Moses

Prophet and lawgiver of Judaism

Ancient influential 144 sayings

Sayings by Moses

And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.

c. 13th century BCE (biblical account) — Exodus 33:6, describing the people's reaction to God's anger.
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And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle.

c. 13th century BCE (biblical account) — Exodus 33:8, describing the people's observance of Moses.
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And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend.

c. 13th century BCE (biblical account) — Exodus 33:11, describing the intimacy of Moses's relationship with God.
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And he turned again into the camp; but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

c. 13th century BCE (biblical account) — Exodus 33:11, describing Joshua's dedication.
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The Lord is slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.

c. 13th century BCE (biblical account) — Numbers 14:18, Moses quoting God's attributes.
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Pardon the iniquity of this people, I pray thee, according to the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.

c. 13th century BCE (biblical account) — Numbers 14:19, Moses interceding for Israel.
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And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word:

c. 13th century BCE (biblical account) — Numbers 14:20, God responding to Moses's intercession.
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But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.

c. 13th century BCE (biblical account) — Numbers 14:21, God's declaration after pardoning Israel.
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How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.

c. 13th century BCE (biblical account) — Numbers 14:27, God's lament to Moses and Aaron.
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As ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:

c. 13th century BCE (biblical account) — Numbers 14:28, God's judgment on the murmuring Israelites.
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Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me,

c. 13th century BCE (biblical account) — Numbers 14:29, God's judgment on the murmuring Israelites.
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Doth God need my constant nagging?

N/A — This is a humorous modern interpretation of Moses's frequent intercessions and arguments with God, n…
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You shall not eat anything that has died naturally. You may give it to the alien who is within your towns, that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a people holy to the LORD your God.

c. 13th century BCE (biblical account) — Deuteronomy 14:21, part of the laws given through Moses.
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And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give unto you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the Lord.

c. 13th century BCE (biblical account) — Leviticus 25:1-2, God speaking to Moses.
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You shall have no other gods before Me.

c. 13th Century BCE (Traditional) — The First Commandment, delivered by God through Moses on Mount Sinai (Exodus 20:3).
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You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.

c. 13th Century BCE (Traditional) — From a foundational commandment given to Israel (Deuteronomy 6:5).
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Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue.

c. 13th Century BCE (Traditional) — From a commandment on righteousness (Deuteronomy 16:20).
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The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.

c. 13th Century BCE (Traditional) — From a discourse on divine knowledge and human responsibility (Deuteronomy 29:29).
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Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

c. 13th Century BCE (Traditional) — From a reminder of God's provision and spiritual sustenance (Deuteronomy 8:3).
Philosophical Confirmed

See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction.

c. 13th Century BCE (Traditional) — From a declaration of choices and consequences (Deuteronomy 30:15).
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