Bible Question: God choose Moses and Moses was a muderer because he killed an Egyptian, the commendament say "Thou shalt not kill so why Moses didn't get punish and then he was choosen to lead the people out of Egypt. Why? |
Bible Answer: Hi Sassy, Welcome to the Forum! First, Moses was not a murderer. I hope you understand that not all killing is murder, don't you? What Moses did was in defense and deliverance of God's people. From Stephen's inspired recounting of the event we read: Acts 7:23 "But when he was approaching the age of forty, it entered his mind to visit his brethren, the sons of Israel. Acts 7:24 "And when he saw one of them being treated unjustly, he defended him and took vengeance for the oppressed by striking down the Egyptian. Acts 7:25 "And he supposed that his brethren understood that God was granting them deliverance through him, but they did not understand. So, Moses' killing of the Egyptian was an initial act of God delivering His people, although they did not understand that it was such an act. Therefore, God did not punish Moses, because he did not break the yet to be given sixth commandment. (Murder, before the Law was given, was understood by be an offence to God as we see in Cain's murder of Abel (Gen 4). Also in Gen 9:6 God threatened capital punishment [also a form of killing] for those who committed murder.) Peace, Lionstrong |