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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 religions believe in the story of moses?
The Jews believe in the story of Moses, as he is their prophet and leader.
Moses was committed to God mostly as he did write the ten commandments.
Who founded the Parsi religion?
The Parsi (Parsee) are a community of Zoroastrians who live in India, mainly in Bombay. They are the descendants of Iranian Zoroastrians who made their home in the western part of India sometime during the 10th century.
According to the BBC Religion website:
Zoroastrianism was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster (or Zarathustra) in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago.
The precise date of the founding of Zoroastrianism is uncertain. An approximate date of 1200-1500 BC has been established through archaeological evidence and linguistic comparisons with the Hindu text, the Rig Veda (please see Related Link).
How old was Moses wife Zipporah when she died?
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There is no mention in the Bible of Zipporah dying, or of Moses remarrying. At some point, Moses sent Zipporah (along with their two sons) to her father's land for a time(perhaps for safety) and they rejoined him later in the camp (Exodus 18:1-5), at which time Moses' sister was no longer 'first lady', as it were, and to this she objected vehemently (Numbers 12:1). Zipporah was a Cushite woman in that she was from the land of Midian (Habakkuk 3:7) and her father, Jethro (aka:Priest Reuell) was a priest of Midian(Exodus 2:16-21) located generally near the Gulf of Aqaba.
He did not believe God. The context was when Moses struck a rock when God had told him to speak to the rock (in order to bring forth water for the nation of Israel). Moses struck the rock because he was frustrated with the people constantly griping and complaining and he was getting tired of them. God consituted it a sin because Moses made the mistake of acting as if the people were offending him personally when it was God they were testing. Read Numbers 20:1-13
Where did Moses retreated to commune with god?
Moses spent a total of 40 days and 40 nights on top of Mount Sinai talking and hearing God.
When Moses sent spies into the Promised Land they said that the walls of the reached up to the sky?
It was Joshua who sent the spies.
It was a test of faith. Once the staff had transformed - he was instructed to pick up the snake by tail - risking getting bitten - however, when he did as instructed - the snake turned back into a staff.
What is the rule of moses in Old Testament?
The Law of Moses
In Biblical times, the Law of Moses (also called Old Testament Law, Mosaic Law, or just The Law) regulated almost every aspect of Jewish life. The Ten Commandments and many other laws defined matters of morals, religious practice and government. It regulated the army, criminal justice, commerce, property rights, slavery, sexual relations, marriage and social interactions. It required circumcision for males, blood sacrifices, and Sabbath observance. It provided for the welfare of widows, orphans, the poor, foreigners and domestic animals. Ceremonial rules divided animals into "clean" and "unclean" categories. Clean animals could be eaten; unclean animals could not.
Teachings of Jesus
By the time of Jesus, the great moral principles God had given to Moses in the Ten Commandments had been turned into hundreds of ceremonial rules. People thought they were living holy lives if they just obeyed all those rules. But many people found enough "loopholes" to obey all the rules and still live wicked and greedy lives (Matthew 23:23-28).
Jesus said that was not at all what God had intended. Jesus did not abolish the moral and ethical laws that had been in effect from the time of Moses (Matthew 5:17-18, Luke 16:16-17). He affirmed and expanded upon those principles, but He said obedience must be from the heart (attitudes and intentions) rather than just technical observance of the letter of the law (Matthew 5:21-22, 27-28, 31-32, 33-34, 38-42, 43-44, etc.).
Jesus and His disciples did not observe the strict Jewish rules against doing any work on the Sabbath (Matthew 12:1-14, Mark 2:23-28, 3:1-6, Luke 6:1-11, 13:10-17, 14:1-6, John 5:1-18).
In contrast to the "clean" and "unclean rules," Jesus said no food can defile a person. It is bad attitudes and actions that can make a person unholy (Matthew 15:1-20, Mark 7:1-23).
