“MOSES AND ZIPPORAH”
Moses was born in Africa-Egypt to a Hebrew family, from the tribe of Levi. However, Moses grew up in Pharaoh’s house as one of the prince of Egypt. It came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown that he ran away to the land of Midian after he discovered that he was a Hebrew child, and killed an Egyptian for the sake of his brethren (Exodus 2:1-10).
Notice that prior to Moses discovering his identity, he was not different from his other Egyptian brothers living in ancient Egypt. Upon arriving in the land of Media, he then married a woman named Zipporah whose father was a Midianite priest, an Arabian-Ethiopian from the descendant of Keturah the wife of Abraham. The scripture did not tell us that Moses was married in Egypt before running away to the land of Media. According to the scripture, Moses arrived in the land of Media a single man, and then fell in love with Jethro’s daughter. We were not told that Moses was divorced either before meeting his Midianite
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Everything about Moses was African, he was born, raised, educated, lived, married, had children and died in Africa. His philosophy, traditions, and lifestyle was fashioned according to the mentality of the people of Africa, and his physical appearance looked African-Egyptian, and that was while he was called an Egyptian by his in laws (Exodus 2:1-22; 18:1-12; Acts 7:20-41; Hebrews 11:23-27). The bible said by a prophet “Moses” the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved (Hosea 12:13). The Lord used the dark skinned Moses and his black East-African wife and their black children to deliver the children of Israel out of Egypt. According to Archaeology, the native land of “Ethiopia” is geographically located in East Africa and not in
Moses Maimonides was born in Cordoba, Spain in 1135. After a brief sum of time, his family felt an immediate need to flee persecution. They led a nomadic lifestyle for several years and then settled in North Africa. They fled the Iberian Peninsula after an intolerant Islamic dynasty came to power. Moses was found in the Nile River by an Egyptian princess who raised him as her own until he grew up to become sovereign. When he saw an Egyptian foreman beating an Israelite slave, he wound up executing the Egyptian foreman in attempting to stop the abuse. He
All boys born were to be killed, however, a Hebrew boy by the name of Moses was born and wrapped delicately in a woven basket and set in to the Nile River, only to be found by the daughter of the pharaoh. Moses later was able to become a prince in the Pharaoh’s palace for many years until he observes the beating of a Hebrew by an Egyptian taskmaster whom he kills. Once overheard by the person of the land Moses was then forced to become an outcast and was sent to the desert land. While there, God often visited Moses and had abundant conversations regarding Mosses’ return to Egypt. After several talks between God and Moses and forty years later, Moses agreed to return to Egypt and take the brave step in leading God’s people out of slavery. Pharaoh was confronted and appalled, yet, through a challenging cycle of plagues, promises, and the death of Pharaohs eldest, Israel was broken from his grasp. Accumulating and moving the mass of God’s civilization was not an easy task, however, they marched out of Egypt, through the depths of the Red Sea, and into the desert, all behind the lead of Moses, destroying the pharaoh in the
The movie the Ten Commandments is about Moses life. He is an Egyptian Prince who later finds out he is Hebrew. Throughout the beginning of the movie, the viewers are able to see the contrast of how the Egyptians lived versus the Hebrews. Once Moses finds out he is a Hebrew, he goes off to be with them. The Hebrew people believe Moses is the chosen one and they follow Moses in order to find freedom from the Egyptians. Moses does exactly that and leads the Hebrews away from the Egyptians to their own land. While they are their Moses presents his people with the Ten Commandments given to him by God on Mount Sinai.
Moses went against the pharaoh and went on to free and lead the Jewish people to the promised
Moses was a Hebrew who was raised with Egyptian upbringing and education. As he grew he either knew that he was an Israelite or simply sympathized with Israelites in bondage. We know this by the action he took when he saw an Egyptian guard beating on a Hebrew slave. Moses interfered, killed the guard, and buried him. So Moses fled Egypt to Mount Sinai out of fear. This is the location in which God revealed his personal name to Moses and called upon him to lead his people out of the land of Egypt.
Moses spends forty years following the instructions of God throughout Exodus. However, in Numbers, God tells him to speak to the rock and it will bring them water. Instead of speaking to the rock, he strikes it with his staff, like he did previously in Exodus. When he does not directly follow the instructions he was given, God responds by saying, “‘Because you were not faithful to me in showing forth my sanctity before the Israelites, you shall not lead this community into the land I will give them,’” (Numbers 20:12). Moses ends up being able to see the Promised Land, but never being able to set foot inside
The love Moses showed was tough for Adam to understand. Moses was a very strict parent but only because he loved his family so much and wanted them to respect him and their mother. Moses questioned, “How could any man love a son more than I love that boy?” (Fast 45). Moses loved Adam deeply and did not want him to join the army. He did not think it was the Christian thing to do but realized he needed to respect Adam’s decision to start becoming a man. Moses wanted the rest of his family to know that he loved Adam as well. He stated, “You know how much he means to me.” (Fast 46)
Moses' journey begins in Egypt. This is a land where the Pharaoh has ultimate control and power over the people. Campbell refers to this greedy, egocentric, possessive leader as the tyrant. At this time, Egypt is noticing a huge increase in the number of Hebrew slaves (Exodus 1:9). In order to maintain possession of the land, Pharaoh must stifle the future threat that the increasing population of Israelites represent. To do this he orders the first born son of every Hebrew to be thrown into the Nile. However, baby Moses floats to the Pharaoh's daughter and Moses is raised as an Egyptian prince. He grows up different than any other Hebrew. He learns how to become soldier for his Pharaoh, but something is always troubling him. One day Moses sees an Egyptian striking a Hebrew slave and Moses intervenes and kills the Egyptian (Exodus 2:12). The next day he sees two Hebrews struggling, and tries to intervene, but he discovers that his murder of yesterday is known. This conflict symbolizes what Campbell says is the "call t...
Even though Moses, was raised as an Egyptian, he knew that he was truly Hebrew. After seeing an Egyptian taskmaster cruelly beating a Hebrew, Moses became so furious that he murdered the Egyptian. Fearing that the Pharaoh would find out what he had done, Moses fled to the wilderness, “the eternal safe retreat of outcasts from ancient society and of those in revolt against authority.” Moses found himself in the Sinai Desert amongst other ...
This section of exodus focuses on Moses, an Israelite who was raised as an Egyptian, who has fled from Egypt after the Pharaoh tried to kill him for killing an Egyptian man. By Exodus 3:1 Moses is married to Zipporah daughter of Jethro who gives him a job working as a shepherd. While tending to his animals Moses arrives at Horeb also known as Mount Sinai or the Mountain of God. Here Moses has his first theophany with God in the form of a burning bush. During this passage God talks to Moses telling him what he needs to do: go to Egypt and convince the Pharaoh to let the Egyptians go by performing a series of miracles. What god is asking Moses to do is intimidating. At this time the Pharaoh was the ruler of Egypt who had a powerful army and the Israelite’s weren’t going to be easy to convince that God sent him. Despite the “signs” Moses is reluctant to take the role beca...
Moses never truly achieved his goals to free his people from persecution and establish a safe and secure homeland, but he did appoint people to lead after him and left them with the Book of Deuteronomy. In these sermons, Moses recalls the trials and tribulations of 40 years in the wilderness to show the struggles his people have made so far. He also demands that they follow his teachings and, more importantly, the Ten Commandments. He leaves them by telling them to observe one and only one God, his God. Shortly thereafter, Moses died at the age of 120 and paved the foundation for the creation of Israel.
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