Top 10 Reasons You Know You're Christian

Moses lived under the Old Testament, for one, where things were a lot stricter. As well, he was a teacher and leader for the people, and because he took that position he had to face greater responsibility and consequences for his actions.

 

Close, but not exactly. G-d told Moses to speak to the rock and water would spring forth to quench the people's thirst. But Moses *struck* the rock instead. In the Christian faith, this "rock" was another OT symbol of Christ... (the Jews believe it was a symbol of the Nation of Israel, but either way, Moses struck the symbol/salvation of his own people, according to their culture.) Moses' disobedience was in the fact that he had not done what G-d asked him to do, and did it his *own* way. I've attached a "Torah Study" link... I like the way the Jewish people cover this one:

http://www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/020621/torah.shtml

Aww. Logchopper... That's awfully sweet of you to be concerned for Moses' salvation.

But don't worry! Moses' otherwise faithful actions weren't completely forgotten! It doesn't say that Moses was sent to hell. He just wasn't allowed to enter the "Promised Land" of this world (Israel).

I know this sounds harsh, but consider this... Moses had been in G-d's presence directly more than any man at that time. When he received the Ten Commandments, it is recorded that he glowed for days since he had been in the L-rd's presence. (Exo. 34:29) He was even allowed to look upon the L-rd's form from behind... not His Face, of course, b/c that would have killed him. (Exo. 33:12-23)

The moral of this story is, the man with the most direct contact with G-d shouldn't have disobeyed His instructions like that. Sometimes we lose out on great rewards in this world that we can never get back due to our disobedience. This doesn't mean that our souls are lost... However, losing the opportunities that we've worked all of our lives for is indeed devestating, I completely agree.