Prophet Like Moses: Prophecy, Law, and Israelite Religion

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Jesus is the offspring of the woman spoken of in Genesis 3 that would crush the head of Satan (Genesis 3:15) Prophet Moses asthen “drew forth his hand, and lo! it was white for the beholders.” (Surah al-A‘raf, Ch.7: V.109) This miracle and sign has also been mentioned in the Bible; however, the Bible states that the hand was “leprous” (Exodus, 4:6) whereas the Quran describes it as “without any disease” (Surah Ta Ha, Ch.20: V.23) which was a vision, as described above, with great spiritual significance. God let Moses lead the Israelites to the edge of the promised land, where he could see but not experience the fulfillment of the promise. And then, at 120 years old, Moses died. It’s a pretty big question mark. But unfortunately, we may never know if Moses was a real person, a legend, or a blend of the two. God communicated with all other prophets through an intermediary (e.g. an angel), but H

Moses assaid, “‘Our Lord is He Who gave unto everything its [proper] form [and] then guided [it to its proper function].’” (Surah Ta Ha, Ch.20: V.49-51)

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Moses wasn’t born into a royal family—but shortly after his birth, he was adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter, and he was raised as a member of Pharaoh’s household (Exodus 2:10). This position of honor likely came with a royal education. In the Book of Acts, Stephen, the first Christian martyr, asserted that “Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action” (Acts 7:22). Moses was a fugitive Moses asreplied, “‘Surely, you are an ignorant people. [As to] these, surely destroyed shall be all that they are engaged in, and vain shall be all that they do.’” (Surah al-A‘raf, Ch.7: V.139-140) We’re not going to cover every mention of Moses in the Bible, but here are the big ones. Moses’ origins: a fugitive from Pharaoh

Some suggest that each of the Ten Plagues correlates to a specific Egyptian god and their domain. Each time Moses threatened Pharaoh with a plague, Pharaoh and the Egyptians had a god or gods they would’ve trusted to protect or oversee that aspect of Egyptian life. Prophet Moses aswas one of the Prophets whom the Holy Prophet samet during his spiritual journey, the Mi‘raj( Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al Salat, Hadith 349). The Holy Prophet sa, in the Holy Quran, has been likened to Moses as. (Surah al-Muzzammil, Ch. 73: V.16)History is replete with scenes of enemies hatching and plotting to kill the Messengers of their time. During the time of the Holy Prophet sa, the chieftains gathered in Dar-ul-Nadwah to hatch a plan against the Holy Prophet saand eventually schemed to kill him. ( Al-Sirat Al-Nabawiyyah, ibn Hisham, pp. 340-342, Zikr Hijrat-e-Rasul, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2001) Moses astold his people to “‘Seek help from Allah and be steadfast. Verily, the earth is Allah’s; He gives it as a heritage to whomsoever He pleases of His servants, and the end is for the God-fearing.’” (Surah al-A‘raf, Ch.7: V.129) Punishment of Pharaoh’s people Next, in the vision, Moses aswas told, “‘And draw thy hand close under thy armpit. It shall come forth white, without any disease — another Sign.” (Surah Ta Ha, Ch.20: V.23) We are beginning the book of Exodus this Shabbat, in which Moses is first introduced in the Torah. I think it is important to present the seventh of Maimonides’ principles of belief regarding the prophecy of Moses. Below is my translation of Maimonides, followed by a brief summary of the theme of the principle.