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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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Abraham did not disobey God in Scripture. However, some do believe his faith was weak when he took his wife's sevant woman and bore Ishmael whom he loved deeply and wanted to be the child of Promise. God, however, chose Isaac whom his wife bore him afterwards.
Genesis 26:5New King James Version (NKJV)5 because Abraham obeyed My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws."
Are Moses and pharaoh brothers?
Yes. Moses' "brother's" name was Ramses. I'm not sure which one but i know his name was Ramses.
What palace did Moses live in?
Moses lived in the Egyptian palace, as he was adopted by the daughter of Pharaoh.
How many times did Moses say the Ten Commandments?
While the commandments are written down twice (Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5), God delivered them the first time (Exodus) and Moses reiterated them a second time (Deuteronomy 5).
What did Moses want in return from God in Exodus?
In return for what?
Here are some things which Moses requested from God.
- That God should choose someone else to lead the Israelites (Exodus 4:13)
- That God should forgive the sin of the Israelites (Exodus 32:11-14)
- That God should go with the Israelites (Exodus 33:15-16)
- That God should show Moses His glory (Exodus 33:18)
- That God should teach Moses His ways (Exodus 33:13)
- That God should heal Miriam (Numbers 12:13)
- That God should choose a leader to serve after Moses' death (Numbers 27:16)
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Do the Jews accept the 10 commandments?
Not traditionally. What Jews are commanded to put on their "doorposts" is the primary prayer, sometimes called the "watchwords", of the Jewish faith, the "Shema" - "Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One - Praised be God's name forever and ever" and the extended portions of it where the command is made and that you can find at: http://www.jewfaq.org/prayer/shema.htm
The words are supposed to be on parchment (although paper often is used) scroll (very small) that is placed into a small case. While the word Mezuzah means "doorposts" it has come to mean the case itself. Some mezuzah cases may have the Hebrew letters that also are the numbers 1 through 10 as a decoration that makes one think of the 10 commandments, or the shape of two stone tablets, etc., but that is all they are -- decorations.
What were the names of the ten plagues of Egypt?
- Water turned to blood
- Frogs
- Lice
- Flies
- Livestock disease
- Boils
- Flaming hail
- Locusts
- Complete darkness
- Death of the First-born
Why did Moses have a special relationship with god?
The entire Old Testament hinges on the law given by God to Moses. He was the great leader of the people of Israel who transformed them from a subjugated people to a nation, ready to rule and defend itself. Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible, and is responsible for our understanding of God's requirements and early human history.
Did Moses have horns on his head?
no
Answer 2:
The horns on the head of Moses in paintings and sculptures represent rays of light. (Exodus 34:29).
What trouble did moses have with the israelites?
Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt and through the desert. Many times during that period, the Hebrews didn't believe in God's deliverance.
When Moses first went to Pharaoh and asked him to let the Israelites go, Pharaoh responded by making work even harder for the Hebrew slaves. Many Hebrews blamed Moses and became annoyed at him.
When Moses finally did lead the Israelites out of Egypt, they began to doubt God several times, and became disobedient to God. Notably when Moses went up on the mountain to receive the Ten Commandments, the Hebrews began to doubt he would return and thought God must not be real. Then many of them created and worshiped a golden calf. When Moses returned he was annoyed and through down the two stone tablets with the Ten Commandments, smashing them to show his anger at what they had done.
Answer 1
Nehemiah 9:9-11, Psalm 106:7-10, Psalm 136:13-15, Hebrews 11:29 and many other scriptures name the Red Sea as the place where God used Moses to miraculously lead the Israelites to safety from Egypt. The body of water would have had to be deep enough for the Egyptians to be 'swallowed up' or 'drowned'(Hebrews 11:29 RSV) by 'deep waters' and go "down into the depths like a stone" (Exodus 15:5 KJV).
Answer 2
The term Red Sea is consistent in English translations, but the Biblical term in Hebrew is Yam Suf (ים סוף) which means "Sea of Reeds". While it would certainly be more epic if Moses split the Red Sea as opposed to a small tidal reed-filled lake (of which several are situated in west Sinai), it would seem to accord better with the name of the body of water.
