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Five Things You Didn’t Know About Moses by EyeHateGod: 1:31pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
[size=15pt]1. Moses was probably Egyptian.[/size] The most important piece of evidence for this is his name. In the Bible, it is explained that his name is derived from the Hebrew word mashah, “to draw,” as in “to draw him from the waters of the Nile,” where he had been hidden as an infant. Unfortunately, it is awfully hard to get from that verb to the name Moses, which would probably mean something like “the one who draws,” which isn’t how the story goes. The name Moses is in fact a good Egyptian name meaning “son.” It’s a common element in the names of many pharaohs, such as Tuthmoses and, most famously, Ramesses (“son of Ra”). That well-known narrative in which Moses’ mother hides him in the Nile until he is found and raised by the pharaoh’s daughter looks a lot like a heavy-handed attempt to explain that despite all the indications that Moses was Egyptian — especially his name — he was actually Israelite. There’s also the little passage in Exodus that suggests that Moses was uncircumcised, as was his son — unexpected, to say the least, for a native Israelite. [size=15pt]2. Moses wasn’t anti-slavery.[/size] He has a reputation as the great liberator. And it’s true, he did liberate the Israelites from Egypt. But Moses didn’t have anything against slavery as an institution, only against the enslavement of the Israelites by the Egyptians. The Israelites themselves were expected to have slaves of their own: both their fellow Israelites, who were to be treated relatively well, and non-Israelites, who received no such kindness. Moses tells the Israelites that if they hit a slave so hard that the slave dies on the spot, that’s bad. But if the slave survives for a day or two and then dies, no punishment is required, “since he is the other’s property.” [size=15pt]3. Moses had a black wife.[/size] True story. And not his first wife, either; that was Tziporah, the daughter of Jethro, a Midianite priest. This is his second wife, a Cushite, Cush being the ancient name for Ethiopia. If you’re bothered by this, you’re not alone. Aaron and Miriam, Moses’ own brother and sister, think it’s a bad thing, too. But if you think that their objections justify your discomfort, there you’re wrong. God reprimands Aaron and gives Miriam a skin disease for speaking out against Moses. To be fair, Aaron and Miriam are bothered by inter-ethnic marriage, not interracial marriage. Since, in all likelihood, Moses — being Egyptian and all — was probably pretty dark-skinned himself. [size=15pt]4. Moses didn’t come up with a single law.[/size] Moses is the paradigmatic law-giver, not the paradigmatic law-maker. There isn’t a single law in the Torah that Moses claims to have come up with all by himself. Every law he gives the Israelites was dictated to him by God. The New Testament refers to the law, usually in a negative sense, as something that Moses commanded. But this is deceptive (intentionally or unintentionally). It may be that the laws of the Old Testament were all consigned to the dustbin when Jesus came along. But they weren’t commanded by Moses; they were the word of God. Don’t shoot the messenger. [size=15pt]5. Moses didn’t write the Torah.[/size] Despite the well-established Jewish and Christian tradition, the Torah never says, or even remotely suggests, that Moses wrote it. The Bible does refer to the Torah as “the book of Moses.” But this doesn’t mean that Moses wrote the Torah, any more than “the book of Job” was written by Job or “the book of Kings” was written by Kings. “The book of Moses” means the book in which Moses is the main character — as in Job, or Kings. The Torah is written in the third person from start to finish. Even the great speech of Deuteronomy is a reported speech: It begins with “These are the words that Moses addressed to all Israel” and ends with Moses’ death. The verse in Deuteronomy that states that “Moses wrote down this Torah” isn’t proof that he actually wrote the Torah. Again: He’s a character, and in any case he’s taking dictation, not composing anything himself. A final note on this point. If Moses did write the Torah, then consider this verse in Numbers: “Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any other man on earth.” If Moses wrote that, he’s at worst a liar and at best a serious humblebragger. It’s probably fortunate, then, that he didn’t write that verse, or any other, for that matter. 1 Like |
Re: Five Things You Didn’t Know About Moses by hopefulLandlord: 1:37pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
the bible is one pathetic book 1 Like |
Re: Five Things You Didn’t Know About Moses by EyeHateGod: 1:53pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
hopefulLandlord:They don't know how to plagiarized effectively 1 Like |
Re: Five Things You Didn’t Know About Moses by DabuIIIT: 1:55pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
hopefulLandlord:mental 1 Like |
Re: Five Things You Didn’t Know About Moses by hopefulLandlord: 2:13pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
DabuIIIT:
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Re: Five Things You Didn’t Know About Moses by CoolUsername: 8:11pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
The Exodus never happened. |
Re: Five Things You Didn’t Know About Moses by winner01(m): 8:40pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
Ok, we've seen this one before. Next hate obsession! 3 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Five Things You Didn’t Know About Moses by winner01(m): 9:24pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
[quote author=hopefulLandlord post=49744617][/quote]Shouldnt you take your hate campaign to football fields too? ![]()
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Re: Five Things You Didn’t Know About Moses by Nobody: 9:27pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
EyeHateGod: The name Moses is the Hebrew noun "Moshe". Agreed, the name is Egyptian, but it is important to note that the Hebrew language has many loan names and words derived from Egyptian. Even the name Aaron is of Egyptian origin. The Hebrew rendering is "Aharon" derived from "Har" which in Egyptian and Hebrew means "high". It is the same root for the Egyptian "Heru" which is rendered "Horus" in Greek. But linguistic similarities doesn't suggest plagiarism of any sort. The Hebrew language is an agglomerate of the Egyptian, Aramaic and Proto-Canaanite languages. [size=15pt]2. Moses wasn’t anti-slavery.[/size] Would you kindly quote the verse from which you have drawn this conclusion though I do not deny the laws on slavery penned down in Leviticus. [size=15pt]3. Moses had a black wife.[/size] Agreed, Moses was probably dark-skinned. Even Tzipporah said to her father "An Egyptian helped us" [size=15pt]4. Moses didn’t come up with a single law.[/size]God gave laws but there are laws attributed to Moses himself like that of divorce. [size=15pt]5. Moses didn’t write the Torah.[/size] Part of the Torah was penned by Moses and other places by Joshua. Now, you quoted a place in Numbers where Moses was addressed as being humble. There is no verifiable proof that Moses never wrote that. He clearly had future generations in mind. He was like writing an autobiography with coming generations in mind. |
Re: Five Things You Didn’t Know About Moses by Nobody: 9:31pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
CoolUsername:How come the Tel El Amarna tablets make mention of a wandering desert tribe known as "Habiru"? |
Re: Five Things You Didn’t Know About Moses by CoolUsername: 11:48pm On Sep 28, 2016 |
lordnicklaus: A tribute that didn't even speak a common language? They were a group of people from different tribes who lived of the grid. Also, Egypt never kept them as slaves. |
Re: Five Things You Didn’t Know About Moses by EyeHateGod: 12:21am On Sep 30, 2016 |
lordnicklaus: Go and read them!
So why the Lies?
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