Did Moses Worship Idols?
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In the beginning before his grand audience with God....
Since he was adopted by the egyptians just right after he was born....
Also, the hebrews in eygpt at that time, where they forced to worship idols? -
Originally posted by mhcampboy:In the beginning before his grand audience with God....
Since he was adopted by the egyptians just right after he was born....
Also, the hebrews in eygpt at that time, where they forced to worship idols?
without attempting to read between the lines, please state where you'd find these claims. -
Hmm, i was discussing with a muslim friend la...Originally posted by Chin Eng: without attempting to read between the lines, please state where you'd find these claims.
And he kept insisting moses worship idols...
So im here to find out more... -
Plausible right?
he wouldnt know he was a hebrew when he was a young mah, and being brought up in the egyptian royal family -
Ya. Thats what I just want to find out...Originally posted by laurence82:Plausible right?
he wouldnt know he was a hebrew when he was a young mah, and being brought up in the egyptian royal family
But the princess who adopted him knew he was a hebrew... maybe she raised him up without the idol worships? -
is that so important?
the important thing is he had a real encounter with God at the burning bush and he worshipped and followed God after God called him...
after that he again witnessed the Almighty's miraculous acts and experienced His leading and guidance... -
Originally posted by TehJarVu:
Agree. Not important at all.
is that so important?
the important thing is he had a real encounter with God at the burning bush and he worshipped and followed God after God called him...
after that he again witnessed the Almighty's miraculous acts and experienced His leading and guidance... -
why isnt the history of a prophet not impt?
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so where Jesus go when he was young till adulthood?Originally posted by mhcampboy:why isnt the history of a prophet not impt? -
Some misconceptions I want to address:Originally posted by laurence82:Plausible right?
he wouldnt know he was a hebrew when he was a young mah, and being brought up in the egyptian royal family
1. Moses knew all along he was a hebrew.
2. Moses was brought up in a Hebrew family.Exodus 2 (NRSV)
7Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, ‘Shall I go and get you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?’ 8Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, ‘Yes.’ So the girl went and called the child’s mother. 9Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, ‘Take this child and nurse it for me, and I will give you your wages.’ So the woman took the child and nursed it. 10When the child grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and she took him as her son. She named him Moses,* ‘because’, she said, ‘I drew him out* of the water.’
11 One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and saw their forced labour. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his kinsfolk. 12He looked this way and that, and seeing no one he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. -
so why this topic, again?
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Lame...
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hmm.. this is good...Originally posted by Icemoon:
now i get it...
so this means... moses do not worship idols then...
are the hebrew slaves being forced to worship idols? -
The story of Moses raises some questions.
For example, where got the prince of egypt kill one commoner need to go and hide one?
No-one, not even Justice Bao, is asking for his blood. -
Originally posted by mhcampboy:
How does one define importance? It is important only if it has value to us. According to the bible...
why isnt the history of a prophet not impt?
1. Moses is already in heaven.
2. Jesus has forgiven all his sins.
Thus what is the use of debating whether he worshipped idols or not? We all know worshipping idols is wrong. If you are worshipping idols currently, repent and God may forgive you.
However, do not debate whether Moses worshipped idols or not as an excuse to justify your own worshipping of idols. -
I'm going to be sticking my neck out a little. So correct me if i am wrong guys.Originally posted by mhcampboy:In the beginning before his grand audience with God....
Since he was adopted by the egyptians just right after he was born....
Also, the hebrews in eygpt at that time, where they forced to worship idols?
If we look at the incident of the golden Calf in Exodus, it could be taken as a form of Idol worship. This was probably influenced by the Egygtian culture at that time. So going along that lines, idol worship was probably pervasive.
However campy, as the other points out, that was before Moses met God. Whether or not Moses did worship idols, that's anyone's guess. I am almost positive that there are no historical written documents on this issue.
But like what the others pointed out, this isn't really crucial. I think what was more significant was what happened after when he was at Mount Horeb (some say this is Mt. Sinai) and he saw the Burning Bush. -
prince of egypt is cartoon...
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wad i learnt abt moses is the show "ten commandments"...Originally posted by Icemoon:The story of Moses raises some questions.
For example, where got the prince of egypt kill one commoner need to go and hide one?
No-one, not even Justice Bao, is asking for his blood.
but in the show, moses knew he was a hebrew when he was older... and he was dismayed and thus left the palace to be with his ppl...
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Originally posted by Skibi:
i do not worship idols...
How does one define importance? It is important only if it has value to us. According to the bible...
1. Moses is already in heaven.
2. Jesus has forgiven all his sins.
Thus what is the use of debating whether he worshipped idols or not? We all know worshipping idols is wrong. If you are worshipping idols currently, repent and God may forgive you.
[b]However, do not debate whether Moses worshipped idols or not as an excuse to justify your own worshipping of idols.[/b]
and i dun think its wrong to have a history knowledge of my religion! -
that was the storyline they keep showing on tv!Originally posted by mhcampboy:wad i learnt abt moses is the show "ten commandments"...
but in the show, moses knew he was a hebrew when he was older... and he was dismayed and thus left the palace to be with his ppl... -
of cos.. the importance of him meeting God it th utmost importance...i didnt deny thatOriginally posted by ben1xy:I'm going to be sticking my neck out a little. So correct me if i am wrong guys.
If we look at the incident of the golden Calf in Exodus, it could be taken as a form of Idol worship. This was probably influenced by the Egygtian culture at that time. So going along that lines, idol worship was probably pervasive.
However campy, as the other points out, that was before Moses met God. Whether or not Moses did worship idols, that's anyone's guess. I am almost positive that there are no historical written documents on this issue.
But like what the others pointed out, this isn't really crucial. I think what was more significant was what happened after when he was at Mount Horeb (some say this is Mt. Sinai) and he saw the Burning Bush.
but i still dun see anything wrong in finding out the history... -
I didn't say you were wrong ahOriginally posted by mhcampboy:of cos.. the importance of him meeting God it th utmost importance...i didnt deny that
but i still dun see anything wrong in finding out the history... -
There is more to it.Originally posted by mhcampboy:wad i learnt abt moses is the show "ten commandments"...
but in the show, moses knew he was a hebrew when he was older... and he was dismayed and thus left the palace to be with his ppl...
Historically the Egyptians were rather obsessed with blood purity. This is probably the main reason why the royal family practised incest.
If this is so, how come the princess could anyhow find a baby and call it her own? Was she even married? Did her husband mind?
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There can be Miracles~~ When you believe~~~Originally posted by laurence82:prince of egypt is cartoon... 
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but u and skibi implied that it was not important... and thus no need to know that kind of attitude...Originally posted by ben1xy:I didn't say you were wrong ah 