Was Moses a priest

Answer 1

Yes. After Moses (peace be upon him) escaped from Pharaohs palace, he married Tzipora - Jethro's daughter - and shepherded his sheep. Read about it in Exodus Ch. 2 and 3 JoJmnz144: He settled down with his family in the land of his father-in-law, Medea. It is across from the Sinai Peninsula in what is now Saudi Arabia, just south Eilat. They actually cross the Gulf of Aqaba. It is 29000'10,55"N by 34040'37,22"E in the Google Earth. ...Improved answer.... Although I am not challenging the entire answer, the correct spelling of Moses' wife name is "Zipporah", and she and her father were from the land of "Midian".

Answer 2

• No Moses was not a priest.

• In Leviticus, specifically chapter 8, Moses washed Aaron and his sons, anointed Aaron and his sons with oil, purified and sanctified the altar, offered burnt sacrifices to the Lord, and sanctified Aaron and his sons, and even their clothing.These are the actions of a priest.

er yes he was.. Psalm 99:6

Answer 3

We don't know what Jesus did between age 12 at the temple, and age 30 when He began His ministry. He certainly uses sheep herding terms in describing Himself as the "good shepherd" in the book of John. So does Peter, when the apostle wrote his First Epistle of Peter -- twice he calls Him "The Good Shepherd and Bishop." The author of Hebrews calls him "the great shepherd." Jesus also uses sheep herding metaphors in his Parable of the Lost Sheep.

The traditional wisdom is that Jesus worked as a carpenter, a theory for which there is no solid evidence. That theory is based on the flimsy evidence of an event in Mark and Matthew, where a snide fellow-Nazarene sarcastically asks a companion, (Mark 6:3) "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary..." and names the brothers. Matthew's gospel is considered a supplementing of Mark, who was not a disciple or known to be present at the event. In Matthew 13:55, the belittling remark becomes, "Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary?...." Notably, the question is never answered!

The Bible contains no evidence that Jesus (or Joseph) actually worked with wood, in a nation where wood and trees remain scarce. Rather, the Greek word used was τέκτων "tektōn," translated nowadays more often as "stone mason" or a general architectural builder. Occasionally in the first three or four centuries of Christianity, a tradition of stories might emerge with a carpentry connection. Yet, oddly, Jesus never used carpentry metaphors in his Parables or sermons. Besides sheep, He often spoke of farming, or small landholders, or building a cornerstone or strong foundation.

Many traditionalists are still clinging to the "Jesus was a carpenter" image, apparently more from tradition and sentimentality than to actual Bible scholarship. Increasingly, a more thorough understanding of 1st century society and economics has combined with better translation, to support the stonemason scenario. Truly, the revision is not that significant. Yet it may take many more centuries to give up the carpenter image, if its proponents ever do.

But was Jesus a shepherd or a carpenter? Very truly, we do not know. Yet as despised as sheep herding had become as a profession, it seems strange that Jesus would so identify Himself with the vocation. Old Testament prophecy had used the shepherd metaphor, but Jesus' awareness of the activity seems to be warm and knowing.

Yes, a name for Jesus is the Good Sheperd.

Answer 4

Yes Jesus said I am a Sheppard and I know my sheep and they know me.

Answer 5

According to tradition, he was in his seventies.

Answer 6

Midian