Why were the 5 books of Moses written?
Moses wrote 5 books, Genesis, Exodous, Leviticus, Numbers, & Deuteronomy. Genesis was written to explain: * Creation, Adam and Eve, Noah and the Flood, the Patriarchs and the Matriarchs, and ends with the descent of Jacob and his family to Egypt. *The commandment of circumcision, the promise to Abraham that he would receive the Land of Israel and that his descendants would be a blessing to the rest of the world. Exodus was written to explain: *The exile, the gradual enslavement and suffering. The birth of Moses and his initial prophecies, the ten plagues and the Exodus from Egypt. *The Revelation at Mt.Sinai, where the Jewish people received the Written and the Oral Torah. *The building of the Mishkan, a portable Temple which housed the two tablets of stone on which the Ten Commandments were inscribed. Leviticus was written to explain: *God calls to Moses and teaches him the laws of the Priests, the Temple, the sacrifices and the Festivals. Numbers was written to explain: *The travels, battles and struggles of the Jewish People during their 40 year sojourn in the desert after the Exodus from Egypt. *The census of the 12 tribes and describes the formation of their camp. *The rebellion of Korach, his demise, and the sending of 12 spies into Israel. *The capture of the East Bank of the Jordan river and the subsequent settlement there of the Tribes of Reuven, Gad and half of Menashe. Deuteronomy was written to explain: *The final address of Moses to the Jewish People before his death. This prophetic farewell includes rebuke, encouragement and warnings for their future. *Commandments that apply only in Israel. *Commandments that govern the interaction with other nations. * that Moses writes 13 copies of the complete Torah, giving one to each tribe and placing one in the Holy Ark. *The Five Books of Moses close with the death of "the greatest of all prophets" and "the most humble of all men," Moses. Hope that helps :) The Pentateuch was traditionally believed to have been written down by Moses. Hence Genesis is sometimes called the first book of Moses, Exodus the second book of Moses, and so forth. In its current form, each successive book of the Pentateuch picks up and continues the story of the previous book to form a continuous story. Hence Genesis tells how the Israelites went to Egypt while Exodus tells how they came to leave Egypt. Exodus describes the building of the tabernacle at Sinai while in Leviticus Moses is given rules while at Sinai for offering sacrifice and worship at that tabernacle. In Numbers the Israelites leave Sinai and travel eventually to the plains of Moab, while in Deuteronomy Moses gives speeches about the law on the plains of Moab.
What did Moses do with the Israelites?
Together with Moses (and under his leadership), the Israelites went out from under the Egyptian slavery (Exodus ch.12). They received the Torah from God (Exodus 24:12). They entered into the covenant with God (Exodus ch.19 and ch.24), and participated in the building of the Tabernacle (Exodus ch.35-40). They journeyed toward the Holy Land and arrived at its outskirts at the time of Moses' death.See also:
Did Moses respond with faith was he obedient?
The Israelites often disobeyed God. Repeatedly, God sent prophets to them in order to warn them of the consequences of the sins they had fallen into and to call them back to Himself. There were always a holy remnant who obeyed God, no matter how sinful the majority became.
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).
According to tradition, Abraham founded Judaism, and Moses later received the Torah from God.
Abraham (18th century BCE) came from ancestry that had been God-fearing a couple of centuries earlier but had afterwards slipped into idolatry (Joshua 24:2). Nimrod, the idolatrous tyrant, had brought Abraham's father (Terah) from the Semitic ancestral seat near the conjunction 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. Abraham taught disciples (Talmud, Yoma 28b), gave tithes (Genesis ch.14), strove to raise a family (Genesis ch.15, 17, and 24) which would serve God (Genesis 18:19), made 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).
All of these forms of behavior 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.
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, according to our tradition, 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 born 245 years after the death of Abraham. Pharaoh had decreed that Israelite boys be killed (Exodus ch.1), but the daughter of Pharaoh took pity on the infant Moses (Exodus ch.2) and raised him as her own son. He 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).
How is moses and Jesus story's alike?
