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Kimball Sheehan
Ms. Akers
Honors English 9
20 October 2017
BAIL Essay
Moses is an honorable prophet in the Old Testament. He is found in the stories Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Moses led the Israelites to the Promised Land, and, for
this act, he is well-respected. Throughout the Old Testament, Moses suffered. He suffered in
order to lead the Hebrews to the Promised Land. Additionally, he suffered because of his
devotion to God. Lastly, he suffered because he made the Hebrews lives easier by freeing them
from slavery. Mosess sufferings were significant because they allowed the Hebrews to start a
Throughout his lifetime, Moses suffered in order to lead the Hebrews to the Promised
Land. Examples of his suffering included the arduous journey through the desert, the
challenging mediation between God and the Hebrews, and the fasting for forty days. He rescued
the Hebrews out of Egypt, where they were slaves, and he guided them to the Promised Land
that God spoke of. Before the Hebrews left Egypt, there were complaints and doubts: Is it
because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness?
(120). This protesting behavior continued throughout the journey to the Promised Land. Moses
continually reminded the Hebrews of the covenant God made with them. He reminded them of
what lay ahead: a place for them to settle, where they would prosper.
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Along the journey, the Hebrews also disobeyed God. While he was communicating with
God on Mount Sinai, Aaron and the Hebrews created a golden calf that they would worship:
These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt! (135). This
immoral act disobeyed the First and Second Commandment. When God heard the news, He was
infuriated, but Moses pleaded for atonement. However, there was a severe punishment: And he
was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water (137).
By fasting, Moses provided the Hebrews with Gods forgiveness, so that he could lead them to
the Promised Land. He agreed to free the Israelites from slavery because he obeyed God and
understood Abrahams covenant with Him. Moses spent the majority of his life attempting to get
the Hebrews to the Promised Land, even if he had to suffer along the way.
Moses was loyal to God and his religion. Throughout his life, he was given several
opportunities to lose faith in God. When God requested that Moses free the Israelites from
Egypt, he was hesitant: Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the sons of Israel out of
Egypt? (112). Even though he doubted God, he eventually agreed to save the Hebrews from the
Pharaoh and lead them to the Promised Land. This act depicts his devotion to God. Over time,
Moses learned to put faith in God and to believe in Him. He could have lost hope numerous
times during the journey in the desert. When the Hebrews were punished for creating a new god,
Moses had to suffer as well. Even though he did not take part in the worshipping of the golden
calf, he had to experience the punishment, and he did so without complaining or losing his faith
in God. Moses was a devoted follower of God, even when others around him were not.
Moses made the Hebrews lives easier and more pleasurable. Through the Lord, he
rescued the Hebrews from slavery: Then Moses, stretched out his hand over the sea; and the
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Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and made the sea dry land, and the
waters were divided (121). He accompanied the Hebrews out of Egypt, and they were freed
from slavery. Even when he made their lives better, there were still protests from the Hebrews:
Would that we have died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the
fleshpots and ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into the wilderness to kill this
whole assembly with hunger (128). Moses responded to the murmurings of hunger by providing
them with manna and quails, and the people were very grateful. The Hebrews were doubtful and
ungrateful, during the journey through the desert. Moses continually reassures them that God is
watching over them, but they continued to question whether leaving Egypt was the best option.
Although the Hebrews might not have realized during all aspects of their journey, Moses made
their lives far better than the slavery that they left behind. When the Hebrews arrived in the
Promised Land, they built an empire. Mosess kindness and selflessness enabled the Hebrews
Moses suffered in order to make the Hebrews lives easier. He experienced pain in order
to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land, and he suffered because of his faithfulness to God
and his religion. Mosess sufferings were the key principles that allowed the Hebrews to begin a