Council of Jerusalem
The first Christians came from among the Jews, and they continued to observe the Law of Moses as well as their new Christian faith. But as more and more Gentiles (non-Jews) converted to Christianity, there were disputes about whether or not these Gentile Christians must observe the Law. Issues of circumcision and diet were especially troublesome.
In about the year 49 A.D., Peter, Paul, Barnabas, James and other Christian leaders met in Jerusalem to settle the issue (Acts 15:1-29). It was agreed that no conditions should be imposed on the Gentile converts except faith in Christ. However, the council directed the Gentile Christians abstain from certain things that were particularly offensive to their Jewish brethren - food sacrificed to idols, blood, meat of strangled animals and sexual immorality (Acts 15:29).
The New Covenant
With the coming of Christ, God has established a new covenant with mankind (Jeremiah 31:31-34, Luke 22:20, 1 Corinthians 11:25, Hebrews 8:8-13, 9:11-15). Jesus and His apostles gave us a radically new understanding of the true intent of the Old Testament Law; they brought a new era of the rule of love for all people and spiritual truth instead of rule by law (Luke 10:25-28, John 13:34-35, Ephesians 2:14-18).
However, God has not revoked His original covenant with Israel and the Jewish people (Luke 1:72, Acts 3:25, Romans 9:4-5, 11:26-29, Galatians 3:17). The New Covenant does not condemn the Jews, nor does it in any way justify persecution of Jews.
Conclusion
The teachings of Jesus, the Council of Jerusalem, and other New Testament teachings (John 1:16-17, Acts 13:39, Romans 2:25-29, 8:1-4, 1 Corinthians 9:19-21, Galatians 2:15-16, Ephesians 2:15) make it clear that Christians are not required to follow the Old Testament rules about crimes and punishments, warfare, slavery, diet, circumcision, sacrifice, feast days, Sabbath observance, ritual cleanness, etc.
Christians still look to the Old Testament scripture for moral and spiritual guidance (2 Timothy 3:16-17). But when there seems to be a conflict between Old Testament laws and New Testament principles, we must follow the New Testament because it represents the most recent and most perfect revelation from God (Hebrews 8:13, 2 Corinthians 3:1-18, Galatians 2:15-20).
However, freedom from the Old Testament Law is not a license for Christians to relax their moral standards. The moral and ethical teachings of Jesus and His apostles call for even greater self-discipline than those of the Old Testament (Matthew 5:21-22, 27-28, 31-32, 33-34, 38-42, 43-48, 7:1-5, 15:18-19, 25:37-40, Mark 7:21-23, 12:28-31, Luke 12:15, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Galatians 5:19-21, James 1:27, 2:15-16, 1 John 3:17-19).
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Moses and Abraham are most important to?
Jews (Judaism).
Tradition states that Abraham (18th century BCE) founded Judaism, and Moses later received the Torah from God.
Abraham (18th century BCE), tenth-generation descendant of Noah, of Hebrew lineage, was the son of Terah, uncle of Lot, father of Isaac, grandfather of Jacob, and forefather of the Israelites. His story is in Genesis ch.11 (end), through ch.25. Jewish tradition states that he was the first to actively spread belief in One God; and it is in his merit that Jews continue to exist (Genesis 18:19, and ch.17).
Abraham became the first to advance the idea of ethical monotheism: the worship of One God, and the appropriate ethical code of conduct.
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 he 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 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 understood through his contemplations. These, and similar personality traits, were the teachings of Abraham and his descendants (unlike idolatry, which had no moral character; with worship of the gods accompanied by things such as human sacrifice, "sacred" prostitution, and animal worship).
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' 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.
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).
Moses was born to a Jewish family, but grew up in the Egyptian palace.
How were the Israelites released from slavery?
Moses stated each plague before God sent it, and eventually the king let the Jews go because of how horrible the plagues were. The one plague that made him give up the Jews was the plague that made every family lose their 1st born son.
