Moses
From Judaism
Moses (also known as Hebrew, Moshe or Arabic, Musa) is an important Prophet in the Jewish faith and heritage.
He is responsible for:
- Representing G-d in demanding the Pharaoh of Egypt free the Jews from slavery.
- Leading the Jews out of Egypt and in their travels through the desert.
- Getting the Ten Commandments from G-d.
- Note: This is basically the children's or TV version of the story.
The Pharaoh of Egypt was told a prophecy stating that one day a recently born Jew would rise up and destroy him. The Pharaoh ordered that all male Jewish babies be killed. Moses' mother put him in a basket, and floated him down the Nile, he was found later by the Pharaoh's daughter, he then grew up in the court of the Pharaoh. Later he left after killing one of the Pharaoh's slave's overseers.
Years later, G-d appeared to him as a burning bush and told him to free the Jews. He returned and used relayed G-d's demands to free the Jews. After ten plagues, the Pharaoh agreed each time to let the Jews go, but then changed his mind.
After the tenth plague, the Jews left the land quickly. They crossed the Red Sea when G-d parted it. As they walked across the sea floor, the Pharaoh's army caught up, chasing them. They outran the army and the sea returned killing the Pharaoh's army.
