How did Moses show faith in god?
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- 3+ months ago by Amandeep-22
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What exactly do you think "faith" means? Faith as we moderns understand it did not exist in the old testament. The Greek word pistis is translated both "faith" and "belief". Believing is a natural ability. Anybody can believe.
The point that most students are unaware of is that God can't speak to someone except through the spirit, and Moses did not have the spirit upon him. That is why God had to send a physical phenomenon, a burning bush, that Moses could see and believe. Then God could speak to him. We should also remember that in the old testament, people had spirit UPON them, not IN them. Jesus made it possible for people to have spirit IN, and that is what the bible means when it says "Faith came by Jesus Christ."
You only need five books to study the bible:
1. A King James bible. Other versions are ok, but the KJV has been stable for 400 years and the others have not.
2. An English dictionary.
3. An Interlinear Greek-English Translation Of The New Testament, any brand.
4. An exhaustive concordance. There are several brands, but everybody seems to use Strong's. I like Young's because it is easier to use.
5. A Hebrew lexicon, if you study the old testament.
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Moses was hidden in the river until found by Pharaoh's daughter. Through the action of his sister, he was nursed and trained by his mother whilst in the employ of the Pharaoh's daughter. Thus he was taught about God Jehovah, Also as a member of the Royal Household he had the learning of the Egyptians. In spite of his favored position and the opportunities offered to him in Egypt, Moses’ heart was with God’s enslaved people. In fact, he hoped to be used by God to bring deliverance to them.
Moses’ faith also shaped his choice of career. “By faith Moses, when grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.” (Heb. 11:24) Moses did not reason that he could serve God as a member of the royal court and then use his wealth and privilege to help his Israelite brothers. Rather, Moses was determined to love Jehovah with all his heart, soul, and strength.
In his 40th year, Moses struck down an Egyptian in order to deliver an Israelite who was being treated unjustly. This incident showed how Moses viewed God’s people. Indeed, “by faith Moses, when grown up, refused to be called the son of the daughter of Pharaoh.” Instead of clinging to “the temporary enjoyment of sin” as a member of the Egyptian court, he had been moved by faith to identify himself with the ill-treated people of God.—Hebrews 11:24, 25;
Well, there were some good points mentioned. However, I felt one was missing. Imagine how much courage it took for him to go before the people he went to with the messages that he took! He went before Pharaoh with a truly forceful message! Yes. He had Aaron speak for him at first. But, eventually, he began to speak directly to him. Pharaoh, at that time, was, at least, one of the most powerful men in the earth. Now think about his message to the Israelites. Here are a multitudinous of very stubborn people and Moses is to give them messages that were not always taken well. However, he still told them everything Jehovah told him to say. Also, think about this, Moses talked mouth to mouth with Jehovah, as one talked to a friend (Numbers 12:8). Imagine how much faith it took to talk to the most powerful person in existence!
You say faith did not exist in the old testament! But it did.
The word “faith” is translated from the Greek piʹstis, primarily conveying the thought of confidence, trust, firm persuasion. Depending on the context, the Greek word may also be understood to mean “faithfulness” or “fidelity.”
The scriptures tell us that “Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld.” (Hebrew 11 v 1)
Faith is based on concrete evidence.
Abraham had a firm basis for faith in a resurrection, for he and Sarah had experienced the miraculous restoration of their reproductive powers, which was, in a sense, comparable to a resurrection, allowing Abraham’s family line to continue through Sarah. Isaac was born as the result of this miracle.
Abel had evidence. He saw the cherubs guarding the Garden of Eden and saw her parents having to work by the sweat of the brow due to the ground being cursed through their disobedience. As a result of his faith he offered a sacrifice to God.