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Very probable is only a legend; documents doesn't exist.
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The Israelites were freed from Egyptian slavery as described in the Torah (see Exodus ch.1-14). After the Israelites left, Egypt was in turmoil for decades. Though Israel was later harassed (Judges ch.3,6 and 10) by its smaller neighbors (Ammon, Moab, Midian), not a peep was heard from Egypt for four hundred years.
Egypt's turmoil is also borne out by the Ipuwer papyrus, which mentions a number of the Plagues ("Pestilence is throughout the land....the river is blood, death is not scarce...there is no food...neither fruit nor herbs can be found...barley has perished...all is ruin...the statues are burned") (Professor John van Seters, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology no. 50). The plagues were also described by ancient historians, including Herodotus and Diodorus. The Exodus is mentioned by Strabo, Berosus, Artapanus, Numenius, Justin, and Tacitus.
Our traditions state that the Exodus was not a mere legend. The Torah is the best-attested document in the world and is accepted as factual by billions of people. No Hebrew copy of the Torah has ever been found to disagree with the text we use today. We have complete copies of the Torah going back one thousand years; and we have the names and details of the Sages who transmitted our traditions, in an unbroken chain, for well over three thousand years.
"Although critics contended that the Hebrew Bible is untrustworthy, time and time again, the archaeological record supports places, times, and events mentioned in Scripture." (Professor John Arthur Thompson, The Bible and Archaeology). The personal names Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are names of the time and area mentioned in the Bible (ibid).
"One city after another, one civilization after another, one culture after another, who were known only from the Bible, have been restored to their place in ancient history through archaeology" (Prof. Gleason Archer, A Survey of Old Testament Introduction).
Archaeological finds, such as the Ugarit documents and those of Nuzu, Mari, Susa, Ebla, and Tel el-Amarna, have repeatedly caused the critics to retract their claims. The entire social milieu portrayed in the Torah, once criticized as anachronistic, has been shown to be accurate, including customs of marriage, adoption, contracts, inheritance, purchases, utensils, modes of travel, people's names and titles, etc. Professor Gleason Archer states: "In case after case where inaccuracy was alleged as proof of late and spurious authorship of the biblical documents, the Hebrew record has been vindicated by the results of excavations, and the condemnatory judgment of the Documentary theorists have been proved to be without foundation."
How many books do bookstores usually have?
Bookstores do not show every book they have, but research shows that the average bookstore has approximately 2,000,000,000 (no kidding!).
There are few recorded instances of God the Father appearing to or speaking to man. The scriptures say that he spoke to Adam and Eve, and introduced Jesus Christ on several occasions (Matt. 3: 17; 17: 5; John 12: 28-29; 3 Ne. 11: 3-7). He appeared to Stephen (Acts 7: 55-56)
The Lord spoke unto Moses face to face, Ex. 33: 11 (Deut. 34: 10; Notice the title Lord in small text meaning it was Jesus Christ spoke to Moses. If it had been God then the text would have been on bold lettering i.e LORD.
Though the scriptures might say that someone spoke face to face with God or Christ before He, Christ, came to the earth. That person or persons would have had to be changed in some way so that they could do this. For no man can see God without him being changed for he would perish before His glory. As a simple test, try looking at the noonday sun, you cannot unless you wore sun glasses.
How long after Moses received the ten commandments did he die?
Approximately 40 years. His approximate age when he had the experience at Mt Sinai and received the Ten Commandments was in his early 80s. At 120 according to other sources he climbed to the top of Mt. Nebo, saw the promised land and died. So, it would be exactly forty years if he was exactly 80 when he received the tablets. But it would be slightly fewer years if he was in his early 80s. Best estimation 35-40 years.
What was the four prohibitions of the law of moses?
The Law of Moses has many prohibitions, not just four.
As concerns the "Thall Shalt Nots", to which I assume your question is going, there are actually five:
Thall Shalt Not Kill
" " Commit Adultery
" " Steal
" " Bear False Witness
" " Covet
How do modern Jews understand the exodus?
