what did god say to moses about his staff?
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Moses a told to do many thing with his staff. To me the most important was to strike the stone in order to get water from the stone for the people. Trouble is next time he was commanded to speak to the stone but he struck it anyway. It was to be a picture of Christ. First he was struck, then if we asked he would give us living water.. Moses messed it up... Oh well in God's grace He gave the people water anyway... He is such a GOOD GOD!!!   Jim
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God didn't choose to speak out loud and have that one on one conversation to them. He chose to with Moses.
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I generally despise Bible quotes as answers, but I think this one might be appropriate:\n\n(Exodus 32:27-29) and Moses told them, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Put your sword on your hip, everyone of you!  Now go up and down the camp, from gate to gate, and slay your kinsmen, your friends and neighbors!"  The Levites carried out the command of Moses, and that day there fell about three thousand of the people.  Then Moses said, "Today you have dedicated to the Lord, for you were against your own sons and kinsmen, to bring a blessing upon yourselves this day."\n\nMoses had 3,000 of his own people executed in one day.  What a wonderful person.  We should all be just like him ...\n\n... or maybe not.
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Jesus speaks of Moses in several chapters;\n\nMatthew 8:4;\nAnd Jesus saith unto him, See thou  tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony unto them.\n\nMatthew 91:8;\nHe (Jesus) saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so.\n\nMark 7:10;\nFor Moses said, Honor thy father and mother; and, whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death.  \nMark 10:3;\nWhat did Moses command you?\n\nLuke 20:37;\nNow that the dead was raised, even Moses shewed  at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.\n\nLuke 24:44;\nAnd he said unto them; These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.\n\nJohn 3:14;\nAnd as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of man be lifted up.\nJohn 5:45-46;\nDo not think that I will accuse you to the Father, there is one that accuseth you, evern Moses, in whom ye trust.\nFor had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.\n\nJohn 6:32;\nThen Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my father giveth you the true bread from heaven.\nJohn 7;19;\nDid not moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepth the law? Why go ye about to kill me,\n\nJohn7-22-23;\nMoses therefore gave unto circumcision, not because it is to Moses, but of the father; and ye on the sabbath day cricumcise a man.\nIf a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day
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The following is the text of the commonly accepted (by Christian and Jewish authorities) commandments as found in the book of Exodus:\n\n    "God spoke all these words, saying: I am God your Lord, who brought you out of Egypt, from the place of slavery. Do not have any other gods before Me. Do not represent [such] gods by any carved statue or picture of anything in the heaven above, on the earth below, or in the water below the land. Do not bow down to [such gods] or worship them. I am God your Lord, a God who demands exclusive worship. Where My enemies are concerned, I keep in mind the sin of the fathers for [their] descendants, to the third and fourth [generation]. But for those who love Me and keep My commandments, I show love for thousands [of generations]. Do not take the name of God your Lord in vain. God will not allow the one who takes His name in vain to go unpunished. Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy. You can work during the six weekdays and do all your tasks. But the seventh day is a Sabbath to God your Lord. Do not do anything that constitutes work. [This includes] you, your son, your daughter, your slave, your maid, your animal, and the foreigner in your gates. It was during the six weekdays that God made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. God therefore blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. Honor your father and mother. You will then live long on the land that God your Lord is giving you. Do not commit murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not testify as a false witness against your neighbor. Do not be envious of your neighbor's house. Do not be envious of your neighbor's wife, his slave, his maid, his ox, his donkey, or anything else that is your neighbor's." (Exodus 20)\n\nHere's a basic listing:\n\n1. You shall not worship any other god but me.\n\n2. You shall not make a graven image.\n\n3. You shall not take the name of God in vain.\n\n4. You shall not break the Sabbath.\n\n5. You shall not dishonor your parents.\n\n6. You shall not murder.\n\n7. You shall not commit adultery\n\n8. You shall not steal.\n\n9. You shall not commit perjury.\n\n10. You shall not covet.
