Grandma Moses

1. Describe the historical and religious situations in which composition of the Pentateuch began and ended. In what ways could these contexts shape content and perspectives of the Pentateuch? The historical and religious situations that surrounded the creation of the Pentateuch centered around the Israelites. Before the composition of the Pentateuch began, Israelites thought they were the chosen people of God for hundreds of years. What they did not understand though is that they were chosen to…

The preceding outline will serve as a guide for an exposition on the passage. Assembly of all Israel – 2 Kings 23:1-2a After Josiah learns of the “book of the Law” and its contents, He is Godly sorrowful and sincerely penitent and the King gathers all the people for a public reading of the book of Law. “King Josiah now begins to act decisively and takes center stage in the narrative.” First Josiah “directed that all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem should be gathered to him.” (v 1. NRSV).…

ordered all Hebrew male infants to be killed. Jochebed took a basket and placed her son on it and sent the basket down the river. One of Pharaoh’s daughters found the basket with the child. She adopted him into the royal family and gave him the name Moses. Adoption can be traced back to the bible and it has been part of our civilization since that time. The Children’s Home Society of West Virginia defines adoption as: “A legally recognized, lifelong relationship between a parent and child. The…

The Exodus story is an important foundational idea, however, its historicity is questionable. The Exodus from Egypt is not attested in sources outside the bible, there’s no historical record to corroborate, and the Exodus story has what Collins calls, “legendary,” and “folkloristic,” elements, in addition to being a compiled, multi-source, narrative. Although, there are aspects present which might support the Exodus such as the presence of Semitic Slaves in Egypt, “local color” within the story,…

be superior due to the human body of Jesus. After this explanation, which begins in 2:1 and continues through the chapter, the author will go on to argue that Jesus is also greater than Moses. The…

During the time when Moses was born, Pharaoh was the King of Egypt. He told all the midwives of the Hebrew women to destroy any boys that were delivered. The midwives valued their salvation, because they did not want to look bad in the eyes of God. They would spare the life of the baby boys against Pharaoh’s…

I chose to rewrite Lesson 1 because I made a blatant mistake of referring to the Israelites as Israeli’s. Also, after my post, I did additional research about the plagues and found that the translation varied widely in various editions of the Bible. I felt this observation was worthy of discussion. What values are passed on in these Bible stories? Would you think of any of these values differently if you were a child? In what ways has American culture retained these Judeo-Christian roots?…

During the period of Moses and Joshua the Israelites had struggled with other tribes by moving about throughout the region. With this move about the Israelites, became accustomed to others, similar pattern of life, they learned to be independent and to feel free to come and go through nations to nations, and feeling strong without obeying laws. The attraction were that these tribes were urban with many agricultural goods (White, 1993). The other tribes that the Israelites took liken to was…

When Moses was called to lead his people out of slavery, he received very clear cut and explicit instructions. How did he respond? Exodus 3:11 says, “But Moses said to God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?’” God responded to Moses by working several miracles through him and yet Moses replies in Exodus 4:13, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone…

has departed from its initial idyllic state and love is a tool that works to bring about its healing and restoration. Love requires action. This concept is not unique to the Apostle, but can be seen throughout the Scriptures. The instructions of Moses to the people of Israel contain an abundance of instructions regarding behavioral expectations. Yet, when asked which of these commandments is the greatest, Jesus replies that the entire…