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Moses was not a tribal man. He was the adopted son of Pharoah's daughter. He was brought up and educated as an Egyptian, who were the most intelligent and knowledgeable people in the world at that time. Much of their knowledge was destroyed and so lost to the world for thousands of years. Therefore, he was one of the most highly educated men of his time. He also walked with God as a man walked with his friend, and conversed with God face to face. Of all men from then until Jesus, no man had such a close and intimate relationship with God, other than Adam before the Fall. During the 40 years in the wilderness before they got to Canaan, Moses spent much of his time in the presence of God, and God Himself gave him the revelation of the first five books of the Bible. Jesus made it quite clear that in order to be right with God, a person has to believe "Moses and the Prophets", well, that is the bulk of the Old Testament. He said if anyone did not believe that "Moses and the Prophets" were entirely true, they couldn't avoid hell. That's what He showed in the story of what Abraham said to the rich man in hell.Bible is not a scientific book, its written from the perspective of ancient tribal men. I do not derive the cosmology from their ideas.
But they were inspired regarding the spiritual message behind all of it - there is God creating the world and keeping it working. Everything has a spiritual beginning and will have also a spiritual ending.
So, if anyone wants to discount the Bible and say it is just an ancient document written by some tribal guy in a loin cloth and sandals, so be it. Their choice. As for me, I believe that every word of the Bible is absolutely true and can totally be depended on for the way to salvation and eternal life. Any other way leads down the slippery path to a very uncertain eternal future,
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