Athens In The Bible

Moses, a prophet and leader that appears in the Holy Bible, is a very prominent epic hero to God’s people, the Israelites. In Exodus, Moses was sent by the Lord to lead the Israelites to the land that God had promised to Abraham as well as Isaac and Jacob after having spent four decades enslaved to the Egyptians. Despite having proof that he spoke with God and had possessed powers such as turning his staff into a snake and being able to give his hand leprous and be able to make it healthy again, he faces hardships brought on by Pharaoh, and even the Israelites themselves. One example provided in Exodus, which proves the tale of Moses could be an epic, is the narrator begins the story four-hundred years after the Israelites had been enslaved by the Egyptians. “Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.” (Ex 1:6-7) This quote provides the example
This is simply because he spoke on the behalf of all Israelites to the Pharaoh while the were enslaved and could not speak on behalf of themselves without more than likely being murdered. Not only this, but because he himself was an Israelite himself. Moses was born into the family of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob whom to which God had promised plentiful lived filled with many descendants. Also, to each of them, God had promised them a land to which their people could live prosperous lives. Though, once the Lord noticed the cries of his people from Egypt, he spoke to Moses and had told him to act as a representative of God. Moses fulfilled God’s orders and acted on his behalf to the Israelites and the people of Egypt. He carried out God’s word, resulting in the fear of God in the Egyptians, and the praise amongst the