Prophet Like Moses: Prophecy, Law, and Israelite Religion

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Upon suffering severe punishments, they pleaded with Moses asto pray for them. They said, “‘If thou remove from us the punishment, we will surely believe thee and we will surely send with thee the children of Israel.’” (Surah al-A‘raf, Ch.7: V.135) However, when the punishments were averted, they broke their promise. Only a few youths believed This is my rod, I lean on it, and beat down therewith leaves for my sheep, and I have also other uses for it.’” (Surah Ta Ha, Ch.20: V.19)

Some suggest that each of the Ten Plagues correlates to a specific Egyptian god and their domain. Each time Moses threatened Pharaoh with a plague, Pharaoh and the Egyptians had a god or gods they would’ve trusted to protect or oversee that aspect of Egyptian life. This is the moment when God first calls Moses to save the Israelites and lead the exodus out of Egypt. God tells Moses his plan to humble Pharaoh and rescue his people, and Moses continually makes excuses for why he shouldn’t be part of that plan.Deuteronomy 18:15 The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; And when he reached his age of full strength and attained maturity, We gave him wisdom and knowledge (Surah al Qasas, Ch.28: V.15) Hazrat Musleh-e-Maud rastates that this means he reached an age at which revelation is revealed. ( Tafsir-e-Saghir, p.499) The verse further states, “and thus do We reward those who do good.” (Surah al Qasas, Ch.28: V.15) which shows that Moses aswas muhsinwhich means he was frequently occupied in good deeds. An unfortunate incident and plot to kill Moses as Let’s start with the basics about who he was and what he did. Important roles Moses played in the Bible This miracle solidified Moses’ position as the leader of God’s people, and showed the Israelites that they had nothing to fear so long as God was with them. Unfortunately, even after all this, the Pentateuch records numerous instances where the Israelites failed to trust Moses, and by extension, God. The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1–21) The above-mentioned verse makes a reference to a Biblical prophecy (Deuteronomy 18:18) that predicts the emergence of a Prophet of God, similar to Moses as, among the Ishmaelites.

The ninth plague brought total darkness on the land for three days. Interestingly, the Israelites apparently still had light in Goshen (Exodus 10:23).

Following this, the chiefs of Pharaoh’s people counselled together to kill Moses as. A man, who desired good for Moses as, came to him running, saying, “‘O Moses, of a truth, the chiefs are taking counsel together against thee to kill thee.’” (Surah al-Qasas, Ch.28: V.21) Upon finding out, Moses asprayed to God to deliver him from this. (Surah al-Qasas, Ch.28: V.22) Migration to Midian and marriage The question seems innocent enough, but it was pretty sly—because up until that point no one had ever heard God’s name. The dispute mentioned between the Archangel Michael and the Devil does not suit itself to the doctrinal views of the Sadducees since they denied the existence of angels. ( Acts 23:8 states this clearly.) Pharisees or some other Jewish group may have had ties to this document. [ citation needed]