Old Testament · The Exodus · c. 1300 BC

Moses

Who was Moses?

Moses was the prophet who led Israel out of slavery in Egypt and received the Law at Mount Sinai.

RoleProphet and lawgiver who led Israel out of Egypt
EraThe Exodus · c. 1300 BC
Name meansDrawn out (of water)
BrotherAaron
SisterMiriam
Known forThe Exodus and the Law

Born to a Hebrew family under a death sentence, Moses was hidden in a basket and raised in Pharaoh’s household. After killing an Egyptian he fled to the desert, where God spoke to him from a burning bush and sent him back to demand Israel’s freedom.

Through ten plagues and the parting of the Red Sea, God used Moses to deliver his people. At Mount Sinai Moses received the Ten Commandments and the Law, and he led the nation through forty years in the wilderness.

Called the most humble man on earth, Moses spoke with God “face to face.” He saw the Promised Land from a distance but did not enter it, and Scripture remembers him as Israel’s greatest prophet.

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