[…] stage. Joshua has taken control of the Israelites following god’s murder of Moses (Part III). They have come to the Jordan river, and god com […]

I remember it like zeno, although I don’t have a book in hand, but the 40 years in the desert was to kill off all of the sinners for something, maybe zeno has the sin wrong, but I think he has the right idea.

I’ve reread Exodus 32 and 33, and I’m not finding that reference. Moses has 3,000 people killed immediately for the golden calf incident, but god just says that he will punish those that remain alive alive for their sins when he “holds them to account.” Maybe it reads differently in a different translation. I always use the King James. It’s considered the most accurate English translation.

Nice series of articles. Minor point: I’m not going to investigate it, but I thought that according to the Old Testament, all those who fled Egypt were condemned to die because of the golden calf incident. Only their offspring were allowed to enter the promised land…

Did you know Moses is credited with writing the Torah… which means he wrote of his own death? When confronted with this question once, some conservative Jewish Rabbi’s simply said “he wrote as he wept” implying he forsaw his death and the few events afterward.