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Didn't he build the ark before the rains came?\n\nHere is a suggestion:\n\nOnce upon a time they say, they say\nNoah built a big ark\nFor family, friends, and animal pairs.\n\nAnd the rains came down day after day\nAnd he sailed away in the dark\nTil the day he saw land everywhere.
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I am sorry, I looked Exodus Chapter 4 verse 26 up in my bible and it didn't mention God wanting to kill Moses. It talks about Zipporah calling her husband (Moses) a bloody husband because she circumcised their (her's and Moses') son. But in Ex. 4:24-25 God wanted to kill him b/c his son was not circumcised
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I wanna meet Moses cuz' how did he keep his cool with those whining, unthankful Isrealites?? I mean, I lose it with my kids....but 40 years of that?? ......I don't THINK so. Well, he had Jehovah's blessing, so maybe I need to do some more praying....
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The passage of inspired text to which you refer finds place with in the context of the Lord's conversation with the Jews who were tempting him in an effort to "catch him in his words" as they often did.  The Jews knowing of the continued controversary about marriage law which found much addressing between the Jews who insisted that Moses allowed divorce for any reason, and the Jews who contended that that which Moses' law was restricted to divorce based upon adultrey only, well realized that the marriage, divorce, re-marriage topic was hotly contested. They concluded that such was indeed the best of subjects with which to put the Lord in the proverbial hot water before the then present audience.\nThe Lord, however, being wise to the foolishness of such simply asked the question; "have ye not read" the Scripture? The Lord plainly refered the Jews to the Garden of Eden when God established his law regarding marriage. It is of good importance to notice that in the context of Matt.19:1-12 the Lord twice referd to the "begining," going back to God's law regarding marriage established in the Garden.  The Lord explained that God's law was never intended to be set aside concerning marriage, and that God intends that marriage is to be for life, and that divorce was never even so much as mentioned in the Genesis record. Thus the importance of that which the Lord stated in Matt.19:6 "That which God hath joined together, let not man put assunder."\nThe Jews then followed up with the question; "why did Moses then command " that a bill of divorcement be given?  Jesus informed the Jews that Moses did so because of the "hardness of the hearts" (Matt. 19:8) of the Jews.   Notice again the Lord's comment when he stated; "but from the begining it was not so" (Matt.19:8). \nThe Lord plainly revealed the fact that God's law pertaining to marriage was to be forever sealed, that is marriage is for life and only in the case of adultery may one (an innocent party)  put away a mate. Only the innocent mate in a marriage has the right to divorce a spouce who has committed adultery.  The innocent party then has the right to re-marry with God's approval, and only the innocent party (Matt.19:6). \nThe Lord plainly declared that one who was put away for adultery has lost the right to re-marry and must remain single. One guilty of adultery must come to the knowlege of the truth and comply with God's marriage law and remain single. For one to re-marry, who has committed adultery, places one in a continoius state of adultery. Thus the reason the Lord prohibited the mate guilty of adultry to re-marry.  It must also be realized that the only reason the Lord authorized divorce is in fact adultery.  If a divorce occurs in which neither spouce has committed adultery then neither spouce meets the requirements of the only exception authorized by the Lord to indeed acquire a divorce. Thus neither spouce has the right to re-marry, for neither one has indeed met the law establishing the exception the Lord allowed.\nAfter the Lord had well explained this matter to the Jews then present, (the 12 apostles also being present) the apostles concluded that if that which the Lord had just set forth in verses 4-9 were true it would be better to never marry if one could not divorce his spouce (Matt.19:10). The Lord of course gave this a ready reply. The reply is indeed recorded in verses 11 and 12\nNotice: \nVerse 11; "But he (Jesus) said unto them, all men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given."     The passage is this by way of explaination. \nFirst; note that the words "But he said" are used. This of course settles the matter of the authority. It was Christ who said what he said.  Therefore, all men ought to heed well that which has been declared in the passage.\n\nSecond; The Lord stated, "All men cannot receive this saying."
