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Moses · Urantia Radio

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I mentioned a few episodes back that I wanted to tell more of
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the great stories that are in the Urantia book, because some
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of the things that we have some basic idea about are really
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expanded upon, especially if you grew up in a Christian or
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judeo-christian household. And so on this excursion, we're
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going to focus in on one of the most influential and important
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religious figures in the history of humanity, Moses.
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And you're going to love it. What a great story.
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There's so many layers to this man and I can't wait to share it
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with you. Want to remind you that the
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Rancho Radio Podcast is independently produced.
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I've been doing this now for several years and I enjoy doing
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it because I'm such a believer in the book and it's revelatory
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importance. And all I want to do is share
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this real good news with you. And I I just wanted to say that
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I appreciate you listening. I know that the numbers are
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growing. People around the world are
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finding this podcast. The only thing I ask is that if
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you find a truth seeker among you, someone who might be open
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to learning about the revelation, I would be honored
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if you would forward or share this podcast with your friends.
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So in a minute, we'll get under way with our latest About Moses
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on the Arrange Radio podcast. The light of God shines from
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you, Moses. Do not kneel to me, Joshua.
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These tablets of stone. The writing of God, His 10
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Commandments. There is a noise of war in the
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camp. It is not the noise of war.
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It is the noise of song and revelry.
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Moses, you are not worthy to receive these 10 commandments.
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We will not live by your commandments.
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We're free. There is no freedom without the
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law. One of the most remarkable
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people in human history is Moses.
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Most people today know Moses funny enough, through the
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Charlton Heston character and Cecil B De Mille's movie classic
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The 10 Commandments. Probably the best thing that ABC
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ever did for American culture was to air this movie every
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Christmas or holiday season, back when we only had TV for
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entertainment and three channels.
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But one thing we all did was we all watched Moses and the 10
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Commandments with Charlton Heston as a family during the
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holiday season. So it gave me great pleasure
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when the Arrancha Book included great writings about this
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ancient leader. I've grown to appreciate his
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role in caring perhaps the oldest teachings known to man to
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his Bedouin followers after their emancipation from Egypt
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around 1200 BC Ignaten. It was also a key figure who
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predated Moses by a couple of 100 years.
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He believed in the God of Aten only a few 100 years before
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Moses, and had tried to introduce the Egyptians to
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monotheism. But they weren't ready.
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They weren't quite ready. But Moses, from the teachings of
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his mother who had been influenced by the Kenites, was
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able to provide the Hebrews with the revelation.
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And it was this revelation, the teachings of Moses, that had a
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profound effect on human life. Whenever I hear about some
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communities and they want to remove the 10 Commandments from
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a state or federal building, my heart sinks.
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The people only knew about these commandments and where they come
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from. They would really appreciate the
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revelatory doctrine. So thank goodness for the
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Urantia Book because it tells us who Moses was and what he
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accomplished. Now you might recall that the
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Kenite family who carried many of the teachings of what ended
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up being part of Moses teachings carried forward They were the
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family. You might recall if you read the
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Urantia Book about Macho Venta Melchizedek, the sage of Salem
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and Melchizedek lived with these these families, the Kenites for
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30 years and it was during his time when he was on earth
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setting up the schools, the Salem missionaries and and the
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covenant that he made with Abraham 700 years before Moses
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was born. So these Kenite traditions
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survived that whole period. Now, the original 7 commandments
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have a history stretching back a half a million years, going all
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the way back to the times of Calagastia and the 100.
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And we know this from the Urantia Book.
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Those were the giants as they're referred to in Genesis in
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Scripture, men of renown. So in brief, here's some
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anecdotes about Moses that I really enjoy and want to share
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with you. And if you haven't read the
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chapter in the Urantia Book about Moses, or if you haven't
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read it in a long time, I hope that you'll check it out.
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He's mentioned 123 times in The Urantia Book, and he has not
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only an illustrious past but a profound purpose, as described
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in one of the most important and influential people in human
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history, The Urantia Book. Here's a taste from Paper 96,
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Section 5. The matchless Moses, his mother
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was of the royal family of Egypt.
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His father was a Semitic liaison officer between the government
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and the Bedouin captives. Moses thus possessed qualities
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derived from superior racial sources.
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His ancestry was so highly blended that it is impossible to
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classify him in anyone racial group.
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Had he not been of this mixed type, he never would have
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displayed that unusual versatility and adaptability
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which enabled him to manage the diversified horde which
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eventually became associated with those Bedouin Semites who
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fled from Egypt to the Arabian desert.
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Under his leadership, despite the enticements of the culture
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of the Nile Kingdom, Moses elected to cast his lot with the
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people of his father. At the time, this great
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organizer was formulating his plans for the eventual freeing
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of his father's people. The Bedouin captives hardly had
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a religion worthy of the name. They were virtually without a
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true concept of God and without hope in the world.
