Moses Research Paper

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Moses was a great Hebrew leader who was born during the time when the Hebrew people were being held captive by the pharaoh in Egypt. The pharaoh noticed the Hebrew population increasing and ordered for all male newborns to be drowned or killed. But one was saved. Moses was placed in a river, found by the pharaoh’s daughter, and was adopted. He grew up in a palace in Egypt along with the pharaoh and his family. Later on, when he was a young man, an accident occurred and Moses fled from Egypt. Years later, Moses encounters God (as a burning bush) while shepherding. Here, God speaks to Moses and gives him his first task. This is where Moses’ journey begins with the Hebrew people being led out of slavery in Egypt.
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From Sinai, God let the Israelites to Kadesh, where they sent spies into Palestine to take a peak of the Promised Land. The spies came back to the camp and reported seeing giants. The spies were terrified that the giants would destroy them if they tried to take the land of Canaan. “ Only two- Caleb and Joshua- believed it was worth the fight. The Israelites accepted the skeptical advice of the majority and turned away from Palestine” ( All The Men of the Bible). At the end of their wandering the Israelites camped in the desert of Moab. While at this camp site, Moses spoke to the Israelites once again and his words were recorded in the Book of Deuteronomy. Then, he turned his leadership over to Joshua ( Moses’ nephew, Aaron’s son), and gave the Israelites their final instructions After Moses gave those instructions, he ended with a hymn to praise God. At this moment, God spoke to Moses one last time and told him to climb Mount Nebo. Moses gave his farewell to the Israelites and climbed the mountain. Once he was on the mountain top, God showed Moses the land He had promised to them, The Promised