By the way, in Biblical Egyptian means "baby" but today, the answer depends on whether you are Muslim or Christian or some other religion. Both groups see Moses as a Prophet of Israel and a spokesman for God. read more
By the way, in Biblical Egyptian means "baby" but today, the answer depends on whether you are Muslim or Christian or some other religion. Both groups see Moses as a Prophet of Israel and a spokesman for God. read more
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. read more
That might have been the end of his story - except that his compatriots were still enslaved in Egypt, and God resolved to do something about it. Moses meets God. The Bible contains astonishing accounts of God and Moses speaking face to face begin when Moses is quietly minding his own business as a shepherd. God appears to Moses in a burning bush. Moses sees a bush which burns without being consumed - a symbol of the presence of God which defies usual human experience of things. read more