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On Mount Sinai’s famous ‘Stairway to Confession’, the three-party joint exploration team led by Ye Tian formed a long queue and climbed to the top of the mountain along this 3,750-step ladder.
The ‘Ladder of Penance’ was carved out of the stone wall by ancient monks in order to atone for their sins. It is extremely steep and some places are frightening to look at!
Because of this, the ‘Ladder of Repentance’ has also become a place for believers of the three religions to imitate Moses and temper their will. Climbing the ‘Ladder of Repentance’ to the top of Mount Sinai is also regarded as a challenge!
Since it is a very challenging mountaineering route, it means that it is very difficult and has a certain degree of danger!
Those who followed Ye Tian and others had only climbed two to three hundred meters and walked less than seven or eight hundred steps, and many of them gave up.
They began to carefully return along the original path, preparing to return to the foot of the mountain, then rent a camel and climb to the top of Mount Sinai from the camel trail!
This is not bad. Some of them are afraid of heights or have never climbed such stairs. Their legs have become weak and they cannot move forward or retreat. They are directly trapped on the mountainside!
For these guys, it’s really frustrating for the world and the earth!
Compared with them, the joint exploration team led by Ye Tian was in a much better situation.
When forming this exploration team, he gave very clear requirements.
Everyone participating in this joint exploration team must have mountaineering experience, it would be even better to be proficient in rock climbing skills, and they must not be afraid of heights, and must be strong and strong!
In addition, during the climbing process, everyone must look after each other, cooperate with each other, and try to ensure the safety of teammates and themselves. Various safety measures are also in place!
This is the benefit of teamwork. Those guys following the joint exploration team can only fight alone and climb alone. The difficulty and danger are self-evident!
During the climb, Isaiah, who was traveling with him, kept introducing stories about Mount Sinai, Moses, and the Ten Commandments to Ye Tian and others, as well as their relationship with Solomon’s treasure!
His introduction sounded a bit missionary, as if he wanted to influence Ye Tian and make him believe in Judaism!
Unfortunately, Ye Tian is a very staunch atheist. He never believes in any strange powers and gods, and he never thinks that there are any gods worth believing in or worshiping!
He completely listened to Isaiah’s introduction as a story, which was quite interesting!
“According to the Bible, Moses, the servant of God and the leader of Israel, led the Israelites who had been enslaved for more than four hundred years to escape from Egypt. March to Canaan.
This journey will take a full forty years! In the seventh week after leaving Egypt, the Israelites entered the vast Sinai Desert. There was no water, no food, no green, and even no roads. The natural conditions were extremely harsh.
The scorching sun above their heads, the scalding gravel beneath their feet, the raging sandstorms facing them, and the harassment and attacks of the Amalekites behind them all made the Israelis who had just walked from the Nile River feel fearful and terrified all day long.
The thing is so strange. Just after gaining freedom, some people began to miss the life of slaves. They felt that the new life was more terrifying than the slave owner’s whip. Moses looked at the lost people and couldn’t help but feel worried.
He knew that, under the rule of a tyrant for a long time, the Israelites had lost their faith and sense of independence and self-respect, and had not yet regained their courage and confidence, so he kept encouraging the people to move forward and not letting them go back and become slaves again.
It can be said that without Moses’ unyielding perseverance and persistent belief, perhaps these slaves who had just escaped from Egypt after going through untold hardships would have turned back in less than a year and become someone else’s again. slave! ”
Hearing this, Ye Tian couldn’t help but smile and nodded, and then continued:
“Yes, human nature is like this, especially when there is no hope, not to mention that the natural environment of the Sinai Peninsula is too harsh, and it is incomparable with the beautiful Nile River!”
Isaiah nodded and continued:
“But this is not enough. What the Israelis need most at this time is a spiritual leader with high prestige. He must stand up and use great spiritual power to inspire and inspire all Israelis, so that everyone can unite closely. Together.
Moses understood that only God’s revelation and protection could comfort these people who had lost faith in their fate and pluck up their courage. One day in 1250 BC, God finally descended on the Israelites. !
The Jews, who had been wandering in the vast desert for decades, went through all kinds of hardships and came to the foot of Mount Sinai. Great events then happened here. The one who brought miracles to the Jews was the one who led them to escape. Moses of Egypt!
