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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.
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What was the name for the laws given to Moses?
They are the laws in the Torah. However, the Torah contains not only laws.
Our tradition is that the Torah was given by God (Exodus 24:12), to provide knowledge, guidance, inspiration, awe and reverence, advice, law, comfort, history and more. It is the basis of Judaism.
The Torah is a source of national pride for us (see Deuteronomy 4:6-8).
It increases our reverence towards God; crystallizes, strengthens and codifies our beliefs; ensures our awareness and knowledge of our history; and provides powerful impetus to be ethical.
It makes us stand in awe of God, while also providing optimism and comfort through the prophecies of redemption. It inspires us to strive for holiness and informs us how to pray and to approach God's presence.
It gives us a great deal of general information, guidance and advice.
And it sets detailed laws, practices and traditions for us.
The laws themselves have various reasons. Some (such as the Passover) serve to reenact or remember events of our history.
Some (such as saying the Shema-prayer) serve to reiterate our belief in God.
Some of the laws (such as those of ritual purity and kosher food) serve to sanctify us.
Some (such as the laws of torts) serve to maintain an orderly society.
Some (such as the law against breaking a vow) serve to prevent bad character traits.
Some (such as the command to offer help) serve to engender good character traits.
And all of the commands serve to subjugate us to God's will (especially those commands for which no explanation is easily apparent).
Some examples of the commands:
Putting on Tefillin (a.k.a. phylacteries) in the morning
The sukkah-booth during Sukkot
Avoiding leavened products in Passover
Not eating on Yom Kippur
Not working on the Shabbat
Paying workers on time
Marital rights for one's wife
Counting the days of the Omer
Returning lost objects when feasible
Wearing the tzitzith-garment
Learning Torah
Marrying and having children
Educating one's children in Judaism
Giving tzedakah (charity)
Honoring one's parents
And many more.
Note that the Torah "as is" isn't exactly what Judaism observes. Rather, It's the Torah together with the details provided in the Talmud, which is the Oral Law that was handed down together with the laws of Moses. Otherwise, the verses of the Torah often lack enough detail to be fulfilled as is.
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What relationship did Moses have with God?
Since the Pharaoh's daughter "adopted" Moses, he was royalty. But then when Moses realized he was Jewish and wanted his people free, Pharaoh didn't like him / agree.
but don't worry
Moses got free
He had only one, Moses was married to a woman from the land of Midian named Zipporah.
What happened to Moses mother?
She (Yocheved), at the behest of Pharaoh's daughter, nursed Moshe (Moses). As far as I know, she lived long enough to enter the Holy Land with the rest of her nation.
Why did God call Moses to Mount Nebo?
He looked over the Jordan River into the Promised Land and then passed away.
Where did pharaohs daughter find Moses?
The daughter of the Pharaoh came down to the river Nile for a bath, when she found Moses.The word Moses means taken out of the water.
Why did Moses mom abandon him?
The Egyptians had decreed to kill all the newborn Israelite boys. Moses' mother hid him for three months (Exodus ch.2) in the house, but later found herself unable to do so (ibid). She then placed him in a waterproofed basket in the river bullrushes (ibid), in the hope that God would provide some form of rescue for him, and that is what happened.
How long did Moses serve the lord?
Forty years (plus the year of the Ten Plagues, plus a couple of years in his infancy).
Why did Moses tell people you should honor your mother and father?
Moses did not tell people that. God told them. The Ten Commandments were spoken by God to the entire assembled nation of the Israelites at Mount Sinai (Exodus ch.19-20), and honoring one's parents is one of these Commandments. Honoring one's parents has many reasons. Two of them are: to help hold the family together, and to make it possible for the parents to teach the traditions to the next generation.
How many Israelites did Moses save from Egypt?
There are no precise records of the number of Jews at the time of the Exodus.
However Exodus 12:37, says 600,000 walking men plus children. In the census taken about a year after the Exodus, recorded at Numbers 1:2, 3, 45, 46, there were 603,550 males (20 years old and older) plus 22,000 male Levites over one month old (Numbers 2:32, 33; 3:39) So how many women would be with 600,000 men? How many children would there be in a typical Jewish family at that time? If all the men had one wife, that would make 1,200,000 adults. If each of the 600,000 families also had three young children with them, that would be 1,800,000 children. Of course, many Jewish families would have had more than three children. However, by the time of the Exodus, many of these children would be adults!
We can see that it gets very difficult to estimate how many Jews in total. If we take the arbitrary figure of 3 children accompanying each family, then, by adding all the children to all the adults we get 3,000,000 people, i.e. Jews that came out with Moses. In addition, though not asked in the question, there were many non-Jews who also came out of Egypt with the Jews, See Exodus 12:38.
Why did Moses have to go to Midian?
He was returning them to their home, temporarily. Rashi (Torah commentator) quotes the Sages' midrash, that since the Jews at that point were still in slavery, he didn't want his wife and sons to be subjected to that.
What did Moses do after he fled Egypt?
The Bible tells us that 600,000 fighting men were among the Israelites who left Egypt, that they took much of Egypt's precious metals, 'borrowed' from their masters, and that an entire army of Egyptians was destroyed in pursuit of the Israelites. Having lost so much of its productive capacity, military power and wealth, Egypt should have faced enormous economic and social strains. Yet, the detailed records available to us for the centuries before and after the time of the Exodus show Egypt continuing to enjoy a period a unprecedented prosperity and in full control of Palestine as the occupying power until around 1200 BCE.
