Page 111 - The Prophet Moses (pbuh)

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

PERVERSE CONDUCT OF SOME OF
THE PEOPLE AMONG THE CHILDREN

OF ISRAEL

nitially, the Prophet Moses (pbuh) directed his struggle against
Pharaoh. Before the Prophet Moses (pbuh) came, his people,
I the Children of Israel, were languishing in slavery. It was for
that reason when the time Allah predetermined arrived, to flee, the entire
tribe willingly followed him and left Egypt. However, this in no way implied
sincere faith on their part. Among them were people who joined merely out
of tribal loyalties. Therefore, rather than submitting themselves to the path
of righteousness, some of these people in subject now and then returned to
their idolatrous practices. Thus, they took every opoortunity to defy the
Prophet Moses (pbuh) and resisted the true religion brought by him.
First, Allah commanded the Prophet Moses (pbuh) to divide the
Children of Israel into twelve separate tribes:
We divided them up into twelve tribes—communities. We revealed
to Moses, when his people asked him for water: "Strike the rock
with your staff." Twelve fountains flowed out from it and all the
people knew their drinking place. (Surat al-A'raf: 160)
Some of the Children of Israel failed to develop a deep-seated faith in
their hearts. Even they dared to ask the Prophet Moses (pbuh) to show them
Allah:
And when you said, "Moses, we will not believe in you until we see
Allah with our own eyes." So the thunderbolt caught you while you
were (all) looking on. (Surat al-Baqara: 55)
Apparently, the traits of some people among the Children of Israel

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