On this day, Moses, who was exhausted both mentally and physically, left everyone behind and climbed to the top of Mount Sinai alone. He looked up to the sky and prayed, asking God to show his people a right path, but God never showed up. Moses meditated on the mountain for forty days and nights.
In those days, heavy clouds and fog shrouded Mount Sinai; at the same time, the leaderless Israelites below the mountain had mutinied. Some people loudly cursed Moses for bringing them to a desperate situation, and some were robbing each other of food and water.
Some people made a golden bull to worship, and people swarmed like ants on a hot pot. The Jewish nation was in danger. At the critical moment, Moses came down the mountain! When he saw his tribe was in such chaos, he was extremely angry!
His eyes were like lightning, he raised his arms and shouted and denounced the unsteady tribesmen, and told the tribesmen that it was precisely because the tribesmen did not believe in God that they were punished. He destroyed the golden bull, ruthlessly suppressed the rebellion, and reunited the team. .
This incident greatly shocked Moses. At this time, he realized that the Jews not only needed spiritual leaders, but also had written laws. Otherwise, the Israelites would inevitably fall into chaos and fail to become a unified nation.
At the critical moment, he received help from God. When slavery had ended and freedom had just begun, God was about to show up and personally declare the covenant regulations. Moses led all the tribesmen out of the camp to meet God on the top of Mount Sinai.
Everyone stood at the foot of the mountain, looking up at Mount Sinai, where God would appear; according to the Book of Exodus, there were thick clouds on the mountain, thunder and lightning, and God descended on the mountain in fire. ‘, the whole mountain shook!
The ‘Ten Commandments’ were promulgated with such extraordinary momentum. This was the first and only time that God appeared in front of the Israelites. They finally heard God’s voice and had a firm belief from then on!
It is said that at that time, the Israelites were stunned at the miracle that happened before them, and then they cheered loudly, with tears in their eyes, thanking God for not abandoning the Israelites and showing them the direction when they were in desperate situation.
In the dark night, people lit torches and recited the ‘Ten Commandments of Moses’ over and over again, staying up all night! At dawn the next day, the surging crowd was united and followed Moses step by step, embarking on the journey again.
This miracle can also be seen as a contract signed between God and the Jewish nation. Obeying God’s commandments has become an unshirkable responsibility and obligation for every Jew. This is an important factor in forming a strong synergy for a nation.
After that, the Israelis made a more detailed judicial interpretation of the ‘Ten Commandments’, the ‘Constitution’ of the new country that was about to be born, involving civil law, commercial law, criminal law, etc. All laws are found in various books of the Torah. , 613 items in total.
After the emergence of the written law of Moses, it had an extremely profound impact on the religious and social life of the Jews. In many aspects, it still strictly controls our behavior to this day. No matter how many laws there are, the Ten Commandments are always the most important.
When the pagans threatened the Jews with their lives and demanded that the Jews give up the law, all other commandments could be given up. Only the Ten Commandments could not be given up, because it was the law of God. No one in Israel would violate the Ten Commandments. commandment!
With faith, the Israelis have an unshakable spiritual pillar, and the world’s earliest monotheistic Judaism was born. For centuries, it has maintained the survival of the Jewish nation and nurtured Hebrew culture.
It can be said that the “Ten Commandments” given by Moses and God gave the Jews a common social and moral cognitive standard. Since then, the Jewish nation has become a nation with great centripetal force, creativity and development momentum.
With this as a node, the Jews transformed from a group of slaves whose will was weakened by long-term oppression and were as scattered as sand; into a warrior with strong cohesion and iron will, able to face any test calmly without changing its ambition.
Mount Sinai, where God gave Moses and the Israelites the Ten Commandments, became a holy place in the hearts of all Jews. Moses, under God’s instructions, built the Ark of the Covenant on Mount Sinai, and then put the ‘Ten Commandments’ into the covenant cabinet! ”
Hearing this, Ye Tian couldn’t help but nodded, as did everyone else next to him.
While they were talking, everyone had arrived at the first exploration location on the ‘Ladder of Confession’. Ye Tian, who was walking at the front of the team, immediately stopped and looked at a cave not far to the right!
Isaiah, who was working hard to preach and wanted to persuade Ye Tian to convert to Judaism, stopped talking and turned to look at the cave, eyes full of anticipation!