Some claim that the Ipuwer Papyrus is evidence of the problems portrayed in Exodus, most notably because of its statement that "the river is blood" and its frequent references to servants running away, but the Ipuwer Papyrus is far too early, having been written no earlier than the late Twelfth Dynasty (c.1991-1803 BCE). The arguments ignore the many points on which Ipuwercontradicts Exodus, including that its Asiatics are arriving in Egypt rather than leaving.
On the best information available, nothing of note happened to Egypt following the Exodus. In fact, Israel Finkelstein says that over 90 per cent of scholars believe there never was an Exodus from Egypt as described in the Bible.
Why did moses strike the rock?
Moses took time on Mount , where he went to meet god and to receive the ten comandments . Then the Jews got restless and using the gold stolen from the Egyptians they made a idol of the golden carf, by melting the gold.But when Moses did come down he was very angry at Aron and the rest of the Jews , in anger he smashed the two stones.
Why did the Israelites trust God?
Abraham (originally Abram) grew up in the city of Ur, when Nimrod's dictatorial idolatrous cult was at its height. Jewish tradition states that he did not blindly accept everything he was indoctrinated with, even though threats were used. Rather, he contemplated the likelihood, morality and logic of the ubiquitous idolatry; and, after a lot of thought he arrived at the conclusion that there must be One God. Later in life, he located elders (Shem and a couple of others) who had never fallen for the idolatry, and they confirmed his realizations.
In Exodus chapter 6 verse 20 it says Amram was his father.
Additionally
Exodus 2:1 only says a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman who gave birth to Moses so it is just as likely that Amram was a grandfather or great-grandfather of Moses because the genealogy lists in the scripture often skip generations including only the "great" ancestors and skip many of the "lesser" ancestors. Biblical scholars have argued back and forth on these issues.
Where did God first call Moses?
God can and will call anyone to work for him, Moses was called when he was looking after the sheep that belonged to his father in law jethro. God spoke to Moses from the burning bush.
The Jews were slaves in the land of Egypt for decades. So both his father and mother were slaves.
Some key teachings of Judaism are:
- God is one and cannot be divided.
- There is no need for intermediaries; anyone can pray directly to God.
- We are all born spiritually neutral (and sin is just a choice).
- Humans were created to help God complete creation; this is primarily done by bringing justice into the world.
- Humans are unique in all creation in that we have free-will. Not even angels have free will. This is what God meant when He said we were created in His image.
- It is not possible to atone for the mistakes of others.
- It is not possible to atone for mistakes not yet committed.
- God will never be man or son of man.
- Human sacrifice is an abomination.
- There is no such thing as original sin.
- There is no such thing as eternal damnation.
- Meshichim (messiahs) are mortal men with no supernatural aspects to them.
Orthodox Jewish Beliefs
There are certain basic beliefs that characterize Orthodox Judaism, although there is a fair amount of flexibility among the major Jewish thinkers.
- the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient God who created the world and remains active in history
- reward and punishment
- the divine nature of the Bible - the Five Books of Moses, the Prophets, and the Writings; plus the importance of the Oral Law
- the world-to-come
Answer:
Judaism is a monotheistic faith; this means they believe in one God. Jewish people have a strong sense of community and feel that they are connected to one another no matter the distance. The religious text they use is referred to as The Torah; and they consider the 10 Commandments to be very important.
Jews believe in One God, who created everything and gave the Torah. Jews believe in the existence of the soul and afterlife.
Additional Answer:
In today's world, we have to keep in mind that the term 'Jewish' can relate to a religious belief or a nationality where there may be no religion involved. With this in mind, Judaism has branches just like most other religions. There is no 'creed' but there are 13 'core beliefs' stated by Maimonides's which many follow. They include One God as mentioned above and ends with a belief in a resurrection - to physical life again (see Ezekiel 37). Some believe in a shadowy existence after death with God. This is not quite the same as the heaven and hell concept of many Christian churches.
What is the time of the Moses?
Moses died around 1401 BC at the age of 120 years. This puts his birth around 1521 BC.
Who were the midwives in the time of moses?
They were Shifra and Puah, as recorded in the Torah (Exodus ch.2). Note that they weren't the only midwives. Rather, they were the most important and experienced, and served as mentors to the others who aren't named.
How did Moses mother save him from being killed?
Moses mother made a basket and put it in the river Nile with the baby in it.
Moses' father-in-law was Jethro (Hebrew: Yithro). He was "the priest of Midian" (Exodus 2:15).
Like many important people in ancient times, he had more than one name, based upon accomplishments, descriptives, etc. In his case, seven names were applied to him in various contexts: Re'uel, Yether, Yithro (Jethro), Hovav, Hever, Keini, Putiel (midrash Mechilta, Exodus 18:1, quoted in the Rashi commentary).
Jethro was known for suggesting the appointment of leaders of tens, fifties, hundreds and thousands, a suggestion which Moses accepted and carried out (Exodus ch.18). He was also known for having become an influential convert to Judaism. His descendants are mentioned several times in later passages (Judges ch.4, 1 Samuel ch.15, Jeremiah ch.35).
How do you know that Moses wrote the Book of Exodus?
Although the Torah is traditionally attributed to Moses, there is no evidence to support this view and there is not a single statement anywhere in the Torah that claims that Moses was actually the author. All the evidence supports it having been written by multiple authors some centuries after the time attributed to Moses.
Various discrepancies, inconsistencies and errors within the Torah show that none of the authors of these books was a participant in any of the events supposedly described. There is even confusion as to the name of Moses' father-in-law, with at least three alternatives used, explicable if there were multiple authors, but not plausible if Moses wrote the Torah.
