Humanity faced an array of conflicts while evolving into a world with a diverse group of cultures and religions. This posed conditions in which freedom of expression seemed impossible. The formation of Israel and their right to religious freedom was risky to accomplish. Morality indicated in these situations what was just and unjust. As a result from the Israelites faith and perseverance, Judaism was born.
Law sets rules and standards which hold human beings accountable for their actions. The need for just law is exemplified through the demonstration of how the Egyptians treated the Israelites. In Exodus, the Pharaoh unjustly punishes the Israelites for Moses and his brother Aaron’s attempt to liberate them. He proclaims, “I will not give …show more content…
When the Israelites were oppressed by the Egyptians, they weren’t treated as humans; “The Egyptians became ruthless in imposing tasks on the Israelites, and made their lives bitter with hard service in mortar and brick and in every kind of field labor (Exodus: 84).”
Israelites encountered many obstacles on their voyage to the Promised Land. Moses had to earn their trust as their Leader. He was tested on a few different occasions. First, the Israelites were challenged on leaving Egypt because of the Pharaoh. He had a change of mind and summoned the army to attack the Israelites while they were on their journey. Moses had to rely on faith by the Lord to help. This caused a political challenge for the Israelites because even though the Pharaoh changed his mind, should they go against their leader of the land, the creator of the law?
The Israelites revolted against Moses because of these challenges. They not only faced war with the Egyptians, but also a food and water scarcity. Initially, they were apprehensive to leave Egypt because they didn’t want to face these obstacles, but relied on faith by Moses. They had fear and asked questions about their survival; “Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst (Exodus:
Law sets rules and standards which hold human beings accountable for their actions. The need for just law is exemplified through the demonstration of how the Egyptians treated the Israelites. In Exodus, the Pharaoh unjustly punishes the Israelites for Moses and his brother Aaron’s attempt to liberate them. He proclaims, “I will not give …show more content…
When the Israelites were oppressed by the Egyptians, they weren’t treated as humans; “The Egyptians became ruthless in imposing tasks on the Israelites, and made their lives bitter with hard service in mortar and brick and in every kind of field labor (Exodus: 84).”
Israelites encountered many obstacles on their voyage to the Promised Land. Moses had to earn their trust as their Leader. He was tested on a few different occasions. First, the Israelites were challenged on leaving Egypt because of the Pharaoh. He had a change of mind and summoned the army to attack the Israelites while they were on their journey. Moses had to rely on faith by the Lord to help. This caused a political challenge for the Israelites because even though the Pharaoh changed his mind, should they go against their leader of the land, the creator of the law?
The Israelites revolted against Moses because of these challenges. They not only faced war with the Egyptians, but also a food and water scarcity. Initially, they were apprehensive to leave Egypt because they didn’t want to face these obstacles, but relied on faith by Moses. They had fear and asked questions about their survival; “Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst (Exodus: