Moshe Rabbenu
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[[Category:Biblical Personalities]] | [[Category:Biblical Personalities]] | ||
[[Category:Tzadikim]] | [[Category:Tzadikim]] | ||
Revision as of 08:32, 3 August 2012
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| Hebrew: | |
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| משה רבינו | |
| Life: | |
| 1392 BCE - 1272 BCE (7th of Adar 2368 - 7th of Adar 2488) | |
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| Moses, Rabenu, Ranneinu | |
| Other Names: | |
| Tovya, Chaver, Yekusiel, Yered, Avi Zanoach, Avi Socho, Shemaya, Ben Nesanel, Levi, Heiman, Michokek | |
| Meaning of Name: | |
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| Description: | |
| Leader of the Jewish Nation that took them out of the Egypt. |
Moshe Rabbanue was the leader of the Jewish Nation and took them out of the Egyptian exile and got them the Torah.
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Birth
Moshe Rabbenu was born on the 7th (Zayin) Adar to Amram the Levy and his wife Yocheved granddaughter of Yackov who was also his aunt. He was their third child following Miriam and Aharon.
Remarriage
Initially Amram had divorced his wife after Pharaoh had issued a decree for the death of all newborn males, in order to prevent children bringing children into the world if they were to be killed immediately after birth. Amram was considered the leader of the Jews and the rest of nation followed his actions and divorced their wives as well. Miriam who was just three at the time stood up and rebuked her father saying that his decree was harsher them Pharaoh's for three reasons.
- Pharaoh's decreed death only on the males but the consequences of Amram's decree also prevented girls from being born.
- Pharaoh's decree only effected the children in this world since once their souls came down into the physical world even if for a short time, they would be able to function in the next world.
- Pharaoh was a Rasha so it was doubtful if his decrees would last long term, however anything Amrom established would have a much more powerful consequences since it originated from a Tzadik.
Amrom accepted the rebuke of his daughter and remarried Yocheved causing the rest of the Jewish nation to return their wives as well. Around the time of the wedding Miriam prophesied that her mother would give birth to a son that would redeem the Jews from the Egyptians.
Birth of a Redeemer
When Moshe was born the entire house was filled with a spiritual light. Amrom seeing signs that his daughters prophesy was likely to be true, stood up and kissed Miriam on her head.
Thrown in Nile
When they could no longer hide him they created a small ark and put him in the Nile river. Amram tapped Miriam on her head as if to say "what happened to your prophesy". Miriam herself did not give up and hid in the reeds on the side of the Nile to view the outcome of the situation.
Adopted by Batya
After pulling him out of the water he was still crying. Batya summoned Egyptian women to nurse him but Moshe refused, the purity of his soul that would one day talk directly to Hashem would not allow him to nurse from impure women. Miriam who was watching from the side approached and suggested that she get a nurse from the Jews. She brought Yocheved and when Moshe agreed to nurse from her she was given the baby to raise for two years after which he was brought to the palace of Pharaoh.
In Pharaoh Palace
Incident of the Crown
Moshe was cute and adorable, Pharaoh would hold him on his lap and play with him. Once as Pharaoh was sitting in front of his advisers, Moshe grabbed off his crown and placed it on his own head. Pharaoh's sorcerers headed by Bilam, who witnessed the incident told this was an omen that Moshe would one day dethrone him and take over the kingship for himself. They advised him to Moshe while he still had a chance. Another sorcerer got up and said it was nothing other then a childish act and should not be taken seriously. In order to establish if Moshe just preformed childish acts of immaturity or if he knew what he was doing and his moves were calculated they decided to preform a test. Two bowel would be placed in front of the child Moshe one filed with gold and the other with burning hot coals. If Moshe had the consciousness of a regular child, he would reach for the bright glowing coals over the more dully shining gold, he would get a little burnt but that would prove his childhood innocents. If on the other hand he would reach for the gold, that would show he had knowledge of his surroundings and he must be executed to remove him as a threat to the throne.