Moses How His Life Affects You

 Moses -Fact Versus Fiction

Film portrayals of Moses have perpetuated a number of myths and inaccuracies.  Here are just a few: 

Myth:  Moses did not know of his Jewish hertiage. 

Fact: Moses was nursed by his Jewish mother, evidently for a few years.  Acts 7:23-25  indicates that Moses viewed  the Jewish slaves as "his brothers." 

Myth: Moses was a rival for the throne of Egypt. 

Fact: The Bible makes no such claim. Daily Bible Illustrations, by John Kitto, says that there is no reason to believe that Moses  ""by this adoption became the heir of the crown. . . . It does not appear that there was any probable want of male heirs to the crown." 

Myth:  Moses returned to Egypt to face his enemy.

Fact: The Bible says that all his enemies were dead when he returned. -EXODUS 4:19. 

Myth: God first spoke the Ten Commandments after Moses  ascended Mount Sinai.

Fact: The Ten Commandments were spoken by God, through his angel, to the entire nation of Israel.  After that, the frightened Israelites  asked Moses to go up and speak for them. - EXODUS 19:20-20:19; 24:12-14; Acts 7:53; Hebrews 12:18, 19. 

Myth: Pharaoh survived the destruction of his army at the Red Sea.

Fact: "Pharaoh and his military force" perished at the Red Sea. - EXODUS 14:28; PSALM  136:15.

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