Did Moses put one over on the Jews and set up his own little Mafia?

Question

It sure looks that way when you read Laviticus 27 thru Numbers 18.
He and his brother's family collected food,and cereal offerings, and even monetary fines for "sins",and also "ransome" for property and people.
He claimed that "God" allowed his family,(the "Priests") to share these things w/ God.

By "food" I meant meat from animals.

GRATVOL---Do you believe God kept money for himself?
What happened to the extra 20% that was charged on property and for ransome?

FUN KID62--Didn't he kind of stack the deck for himself by claiming he spoke for God?
Would any person dare to dissrespect him?
God was in one of his "smiting" moods back then.

Jewish gir---"provided for", you make it sound voluntary.
Moses claimed God commanded it.

How could they own land? They were wandering in the desert.

Lookin2---Yhe only thing they heard from God came from Moses.

Terry s---I'm not the one believing in fairy tales. You are.

Pilgrim---Even Christians have a hard time swollowing that story.
Don't you think your "merciful, loving, all-knowing god could have figured out a more humane way to stop those soldiers, who were sons,brothers,and fathers.Did he not care about their mothers, or children?

Gary--Thanks for warning me about the hate-filled power of your "merciful,loving" god.
Do you think he may be sending a lightning bolt my way to show his "mercy"?
Hope he's not in a smiteful mood again.

Gratvol---They were wandering in the desert.How could they own land?
Moses was smart enough not to put his immediate family in charge. It would be too obvious that he was lying about what"God commanded"

Terry s---Is it O.K. with you ,if some of us continue to search for truth ,and not accept your naive beliefs to be the final word?

Lookin2--What's ludicrous is that an adult can believe such crap.

Terry s--"Dumb'?
A person who believes in talking snakes and burnig bushes that talk,fish that swollow a man whole and spit him out intact 3 days latter, and water opening like a gate; now, that is "dumb".

GARY---Your standards for "proving" sure arn't very high.

Jewish girl---They didn't need any "territories", they were in charge of "the command Tent" where all the offerings were made, and no others were allowed to go" lest they be killed".
That is what Moses claims "God commanded"---Of course everyone had to take his word for that.

Believe me Moses was doing fine w/ his "share".

Answer 1

It sure sound that way... Did he have a TV evangelist program, too? And do you think he chiseled his own tablets and told a little fib about that talking bush.

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Post Script to Gary: Blow another one.

Answer 2

well, they were the only israelite tribe who weren't allowed to have any land, so in return they were provided for by the people.

"Jewish gir---"provided for", you make it sound voluntary.
Moses claimed God commanded it."

yes. it was G-d who did not allow them to have a territory, probably to prevent them from becoming too rich, and it was G-d who commanded they be given other things in return.

"How could they own land? They were wandering in the desert."

its obvious you have never actually read the bible if you don't know the answer to this question. the easiest way not to look ignorant is to actually do a bit of reading before asking a question. in the bible, WHILE the hebrews were wandering in the desert, G-d told them exactly what to do when they arrived in the promised land. he outlined the territories that would be given to each tribe. the levites (the priestly tribe) did not get a territory because as G-d said several times, "the Lord is their portion." i'd get scriptural references for you, but to be honest i don't really have the motivation to look it up.

Answer 3

Yeah, he caused the ground to open up and swallow all those folks that decided they'd be better leaders.

Moses sure did have 'em fooled with that trick.

Num 16:31-33
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:

32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
KJV

Answer 4

well considering that his brothers kids not his own were give the status of priests and all members of his tribe were not given a section of territory it seems like a fair deal.


also when did Moses collect monetary fines?

Answer 5

no way in judaism there are classes of people some get some things and others get other things . nobody resents each other for what they get. moses was very respected and to even insinuate that anyone resented him is wrong

Answer 6

Korach tried to argue that. Look down.

Answer 7

How does one come to such ludicrous conclusions?

Answer 8

"... They that are unlearned and unstable do wrestle, as they do other Scriptures, to their own destruction". (II Peter 3:16)

Thanks for proving the Word of God to be true.

Answer 9

Are you sure your breathing ,because nobody alive is that Dumb

Answer 10

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