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1 | Integrity | Num 12:7 | Praise Be To God | 131966 | ||
Who in the Bible is the greatest example of integrity? Explain why. | ||||||
2 | Integrity | Num 12:7 | JCrichton | 131967 | ||
Hi, Praise be to God! Moses is that one person you are searching for... it is him in whom Yahweh deposited all power and authority over the people of Israel, His chosen people. It is he who humbly served the Lord, their God, to the point of allowing Israel to trample him and defy him. It is he who honored God so that even when the rebelliousness of those closest to him would threaten to dispose him of his authority, he intercedes on their behalf asking Yahweh for mercy! Numbers 12:1-15; Exodus 33:9-23; Exodus 4:16; Exodus 7:1; Numbers 11:1-2; Numbers 16:46-48; Numbers 21:7-8; No other man before or after Moses was given by God such direct power and intimacy... Moses performed his duties according to God's Command without ever capitalizing on God's Trust to his own benefit... He placed himself between God's wrath and Israel as a type of God's Suffering Servant (the Lamb of God)! God Bless! Angel |
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3 | Integrity | Num 12:7 | Praise Be To God | 131969 | ||
Hi, Angel. It's very nice to meet you. However, I disagree with your answer, and here's why. Moses did not even get to enter into the Promised Land because he did defy God! Moses even killed a man, an Egyptian. No, I think it was Joseph who showed the most integrity throughout his life. He always followed God and honored God, allowing God to lead the way through his many trials and tribulations, until he finally became the most powerful man in all of Egypt, next to Pharoah. Through all his life, he never once defied God or broke a command. My vote is for Joseph. (Although, Steve, I just saw your answer of Daniel. You are right. Daniel is a good choice, too. Actually, it would be hard to choose between Daniel and Joseph.) | ||||||
4 | Integrity | Num 12:7 | JCrichton | 131982 | ||
Hi, Praise be to God! Though I respect your decision, and Steve's choice, I still suggest to you to bear in mind that beside Moses no other man, including John the Baptist, was placed in such predicament as to misuse God's Trust and Power... no other than Moses, including King David, had to contend with the constant whining, rebelliousness, and challanges of not only the people of God, but even those close to him! It is easy to prevail when things go your way and when a few people test your mettle, but when you have to carry the world (a nation) on your shoulders and when all you do, in God, is rejected or dismissed... even Job would have had a hard time at passive toleration and optimism! True, Moses did not make it to the promised land--but Moses was Jesus type and only another other person shared his glory with Christ (transfiguration). Both Joseph and Daniel were assistants to others who wheeled the power and had the ultimate determining vote--only Moses possessed all power to which he would only answer directly to God! Moses, in my consideration, had to undergo the deepest soul searching and battle of will than the others... further, it was only moses who placed himself between God and Israel (though John did risk his life for Israel, he did so without the pressure of additional loads as he only carried his responsibility to pronounce the Coming of God)... Joseph had to overcome the treachery of his brothers, and the unrighteousness of the captain's wife, but his burden was light compare to Moses'! God Bless! Angel |
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5 | Integrity | Num 12:7 | Praise Be To God | 131999 | ||
It's got to be Job. We even have the scriptures to prove it. Thanks, Kalos. | ||||||
6 | Integrity | Num 12:7 | JCrichton | 132014 | ||
Hi, Praise be to God! Again, I respect your choice... but having Scripture that uses the term "integrity" does not exclude all the evidence of Moses' experience. Job was tested by three of his "friends" after an excessive loss--Moses was drilled by the whole people of Israel and even his own brother and sister-in-law challanged his leadership... though Moses had the opportunity to see them punished, he pleaded with God instead to keep them from harm... Even God Himself refused to allow them to go without some form of punishment! The world integrity was not written in the textual contenct but it was lived! God bless! Angel |
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