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No leader ever undertook to reform and uplift a more
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forlorn, downcast, dejected, and ignorant group of human beings.
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But these slaves carried latent possibilities of development in
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their hereditary strains, and there were a sufficient number
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of educated leaders who had been coached by Moses in preparation
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for the day of revolt and the strike for liberty to constitute
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a core of efficient organizers. These superior men had been
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employed as native overseers of their people.
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They had received some education because of Moses's influence
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with the Egyptian rulers. Moses endeavored to negotiate
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diplomatically for the freedom of his fellow semites.
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He and his brother entered into a compact with the king of
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Egypt, whereby they were granted permission peaceably to leave
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the valley of the Nile of the Arabian Desert.
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They were to receive a modest payment of money and goods and
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token for their long service to Egypt.
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The Hebrews, for their part, entered into an agreement to
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maintain friendly relations with the Pharaohs and not to join in
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any alliance against Egypt. But the king later saw fit to
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repudiate this treaty, giving as his reason the excuse that his
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spies had discovered disloyalty among the Bedouin slaves.
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He claimed they sought freedom for the purpose of going into
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the desert to organize the nomads against Egypt.
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But Moses was not discouraged. He bided his time and in less
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than a year when the Egyptian military forces were fully
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occupied in resisting the simultaneous onslaughts of a
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strong Libyan thrust from the South and a Greek naval invasion
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from the north, this intrepid organizer led his compatriots
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out of Egypt in a spectacular night flight.
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This dash for liberty was carefully planned and skillfully
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executed, and they were successful, notwithstanding that
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they were hotly pursued by Pharaoh and a small body of
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Egyptians who fell before the fugitives, defense yielding much
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booty, all of which was augmented by the loot of the
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advancing host of the escaping slaves as they marched on toward
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their ancestral desert home. The evolution and elevation of
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the Mosaic teachings has influenced almost 1/2 of all the
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world, and still does even in the 20th century.
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Moses had heard of the teachings of Machiaventa Melchizedek from
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both his father and his mother, their commonness of religious
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belief having been the explanation for this unusual
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union between a woman of royal blood and a man from a captive
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race. Moses's father-in-law was a keen
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eyed worshipper of El Elion, but the emancipator's parents were
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believers in El Shaddai. Moses thus was educated and El
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Shaddaiist through the influence of his father-in-law.
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But he became an El Elianist, and by the time of the Hebrew
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encampment from Mount Sinai, after the flight from Egypt, he
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had formulated a new and enlarged concept of deity
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derived from his former beliefs, which he wisely decided to
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proclaim to his people as an expanded concept of their old
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and tribal God, Yahweh. Moses had endeavored to teach
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these Bedouins the idea of El Elion, but before leaving Egypt
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he'd become convinced that they would never fully comprehend
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this doctrine. Therefore, he deliberately
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determined upon the compromise adoption of their tribal God of
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the desert as the one and only God of his followers.
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Moses did not specifically teach that other peoples and nations
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might not have other gods, but he did resolutely maintain that
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Yahweh was over and above all, especially to the Hebrews.
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But always he was plagued by the awkward predicament of trying to
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present this new and higher idea of deity to these ignorant
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slaves under the guise of the ancient term Yahweh, which had
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always been symbolized by the golden calf of the Bedouin
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tribes. The fact that Yahweh was the God
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of the fleeing Hebrews explains why they tarried so long before
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the holy mountain of Sinai, and why they there received the 10
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commandments which Moses promulgated in the name of
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Yahweh, the God of Horeb. It does not appear that Moses
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would ever have succeeded in the establishment of his somewhat
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advanced ceremonial worship, and in keeping his followers intact
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for 1/4 of a century, had it not been for the violent eruptions
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of Horeb during the third week of their Worshipful sojourn.
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At its base, the mountain of Yahweh was consumed in fire, and
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the smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the
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whole mountain quake greatly. In view of this cataclysm, it is
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not surprising that Moses would impress upon his brethren the
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teachings that their God was mighty, terrible, a devouring
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fire, fearful, and all powerful. Moses proclaimed that Yahweh was
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the Lord God of Israel, who had singled out the Hebrews as his
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chosen people. He was building a new nation and
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he wisely nationalized his religious teachings, telling his
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followers that Yahweh was a hard task maker, a quote jealous God.
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But nonetheless he sought to enlarge their concept of
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divinity when he taught them that Yahweh was the God of the
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spirits of all flesh. And when he said, the eternal
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God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting
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arms, Moses taught that Yahweh was a covenant keeping God that
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he will quote not forsake you, neither destroy you, nor forget
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the covenant of your Father's. Because the Lord loves you and
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will not forget the oath by which he swore to your Father's.
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Moses made a heroic effort to uplift Yahweh to the dignity of
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a supreme deity when he presented him as the God of
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truth and without inequity, just and right in all his ways.
