One would say that he was inspired to write it by the spirit.
That sentence in and of itself is interesting, since there is at least one point where he took credit where it wasn't due him. Let me look in my journal.
*looks*
In Deut chapter one, verse 13, fails to give credit to Jethro, his father in law, who originally proposes the idea. Later on, he talks about sending the spies. He gave credit to the people for the idea, yet in numbers 13, the Lord told him to do it. He said the spies brought back a good report yet the people didn't want to listen, yet the original account says that all the spies but two gave a bad report. This is just some of it.
It's interesting, but the main point should be us working on our own humility.
I brought this verse up because my Old Testament professor mentioned it. He loved to bring up parts of Scripture that were confusing and had the potential to challenge our idea that it was a perfect text, verses that contradicted other verses or that contradicted whole ideas about the Bible.
He gave us an explanation that I love, and that I wish more people knew. This verse is so often used by people to assert that we must be more humble as Christians. In actuality, it likely means that Moses was greatly oppressed. You find that he writes this after he's been under a great deal of stress. in Chapter 11, the people were complaining so much that Moses asked God to kill him because he couldn't take the pressure and stress and frustration (there are other words to describe this, but I can't seem to think of good ones. If you read Numbers 11:11-15 you'll get the gist of it.). In the subsequent verses, God set up a system of leadership beneath Moses to support him (70 elders, to be exact). Then
( ... )
I would say, based on the Lord's responses to him, that at the bush Moses was just being chicken and didn't have enough faith. It might, since later on in the narrative we know he's very emotional, lacks self control, and doesn't like dealing with the people.
I can't say I blame him, but he still is the same guy, even though all that time with the Lord had to have a powerful affect on him.
If you're interested in verses that seem to conradict, read Samuel's discourse about God being a God that doesn't change his mind, then read the part where Abraham bargains with God and changes his mind about the terms and conditions regarding the desctruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
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That sentence in and of itself is interesting, since there is at least one point where he took credit where it wasn't due him. Let me look in my journal.
*looks*
In Deut chapter one, verse 13, fails to give credit to Jethro, his father in law, who originally proposes the idea.
Later on, he talks about sending the spies.
He gave credit to the people for the idea, yet in numbers 13, the Lord told him to do it. He said the spies brought back a good report yet the people didn't want to listen, yet the original account says that all the spies but two gave a bad report. This is just some of it.
It's interesting, but the main point should be us working on our own humility.
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I brought this verse up because my Old Testament professor mentioned it. He loved to bring up parts of Scripture that were confusing and had the potential to challenge our idea that it was a perfect text, verses that contradicted other verses or that contradicted whole ideas about the Bible.
He gave us an explanation that I love, and that I wish more people knew. This verse is so often used by people to assert that we must be more humble as Christians. In actuality, it likely means that Moses was greatly oppressed. You find that he writes this after he's been under a great deal of stress. in Chapter 11, the people were complaining so much that Moses asked God to kill him because he couldn't take the pressure and stress and frustration (there are other words to describe this, but I can't seem to think of good ones. If you read Numbers 11:11-15 you'll get the gist of it.). In the subsequent verses, God set up a system of leadership beneath Moses to support him (70 elders, to be exact). Then ( ... )
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It might, since later on in the narrative we know he's very emotional, lacks self control, and doesn't like dealing with the people.
I can't say I blame him, but he still is the same guy, even though all that time with the Lord had to have a powerful affect on him.
If you're interested in verses that seem to conradict, read Samuel's discourse about God being a God that doesn't change his mind, then read the part where Abraham bargains with God and changes his mind about the terms and conditions regarding the desctruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Happy Sunday to you also, friend. :)
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