about the word "repent."
"Repent" simply means to change one's mind or to change one's course of action. In the verses cited above, God chooses to change His course of action. In this case the word "repent" doesn't imply any sin.
The more common usage of the word "repent" in Christian circles refers to repentence of sin, which is dealt with in the first section.
God does not repentNumbers 3:19 God is not a man that he should lie; neither the son of a man that he should repent.
1 Samuel 15:29 The Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
Ezekiel 24:14 I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent.
What did David do for the Jews?
David was their king and he fought Goliath.
Answer 2
1) King David authored/compiled the book of Psalms (Talmud, Bava Batra 14b).
2) King David subdued all of the surrounding nations.
3) He secured from the prophet Nathan a promise from God that his (David's) son Solomon would build the Holy Temple.
4) He set the blueprints, with Divine inspiration, for the Holy Temple.
5) He amassed vast amounts of material for the construction of the Temple (1 Chronicles ch.29).
6) Together with Samuel, he instituted the 24 groupings of families of Kohanim and Levites (Talmud, Taanit 27a).
7) He served God all the days of his life (1 Kings 11:38); and God was with him (1 Samuel 16:18).
8) King David serves as the archetype of the effectiveness of repentance (Talmud, Avodah Zarah 4b).
How did Moses change his character in Exodus?
He went from a man insecure about speech to the leader of the Israelites.
Where did moses take the Jews?
It happened when Pharaoh sent the people out that gcd didn't lead them toward
the land of the Philistines ... the short way ... because gcd said "In case the people
reconsider the whole exodus when they see war, and they'll return to Egypt". So he
turned the people toward the way of the desert, toward the Sea of Reeds and the
Sinai Desert. Gcd went before them during the day in a pillar of cloud to lead them on
the way, and at night in a pillar of fire to give them light so that they could travel day
and night. He didn't remove the pillar of cloud by day or the pillar of fire by night from
before the people.
As you can see, Moses didn't have much to say about the choice of the route.
Moses's original name that was given to him at birth was Toviah.
What was the name of the father of the wife of Moses?
Jethro (in Hebrew, Yitro).As was often the practice in ancient times, he had more than one name.
See also:
http://www.whoreallywrotethebible.com/excerpts/chapter4-1.php
http://www.pearlmancta.com/BiblicalcriticswrongRShlomoCohen.htm
And see also the wider picture:
http://judaism.answers.com/hebrew/does-archaeology-support-the-hebrew-bible
How old was Moses when he went to Midian?
He was 40 years of age when he went to Midian. (He was 80 when he left Midian to go to Egypt and confront Pharaoh).
What did Moses receive from God on Mount Sinai?
1) God spoke the Ten Commandments out loud to the entire assembled nation of Israelites (Exodus ch.19-20). 2) God gave Moses the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 31:18).
3) God taught Moses the entire Torah during forty days (Exodus ch.24), and Moses wrote it later (Deuteronomy 31:24).
Moses died as he was 120 years old, it was after Noah so the life span fell fom 900 years to 70 years.
Who was probably the pharaoh when Moses had the Israelites released from slavery?
On the basis of accepting the biblical story as true, we can look at the Egyptian history of the time, to nominate a pharoah. The Bible clearly states that the Israelites were released from slavery around 1440 BCE. The pharaoh at that time was Tuthmosis III.
In spite of the timing in the Bible, Tuthmosis III could not have been the pharaoh at the time of the Exodus of the Israelites because the Amarna letters show that the Canaanite petty kings still ruled throughout Canaan, under the Egyptian overlords in the middle of the following century.
The Exodus story mentions some locations such as the city of Pi-Ramses, built by the important pharaoh Ramses II (1303-1213 BCE). This would mean that the pharaoh of the time was either Ramses II himself, or his successor, Merneptah. However, neither king could be the pharaoh who drowned in the Red Sea while pursuing the Israelites, as both were buried in the Valley of Kings.
Did Moses or Moses's brother aaron lead the Jews out of Egypt?
The Hebrew people who had been living there since the time of Joseph (the owner of the so-called "Technicolor Dreamcoat").
The Torah names two sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer (Exodus ch.18).
The character Moses who figures in the Bible was given an Egyptian name when he was discovered as a child in a basket among the reeds. The name he received was certainly not "Moses", but the name of an Egyptian god followed by the word ms, which means "born of". On its own it makes no sense, but in the form Thotmes, Amenemes or Rameses (for example) it makes perfect sense : born of Thoth, born of Amun, born of Ra.
The Bible story dropped the name of the Egyptian god, leaving just the ms element, which became Moshe in Hebrew, then Moses in English.
Moses was never a pharaoh, but there were pharaohs with the names mentioned above.
What did God command to Moses?
After Moses ha fled Egypt God came unto him in the form of a burning bush and told him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt due to the forced labor they underwent for Pharaoh. Moses protested saying he was not a great speaker so God allowed Aaron to speak for him. Moses appeared before he elders and turned his staff into a serpent so they would believe him. He then performed the miracle before Pharaoh but God had hardened his heart so he would not allow the Israelites to leave. After the the death of the first born son, with Passover for the Israelites, Pharaoh chased them out of Egypt. Moses then received the Ten Commandments and the miracle of manna.