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And yet, despite this exalted teaching, the limited
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understanding with followers made it necessary to speak of
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God as being in man's image. Under the teachings of Moses,
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this tribal nature, God Yahweh became the Lord God of Israel.
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Moses was an extraordinary combination of military leader,
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social organizer, and religious teacher.
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He was the most important individual world teacher and
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leader between the times of match, eventa and Jesus.
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Moses attempted to introduce many reforms in Israel of which
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there is no record. In the space of one man's life.
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He led the polyglot horde of so-called Hebrews out of slavery
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and uncivilized roaming, while he had laid the foundation for
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the subsequent birth of a nation and the perpetuation of a race.
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There is so little on record of the great work of Moses because
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the Hebrews had no written language at the time of the
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Exodus. The record of the times and
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doings of Moses was derived from the traditions extent more than
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1000 years after the death of this great leader.
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Many of the advances which Moses made over and above the religion
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of the Egyptians and the surrounding Levantine tribes
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were due to the Kenai traditions of the times of Melchizedek.
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Without the teachings of Machi Venta to Abraham and his
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contemporaries, the Hebrews would have come out of Egypt in
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hopeless darkness. Moses was an organizer.
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He selected the best in the religion and the mores of Egypt
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and Palestine, and associated these practices with the
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traditions of the Melchizedek teachings.
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Moses was a believer in Providence.
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He had a great vision of God, but he was thoroughly sincere
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when he taught the Hebrews that if they would obey God, he will
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love you, bless you, and multiply you.
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Moses made a brave and partly successful stand against
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fetishes and idolatry. Moses taught these tribes that
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they would become the chosen people of God, and only on
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condition that they kept all of His commandments and obeyed all
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of his statutes. Upon the death of Moses, his
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lofty concept of Yahweh rapidly deteriorated.
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Joshua and the leaders of Israel continued to harbor the Mosaic
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traditions of the All Wise, Beneficent, and Almighty God,
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but the common people rapidly reverted to the older desert
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idea of Yahweh. The spell of the extraordinary
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personality of Moses has kept alive in the hearts of his
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followers the inspiration of an increasingly large concept of
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God. The Hebrews almost lost sight of
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Moses's lofty teachings. They came near losing all
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concept of monotheism. They nearly lost their
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opportunity of becoming the people who would serve as a
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vital link in the spiritual evolution of Urantia.
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And there is the the portrayal of Moses and his contribution to
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human history. Now it gets really interesting
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in the paper 45 of the Rancho book where they list those who
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sit at the table of the 24 elders from Revelations.
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Moses is listed among them aside Adam and Eve, Enoch, Elijah and
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John the Baptist, among other notable people from human
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history. And we know of the four and 20
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elders from Revelations 4/4. Surrounding the throne were 24
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other Thrones and seated on them were the 24 elders.
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They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold in their
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heads. Also in front of the throne
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there was what looked like a sea of glass clear as crystal.
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Now from the Urantia Book it reads about the 24 elders in
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paper 45 where it says at the center of the seven angelic
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residential circles on Jerusalem is located the headquarters of
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the Urantia Advisory Council. The four and 20 councillors,
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John the Revelator called them the four and 20 elders quote and
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round about the throne were 24 seats, and upon the seats I saw
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four and 20 elders sitting clothed in white raiment.
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These 24 councillors have been recruited from the 8 Urantia
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races and the last of this group was assembled at the time of the
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Resurrection Roll Call of Michael 1900 years ago when
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Christ was resurrected. So as you can see, not only was
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Moses such an influential human being from the pages of our
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history, according to the Urantia paper, he still serves
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an even greater purpose, being a representative of Christ and
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Gabriel on our world. The message is clear.
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What you do matters in this life.
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What Moses was able to do in his life, in his very short life,
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shows just how important a person can be in the annals of
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history. I find that pretty fascinating.
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How about you? Hey, if you got a story idea or
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a particular story you'd like for me to discuss or talk about,
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you can always reach out your Ranchobook radio@gmail.com.
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And I really hope that you've enjoyed this edition, this
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episode where we took a good look at Moses.
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What an incredible human being. Until next time, thank you so
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much and God bless, Thank you for stopping by the Arrancha
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Radio Podcast. We've come far.
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From Egypt. Across the desert, on foot, he
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who has no name surely guided you steps.
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No name. You, Bedouins know the God of
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Abraham. Abraham is the father of many
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nations. We are the obedient of God.
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My people look to him for deliverance, but they are still
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in bondage. Tomorrow we leave for the high
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pastures beneath God's holy mountain.
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My tent would be favoured if you joined us.
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I am a stranger in a strange land.
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I have no wealth, no skill as a shepherd, and it is death to
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give sanctuary to a runaway slave.
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Not among our people. You have wisdom.
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You need nothing more. And there are 7 here to teach
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you the tasks of a shepherd. I will dwell in this land.