The similarity between the Jesus of the gospels and Moses in the Old Testament comes about because the gospel authors, most notably the author of Matthew, wrote accounts that emphasised the similarity. They clearly believed that if Jesus could be shown to be similar to Moses then that would confirm his greatness.
Some of the evangelists missed opportunities, or did not feel that comparisons between Jesus and Moses were so significant. Whereas Matthew says that the father of Joseph was called Jacob, just as in the Old Testament, Luke says that Joseph's father was called Heli. Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says there is little likelihood that either is strictly historical, but Matthew is able to use this small point to create a parallel with Moses. The entire nativity story of Matthew goes on to draw a parallel between Jesus and Moses.
John Shelby Spong (Born of a Woman: A Bishop Rethinks the Birth of Jesus) says that Matthew was clearly writing Christian midrash.
The significance is that, even today, there are some who look for this evidence and stare in wonder when they see the gospels describing Jesus in these terms. The evangelists were right to believe that similarities between Jesus and Moses would always be highly regarded.
What did Moses do with the Red Sea?
Moses parts the Red Sea. The army chased the Hebrews to the banks of the Red Sea. 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 make their escape.
•When all the Hebrew's were safely at the other shore, Moses lifted up his rod again and the waters of the sea closed on Pharaoh's army who had been chasing them. God had saved the Hebrews.
Hope that helps.
Is Moses the father of israel?
No, Israel was father of the Israelites.
Israel - also known as Jacob - was one of Isaac's sons; Isaac himself was one of Abraham's sons. The three Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) trace their roots back to Abraham.
How did Moses and the Jews escape from Egypt?
Moses did not free israel from slavery, god did. God sent plagues upon egypt, darkness, flies, locust, boils, frogs, famine, hail, fire,death of all firstborn. After being rather reluctant, the pharoah gave in and let gods people go. Most people say that moses did the work, but truthfully, Aaron did all of the talking, because moses was to embarrased or afraid or something.
Why is Moses considered a founder of Judaism?
The founder was a man named Abraham.
Answer:
The tradition of the Jewish people, and the Torah Sages and Talmud, has always been that Abraham founded Judaism. He lived 3800 years ago. This tradition is implicit in many passages in the prophets (e.g. Isaiah 41:8) and throughout the Talmud (e.g. Yoma 28b) and is clearly borne out by a reading of Genesis, even without commentaries.
God calls himself "the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob" no fewer than eighteen times in the Torah, and that is how we address Him every day in the Shemoneh Esrei prayer.
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.
Who put Moses on the bulrushes?
Amram, a descendant of Kohath, son of Levi, had espoused Jochebed, who was also of the tribe of Levi; and they had already two children, a daughter called Miriam (the same name as the Mary of the New Testament), and a son named Aaron. Another son was born soon after the king's edict. With maternal fondness, increased by the boy's beauty, and in faith (as it seems) on a prophetic intimation of his destiny, his mother hid him for three months (Book of Exodus, 2, vs 1-2 and Letter to the Hebrews, 11, vs. 23). When concealment was no longer possible, Jochebed prepared a covered basket of papyrus [apparently the bulrushes as translated in many Bibles] daubed with bitumen [clay and tar] to make it watertight, and placed it among the rushes on the banks of the Nile, or one of the canals. (cited from Old Testament History, by William Smith, LLD, revised by Wilbur Fields, College Press, Joplin, Missouri, 1983)
The name of the mother of Moses is not given in the Bible, but reference to the name Jochebed is given in the Jewish Knowledge Base Chabad.org.
Torah (תורה) means "instruction"
In formal writing, it also means theory, -ology, or -otomy as in:
Torat hanefesh (תורת הנפש) = psychology, mind theory
Torat haguf (תורת הגוף) = anatomy, body theory
What are three greatest accomplishments that Moses did?
Moses ranks with the mightiest men who ever lived. All succeeding generations have classed him as the great law giver of Israel. It was given to him to know of Gods creations. He also returned to the Mount of Transfiguration with Elijah to hand over the keys and authority to Peter, James, and John. He was translated and taken into heaven without tasting death. His life was a prototype of the mortal life of Christ himself.he also parted the red sea.
