Moses Impact

The reason I chose to write about Moses is because of his Impact in the Jewish community. In all honesty, he is so great that he expands way beyond Judaism, and reaches into many other religions also. As a child Moses had probably one of the worst child hood stories I have ever heard but still he doesn’t loose faith in his God. Some may argue that he may have been chosen at birth to carry out the word of God. “One traditional story tells that when he was a child, sitting on Pharaoh's knee, Moses took the crown off of Pharaoh's head and put it on. The court magicians took this as a bad sign and demanded that he be tested: they put a brazier full of gold and a brazier full of hot coals before him to see which he would take. If Moses took the …show more content…
I’m not saying that God has not spoken to any other prophet or hasn’t responded to any one else’s prayers. But Moses was the only prophet to have an on going conversation with God on numerous occasions. “Moses is described as the only person who ever spoke to God face-to-face and that God spoke to Moses directly, in plain language, not through visions and dreams.” A body of Torah texts along with homiletic stories, tells that Moses was chosen to lead the Children of Israel because of his kindness to animals. When he was bringing the sheep for water to drink, one lamb did not follow. Moses went to the little lamb, picked it up and carried it to the water so it could drink and not get left out or go thirsty. Moses cared much about each individual in a group, even animals, and not just about a group as a whole. This act of kindness was proof enough that he was a worthy shepherd for God's flock. The only downfall to his great success story was that he was not allowed to enter the Promised Land because of past