He had spent the first 40 years of his life in the household of the Pharaoh, ruler of Egypt and then 40 years in the desert as a shepherd, before he returned to . By sheer determination he fought his way out, but in the light of his purpose the battle was an utter failure. When Moses was 80 years old God told him to return to Egypt and He would free the Israelites from slavery. Midian proper was east of the Gulf of Aqaba, in the northern section of Hejaz in Arabia, but there is evidence that some of the Midianite clans crossed over the Arabah (the great valley south of the Dead Sea) and settled in the eastern and southern sections of the Sinai Peninsula. How old was moses when he left Egypt in to the desert? In fact, He always wants the best for you, because He really does love you. When Moses heard that, he fled the country and lived as a foreigner in the land of Midian. With brother Aaron, he now approached the Pharaoh, telling him to let go his people because the God of Israel had demanded so. your murmurings [are] not against us, but against the LORD.16:9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.16:10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.16:11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,16:12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD your God.16:13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.16:14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness [there lay] a small round thing, [as] small as the hoar frost on the ground.16:15 And when the children of Israel saw [it], they said one to another, It [is] manna: for they wist not what it [was]. This took place 157 years after the Israelites first came to Egypt [in the year 2395 (1366 BCE). Like Sinuhe, the Egyptian court official whose flight in about 1960 bce was narrated in a famous story, Moses undoubtedly had to filter through the Wall of the Ruler, a series of forts at the eastern border, approximately where the Suez Canal is now located. Moshe was 120 years old and this was the 40th year the Jews were in the Desert. Miriam complains about Moses and is given leprosy for 7 days. During his education he learned somehow that he was a Hebrew, and his sense of concern and curiosity impelled him to visit his people. Exodus 2:23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. I know that he can speak well. Pharaoh and the Egyptians would see the power of God through the 10 plagues and other events in Exodus 7-12. (Complete plans for the sanctuary are given to Moses.). 24:18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. He had removed one threat to his people and was determined to assist them again. Moses returned to Egypt, possibly at the age of forty, during the reign of Ramses II. wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?17:3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore [is] this [that] thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?17:4 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? 23 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel. Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit [it] for ever.32:14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.32:15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony [were] in his hand: the tables [were] written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other [were] they written.32:16 And the tables [were] the work of God, and the writing [was] the writing of God, graven upon the tables.32:17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, [There is] a noise of war in the camp.32:18 And he said, [It is] not the voice of [them that] shout for mastery, neither [is it] the voice of [them that] cry for being overcome: [but] the noise of [them that] sing do I hear.32:19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.32:20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt [it] in the fire, and ground [it] to powder, and strowed [it] upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink [of it]. After God raised Moses He took Moses to Heaven. 4. Originally, it is inferred, Moses name was longer, but the deitys name was dropped. Moses stayed on with Jethro and eventually married Zipporah, one of the daughters. 9:9 When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, [even] the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:9:10 And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them [was written] according to all the words, which the LORD spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.9:11 And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, [that] the LORD gave me the two tables of stone, [even] the tables of the covenant. They met in the desert by Mount Horeb, where Moses told his older brother of the great Divine mission they were to carry out. "Your majesty, please help us. See Acts. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh.10:7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? According to the biblical narrative, Moses lived 120 years and was 80 when he confronted Pharaoh, but there is no indication how old he was when he went to see the Hebrews. When Moses was about 40he saw one of his own people being beaten, andhe tried to take things into his own hands. While many doubt the authenticity of this tradition, the name Moses (Hebrew Moshe) is derived from Egyptian mose (is born) and is found in such names as Thutmose ([The God] Thoth Is Born). For [it had been] better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.14:13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.14:14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.14:15 And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.17:7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not? Moses and Pharaoh. The Bible says that Moses became the meekest man on earth ( Numbers 12:3 ). These [are] the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.19:7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.19:8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. According to rabbinic tradition, he was immensely handsome 2 and powerful, 3 and his countenance was like that of an angel. The princess named him Moses,for she explained, I lifted him out of the water.. The little boy was crying, and she felt sorry for him. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his [other] flesh.4:8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.4:9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour [it] upon the dry [land]: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry [land].4:10 And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I [am] not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I [am] slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.4:11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? The babys sister then stood at a distance, watching to see what would happen to him. This God, who claimed to be the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, was calling him to deliver the Hebrews from Egypt. The Bible does not say a lot about the early life of Moses, but we do know this much: For further study, (if you have not read it already) read: When Moses was a full 40 years old (Acts 7:23) he came upon an Egyptian who was beating an Israelite slave. One of the measures taken by the Egyptians to restrict the growth of the Hebrews was to order the death of all newborn Hebrew males. Although on his own he had previously been zealous to help his own people, now that he was being commissioned to deliver them he expressed doubt concerning his qualifications. SeeRevelation 7:3;9:4). (, Moses and his wife, Zipporah, had two sons (, When Moses was 80 years old God told him to go back to Egypt (. After leaving Mt. After checking to make sure that no one was in sight, he killed the tough Egyptian overlord. He returned to Jethro and requested permission to visit his people in Egypt, but he did not disclose that he had been commissioned by Yahweh. And he said, A rod.4:3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. He now had a wife and two sons. The first 40 years of his life werespent in Egypt, learning first from his mother about God(for 12 years), and then learning from Pharaoh the skills needed to run Egypt. (After this, Israel is severely punished. He killed theEgyptian and because of this impulsive act he had to flee from Egypt and from Pharaoh. Since an actual generation was nearer 25 years, the most probable date for the Exodus is about 1290 bce. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:4:5 That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.4:6 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. The Exodus from Egypt was a year later, on the 15th of Nissan in the year 2448, when Moshe had recently turned 80. 22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. Most likely Moses was about 25 when he took the inspection tour among his people. Moses left Egypt on at least two occasions. After Moses completed his assignment of leading the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt, he returned to this same holy mountain, where God gave him the Ten Commandments. He was instructed "in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he . Study now. NOTE: The reason no one knows where Moses was buried is because God resurrected him. Long live the king!". As the causative form of the verb to be, Yahweh means He Who Creates (Brings Into Being). Inasmuch as tradition figured about 12 generations from Moses to Solomon, the reference to 480 years is most likely an editorial comment allowing 40 years for each generation. All 12 tell how good the land is, but 10 say that it is stronger than the Israelites can take.