Originally posted by Icemoon:
only have problem with Moses running away from the snake. The
rest I don't care.
So did Moses run away from a snake?
According to christian bible the answer is yes, Moses did fled
or run away. According to the Tanakh, the answer is no, Moses
did not run away.
3 The LORD said, "Throw it on the
ground." Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake,
and he ran from it. NIV
3Then He said, "Throw it on the ground."
So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses
fled from it. NASB
3And he said, Cast it on the ground.
And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses
fled from before it. KJV
3 And he said, Cast in on the ground. And
he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled
from before it. ASV
3 He said, "Cast it on the ground and it became a snake; and
Moses recoil from it. Tanakh JPS
The Tanakh translate the verse as recoil, i.e a reflex
action. I think this is only a case of translation problem,
the Jews and Christian translate the same verse differently
changing its meaning.
