Moses:

Deliverer and Law Giver

The ancient prophet Moses is best remembered for leading the children of Israel out of Egyptian captivity. He led them in the wilderness for 40 years, during which time God gave him the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. Moses was prepared in his youth to fulfill his foreordained mission, and during his adulthood, his character was patiently tempered in the desert.

However, he was a man who, like us, possessed both weaknesses and strengths. The key to his character was his meekness, the capacity to be molded by the Lord and His Spirit (see Num. 12:3).

Eventually, he was called of God, assumed prophetic leadership, and became one of the most important prophets ever to live.

Elder Mark E. Petersen (1900–1984) testified: “The true Moses was one of the mightiest men of God in all time. …

“He walked and talked with God, received of divine glory while yet in mortality, was called a son of God, and was in the similitude of the Only Begotten.

“He saw the mysteries of the heavens and much of creation, and received laws from God beyond any other ancient man of whom we have record” (Moses: Man of Miracles [1977], 49).

Following is artwork that captures major events from the life of Moses.