Robert Moses

The nation of Israel chosen by God to be a blessing for the entire world became divided and corrupt shortly after the death of King David. They lost sight and focus of God in the worship of idols, rejection and disobedience to God. The three major sins of Israel and Judah revealed in l and 2 Kings is moral corruption, social injustice, and idolatry. The sins of Israel kings introduced idol worship to their kingdom, sacrifice offerings were made in places other than instructed by God. The…

Rabbi Meir said: When the Jews stood before Sinai to receive the Torah, God said to them: "I swear, I will not give you the Torah unless you provide worthy guarantors who will assure that you will observe its laws." The Jews responded, "Master of the world, our forefathers will be our guarantors!" "Your guarantors themselves require guarantors!" was God's reply. "Master of the world," the Jews exclaimed, "our prophets will guarantee our observance of the Torah." "I have grievances against…

a holy scripture for Jews and the “Old Testament for Christians, it was said to be revealed to Prophet Moses on Mount Sinai. There is not a definite date for when this law was received, because it was passed down to generations from orally. Often times this law would get lost in translation, and become different to what was originally written by Moses. However, people still said that Moses has told us such act, to show respect that he was the chosen one to be given these laws. Moreover, the…

The book of Joshua picks up right where the book of Deuteronomy left off. The twelve tribes are camped out on the east side of the Jordan River, which lies between Mount Hermon and the Dead Sea. Moses had died, in turn, leaving Joshua in full command of the Israelites. After forty years of wandering through the desert, the Israelites finally have their opportunity to enter into the promise land. Canaan is a land consisting of many hostile groups that really seem to have it out for the Israelites…

The Ten Commandments, they were for men to follow God’s wishes. They are a guidepost for how man was to live his life and conduct himself morally. The Beatitudes are eight declaration of blessedness spoken by Jesus at the beginning of the sermon of the mount. But we are going to discuss the importance of the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes for ethical life decision from the perspective of the Catholic tradition. Firstly, the decision we make are reflected to The Ten Commandments and The…

pattern: preamble/Title, historical prologue, stipulations, deposition of text, public reading, witnesses summoned, and blessings and curses. The Sinai covenant strikingly resembles the six parts of this treaty structure, and it can be inferred that Moses who was familiar with the second millennium BC treaty structure used the style to convey the serious and legal…

praying in Gyor, Hungry were difficult. I had so many questions about my career and my family and I wanted God to simply give me answers to all of them. I wanted Him to just tell me what to do once I returned home. But after a talk where the story of Moses and the burning bush was shared, I stayed…

Furthermore, the topic of ‘planning and budgeting’ can be compared to the story of Moses and the Second Census of Israel in The Book of Numbers, Chapter 26:1-7. The story states that “the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saying, Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers’ house, all that are able to go to war in Israel…and they that were numbered were forty and three thousand and…

It is obvious that Samson is one of the strongest men of the bible. In this paper, I will summarize the story of Samson and determine if Samson was portrayed as a hero in the bible. My conclusion will provide details to support my opinion about the bible’s portrayal of Samson. According to the Bible, Samson’s father, Manoah, was married to a barren, unnamed woman. One day, while Manoah’s wife was minding her own business, an angel appears and he tells her that she will give birth to a son. The…

In Chapter three and four of Exodus, Moses has an encounter with God. God appears before Moses in the form of a burning bush to give him a mission; he is to go to Egypt to talk to Pharaoh about releasing the Israelites from slavery in the land. This passage is significant, because it establishes the employing of Moses to speak for God to both the Pharaoh and the Israelites. The commission that Moses is given in this passage is what leads to the Exodus, the giving of the Law at Mt. Sinai, and the…