Moses wrote the first five books of our Bible, laying the foundation of all Christian theology. We trust the authority of the Law of Moses because a nation of nearly a million Israelites followed and witnessed God doing extraordinary things through him, making Moses the greatest prophet of the Old Testament. Through Moses God brought devastating plagues upon the most powerful nation of the time (Egypt), walked out of the country with several hundred thousand slaves, took a short cut through a large body of water, protected the people of Israel with a large pillar of fire and smoke, sustained them through a 40 year camping trip in the desert (with water flowing from rocks, manna that showed up every morning, and oodles of quail), gave these campers victory in war over established nations with armies and fortified cities, and along the exodus journey established a far more civil government than the world had ever known... just to name a few things.
The question is; can we trust the witness of nearly a million people who give eye-witness testimony of Moses being lead and counseled "face to face" with God (complete with historical & archaeological evidence)? Do we say, "Maybe this God of Moses who has not only declared an intolerance to all the other gods (and subsequently laid waste to those who would follow after those little gods, trying to pollute His chosen people with their idolatry) is the one true living God and Creator of all whom I should call Lord and seek after"?
Or... do we turn to another foundational writer of another faith who asks us to trust in his teachings although he has no witnesses to his "revelations" or "signs and wonders" from his god/gods/the force/karma/Elvis/etc.?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment