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The Death of Moses

When the saga of Moses comes to an end with the prophet's death, the
narrative voice in Deuteronomy 34:9-11 states: "Since then no prophet has
risen in Israel like Moses whom the LORD knew face to face." Were the
prophets that came after Moses equal to his stature? In determining the
answer to this question, by researching this topic I will discuss and look
at the entirety of Moses' life as recorded in the Scripture. There are
certainly many unique aspects of Moses' life that were not duplicated
in the lives of any of the subsequent prophets.

For example, Moses was raised as an Egyptian prince. There is noting in the Bible to indicate that he knew of his Israelite heritage until
adulthood. True, his own mother was recruited by the Egyptian princess to
nurse him through infancy, but there is little to suggest that Moses
would have retained any memory or inclination of his heritage from this
period (Neufeld, 1993). Yet, despite his......

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