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And , as God warns , Moses hides “ his face ; for he was afraid to look upon God ” ( Exod . 3 : 6 ) . In Egypt not long before , Moses had fled from the face of a smaller god . At this early stage , Moses ' passivity mirrors that of his ...
And , as God warns , Moses hides “ his face ; for he was afraid to look upon God ” ( Exod . 3 : 6 ) . In Egypt not long before , Moses had fled from the face of a smaller god . At this early stage , Moses ' passivity mirrors that of his ...
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In this nocturnal encounter ( a parallel to one that Moses himself will soon face ) , it is clear that Jacob , wrestling with his own conscience , struggles with God as well . Presumption persists even in the face of fear and exhaustion ...
In this nocturnal encounter ( a parallel to one that Moses himself will soon face ) , it is clear that Jacob , wrestling with his own conscience , struggles with God as well . Presumption persists even in the face of fear and exhaustion ...
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12 : 6-8 ) This is to say that the Lord appears only indirectly to other spokesmen , in dreams and visions , but to Moses he speaks " face to face . ” Here indeed is preferment , marking Moses as not a but the servant of the Lord .
12 : 6-8 ) This is to say that the Lord appears only indirectly to other spokesmen , in dreams and visions , but to Moses he speaks " face to face . ” Here indeed is preferment , marking Moses as not a but the servant of the Lord .
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Contents
Introduction Why Me? Why Moses? Why Leadership? | 1 |
Passive People Passive Leader | 27 |
Pharaoh What Not to Do | 62 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political Leader |
| Author | Aaron B. Wildavsky |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | University of Alabama Press, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2010 |
| ISBN | 0817301682, 9780817301682 |
| Length | 262 pages |
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