It is unclear what is meant by "Modern Judaism", since all major forms of Judaism still exist in the modern age. If by "Modern Judaism" the question refers to "Liberal Judaism", please see Section A. If by "Modern Judaism" the question refers to "Torah Judaism" or "Modern Orthodoxy", please see Section B.
Section A: Liberal Judaism
Different strains of Liberal Judaism see the events as more or less ahistorical, but this represents the idea of the formation of the Jewish people. The origin-stories of most nations of peoples start with some great battle where they broke free of the yoke of some more-powerful tyrant or when the first settlers of an area joined together in mutual defense or brotherhood. The Jewish origin story does not start with the Jews having power, but rather being emancipated slaves and their emancipation came from Divine Power, a third party, rather than their own. In this is the clear message that a Jew is a member of the minorities and the "less-well received classes". Many Liberal Jews see this as fostering the Jewish requirement to stand by other tortured and abused minorities as opposed to being an imperialist power.
The exodus also represents a moment of union for the Jewish People who were receiving one law at one time. This establishes a historical connection between all Jews and fosters the idea of Judensvolk or the idea that all Jews are part of a singular ethnicity or group. Unlike most other modern religions (Christianity, Buddhism, etc.), Jews feel a worldwide kinship with all of their brothers and sisters that mirrors other ethnicities (like Hungarians, Arabs, etc.). However, unlike the modern period, where Jews are scattered in numerous different countries there was also a physical union.
Finally, the Exodus represents the prelude to receiving the Ten Commandments which were delivered to the entire people as opposed to a singular prophet. This means that the Jewish obligations to uphold morality in the world are binding on every Jew to enforce and perform. Unlike some other religions, where the faith was revealed to just one individual and therefore that individual decides morality, the Jews as a community need to arrive at moral decisions through discussions and guidance. Every Jew has the same connection to the law and the same access to the law because they all spiritually descend from someone who "in the narrative" stood at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Section B: Torah Judaism or Modern Orthodoxy
Jewish tradition states that the Exodus was an actual event, as described by the Torah (Exodus, chapters 1-14). We understand the Exodus as being part of God's fulfillment of His covenant with Abraham (Genesis ch.15). The Exodus transformed us from a people to a distinct nation, tied to God through gratitude.
What chapter in bible were Michael and devil fighting over Moses' body?
The story of the Archangel Michael arguing about the body of Moses is referenced in the book of Jude verse 9:
"Even the archangel Michael, when he argued with the devil and fought over the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him. Instead, he said, 'May the Lord rebuke you!'" ISV2
There is no Old Testament reference to this fight but the story is classified as an Extra-Biblical Oral Tradition that no doubt Jude received either by hearing it spoken in his day or by inspiration of the Holy Spirit through a prophetic Word of Knowledge.
What is the connection between Moses and Hammurabi?
I dont know because it is not really and connections because the had diffrent ways to do things
Did Moses start the exodus from Memphis?
The Bible says that the Israelites numbered 600,000 fighting men. Including priests, women, children, the elderly and the sick and infirm, this would have been equivalent to at least two and a half million people. Memphis was never large enough for this number of slaves - in fact scholars say the entire population of Egypt was only around three and a half, including any slaves. So, if we consider the story of the Exodus as historically true, the people must have been dispersed all over Egypt, in every city, town, village and farm. The Exodus must have started in a well-coordinated fashion simultaneously from every point in Egypt, so as not to alert the Egyptians that something was afoot. If we try to make sense of the Exodus story, Moses himself was most likely to have been in the capital, Memphis, and would have started from there.
The alternative view, held by over 90 per cent of scholars according to the respected Israeli archeologist Israel Finkelstein, is that the biblical Exodus never really happened. If there was no Exodus, the question is unanswerable other than as a literary critique.