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It was Moses when God told him to go and bring the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses had a speach problem also, and that is why Aaron his brother went with him before Pharoah
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the scripture reads:\n\nJoel 2:24 \n\nThe threshing floors will be filled with grain; \n       the vats will overflow with new wine and oil. \n\nGod is telling Joel that he will take care of he and his families needs
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Exodus 20:3-17 \nSummarized:\nHave no other gods.\nNo graven images/No idol worship.\nDon't take the Lord's name in vain.\nKeep the Sabbath Holy.\nHonor parents.\nDon't kill.\nDon't commit adultery.\nDon't steal.\nDon't lie .\nDon't covet.
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In some translations of the bible Exodus 15:16 describes people being turned to stone. In other translations the stillness that God causes is more figurative than literal. You can go here and judge for yourself.\nhttp://bible.cc/exodus/15-16.htm
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I am not aware of any passage stating that God dealt with Elisha about this incident.\nAs far as I can tell, Elisha cursed them in the Name of the Lord, and God is the one who sent the bears. There is no indication that Elisha called the bears down upon them, merely that He spoke a curse (removal of God's protection and blessing), and God is the one who decided how the curse would be fulfilled.\n\nIn my study of this passage, I have concluded that the "children" refered to here are (by other uses of the same Hebrew word) probably young men, and the phrase "Go up, thou baldy" means that they rejected Elisha's ministry as being from God. I read this as an Old Testament parallel of what Jesus refered to as the unpardonable sin in  Matthew 12:31-32.
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Read closer. Every time it says that God hardened Pharaoh's heart it is preceded by "Pharaoh hardened his heart."\n\nGod was confirming the choice of hardness that Pharaoh was making. We all have free will or sovereignty over our own hearts. If we choose to be soft and open to God, God responds by making us more that way. But if we determine to harden our hearts God reluctantly allows us to have our way.\n\nGod's ways are much higher than ours, perfect in every way. He knows all things and sees all things. God's dealings with Pharaoh were for a specific purpose, though we may not see it today. One thing to consider though is that God was giving Pharaoh an opportunity to change his mind and be saved. You would think that after 9 miracles Pharaoh would wake up and see the truth. It is God's patience that allowed Pharaoh so many opportunities to change His mind.\n\nGod warns us about sin, not because He is waiting to punish us but because He knows that sin is dangerous and deadly and wants to save us the pain and death. Sin isn't bad/dangerous because God says it is, God says it's sin because it is bad/dangerous. Much like how I would tell my 2 year old that an electric socket is to be avoided. I know that there is a dangerous consequence if she plays with that socket, so it is with God and sin.
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That's an awesome perspective, or interpretation.\n\nAccording to the script, "An Omer" was the amount God Himself told the folks to take for themselves, and that NONE was to be left in the morning...  So I guess that would be the amount needed for Moses to at LEAST strike a rock to make water shoot out for the People.\n(referenced at bottom, 1.)\n\nSeriously, though:\n\n"Manna" roughly translates to "WHAT (IS) IT?" in Ancient Hebrew, the supposed original language of the Bible.  \n(referenced at bottom, 2.)\n\nThe people had no idea what it was, just that it suddenly appeared, seemingly "from above".  They believed this to be a "GIFT" and ate of it.\n\nThe next thing you know, they're getting commandments directly from God Himself (all of which, in their original form, are profoundly simple and a good foundation for human coexistence)...  Sounds very similar to a Tryptophan-induced "revelation".  I've had similar revelations about The World, The Meaning of Life...  \n\nExodus 16:14 reads, something about a small round thing lying upon the ground after the dew was dried up.  There are types of mushrooms (tryptophans) that do indeed show up after dampness, and in the morning... \n(referenced at bottom, 3.)\n\nVery interesting possibility!\n\nGreat question.
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None. Moses was the custodian of another type of Ark.The Ark of God. Not the Ark which Noah Built in which he put two of every kind of animal.\n\nGood Try if that was to fool me.\nBettel Luck next time.