How do you think Moses ended up knowing that he was a Hebrew?

jodiaz wrote: He probably already knew, since part of his childhood was spent being raised by his real mother.

sci_geeek wrote: ..but that was only to nurse him while he was a baby so he probably didn't remember him. I barely remember was happened when I was 7.

His mother raised him until he was twelve. Makes sense for him to know.

SGirven wrote: Where in the Bible does it say that again?

jodiaz wrote: Yeah where? I don’t remember seeing that before

jodiaz wrote: Maybe after Moses was weaned, she became his caretaker.

SGirven wrote: I don't think the Bible actually says that, but some scholars believe that, and it kind of makes sense.

sci_geeek wrote: \
But you don't need to be nursed till 12 only to like 1 or 2.

BookwormJo wrote: No, I don't think the daughter of Pharaoh wanted him to know about his birth.

jodiaz wrote: But maybe Moses was attached to Jochebed and it would be too much trouble to find a new caretaker.

BookwormJo wrote: Doubt it.

The answer is quite simple..., IF you understand Hebrew culture.

Khriz Kool Katz wrote: What is it?

sci_geeek wrote: Actually, I did some research and apparently those "some scholars" haven't read the Bible. Because in Acts 7:20-21 is says that his mother only nourished him for three months and the Pharaoh's daughter nourished Moses from then on.

BookwormJo wrote: Nope you're wrong, cause she nourished him herself.

I read Patriarchs and Prophets and it says that angels told Moses that he was going to free the slaves and Moses thought he would have an army and overthrow the Egyptians but I don't think the angels told him that he was a Hebrew.

But remember Jochebed had him hidden in her house for 3 months before he was put into the Nile. Afterwards the princess found him, and Miriam brought Jochebed to be his nurse. The Bible doesn't specify that after he was weaned, Jochebed was sent back home.

BookwormJo wrote: but it is a 85% chance she went back to her own home.

jodiaz wrote: Yeah, plus, you can't just base it off a dream someone had.

BookwormJo wrote: Plus, majority of Acts 7 is Stephen's testimony before the Pharisees and Sadducees. Throughout that chapter he was only giving a brief overview of the Hebrew Scriptures (the "Bible" in first century AD). So Stephen was simply breezing over what the Pharisees and Sadducees studied. He obviously left out details. So Jochebed nurse him for apparently 3 months, before putting him in the Nile to be found by Pharaoh's daughter.

sci_geeek wrote: So, to start, you have understand the setting. When was Moses a child anyways? Now, if memory serves right, the Exodus would've occurred at 2nd Century BC. (I think it's 1900ish BC; I'll have to check). Also, the Israelites were in bondage. This means that the majority of the people would have had a strong connection with their history, their ancestry, their culture, and their tradition (which there were practically none). Now, don't get me wrong, but there were those people that adopted the culture and traditions of their oppressors (in this case, Egypt). But with the sense of resistance that the Israelites had, they remained steadfast to God. That being said, the Israelites would've started teaching their children the ways of God, their ancestry, etc. at a very young age.

Khriz Kool Katz wrote: It’s not really just a “Dream”

pathfinder4ever wrote: It's not really legitimate, either.

pathfinder4ever wrote: Thx, pathfinder4ever. Though, jodiaz, where does it say that in Patriarchs and Prophets? I'm curious, I want to look it up.