Christian & Jews: Is Moses in Hell?

Question

In Exodus Chapter 2 Verses 11-14 Moses kills an Egyptian and hides his body in the sand. The next day he tries to stop a fight between 2 Hebrews and they ask if He will kill them also. Then Moses is afraid because everyone knows what he did.

So Moses killed knowing that it was wrong and thinking he would get away with it.

But in the New Testament The Bible says that no one who commits a sin and knows in his heart he is wrong when he does it, he will not be forgiven.

So if Moses killed and was not forgiven, is he banished to Hell with all the other sinners? By Biblical Logic?

Wasn't there some big stone tablet that said something like "Thou shalt not kill"?

Answer 1

Moses was a Jew. The Christian concept of hell comes from the "New" Testament, not the Torah.

"The Son of man [Jesus himself] shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." (Matthew 13:41-42) "And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched." (Mark 9:43)

You won't find this kind of language in the Torah! In the Jewish afterlife each person is judged on his own merits and receives the appropriate period of "cleansing" for his sins. No one is condemned to eternal torment!
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Answer 2

On that "big stone tablet" as you call it, was written "Thou Shalt not Murder." Moses did not think that he had killed that Egyptian out of protection for the Israelite he was beating, but he did. I am also sure he asked forgiveness for this from G-d, in which case he would be forgiven.

So...why would he be in hell? Moses didn't even believe in hell.

Answer 3

All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Don't you remember that Paul was a murderer? Yes, if you continue in your murders, you will reap hell. But that is what the sacrifice was for, to cover all sin until Messiah arrived and took sin away for good.

And as for "Biblical Logic", nothing you stated had any. God does not send anyone to hell. In fact, scripture shows clearly that it is not God's will at all.

2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that ANY should perish but that ALL should come to repentance.

But God will not interrupt any man's free will to choose. We go there because we choose not to be with Him. If you do not want God, He will send you where none of His light or love exists. Jesus describes this as a place of eternal torment and outer darkness.

God has provided a free ticket out of outer darkness. If you refuse it, who will be there to blame, God or YOU?

Answer 4

Nah
1) In Judaism there is no hell
2) In Judaism killing is not forbidden- murder is. Since Moses killed the Egyptian while defending somebody under attack he did not sin
3) Moses fled because he was worried about retribution from Pharoah- not because he had sinned.

Edit: No - the commandment on the tablet was "Lo tachmud" do not murder. Ol' King James' translators got it wrong and their error has been perpetuated since then.

Answer 5

You state "But in the New Testament The Bible says that no one who commits a sin and knows in his heart he is wrong when he does it, he will not be forgiven. "
The Bible does not state this.
It does say:
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness" I John 1:9

It also states:
"Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation. However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
"Blessed are they
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the man
whose sin the Lord will never count against him."
Romans 4:4-8

So if you really are interested in finding the truth, I suggest you start by reading the New Testament to find out what it really says.
But if you are only trying to find fault with the Bible, the Word of God, you will never find either truth or forgiveness for your own sins.

Answer 6

in basic terms God knows of yet from what i comprehend all people who follows Muhammad(PBUH*) in Islam and recongizes that Muhammad(PBUH*) is the final and intensely final Prophet that ALLAH(Subhanna wa ta'ala) despatched to mankind is going to Jinnah. As for non Muslims of at present i'm uncertain the place they flow yet i think of by way of fact they're non Muslims then they flow to Hell. Christians and Jews who lived before Muhammad(PBUH*) yet accompanied the previous prophets(PBUT*) from Jesus each and all of the some time past to Adam(PBUT*) will flow to Jinnah(heaven) as long as they have extra stable factors then undesirable factors. Islam is in keeping with a factors device.

Answer 7

If Moses did not repent of his sins, he would be sent to Hell like anybody else.

I think that he had repented, I do not believe that anyone could be in the presence of God like Moses and not repent of their sins.

Answer 8

He was only afraid the Egyptians would find him out.

I'm not sure any of this says that killing an Egyptian was a sin...

Answer 9

It's your logic that places him in hell, and reason alone is not going to convert you.

Good luck.

Answer 10

To add to allonyoav's comment: we don't follow the "New Testament" anyway, and neither did Moses. However, your question was reasonable. Thanks for asking!