Lexical Summary Mosheh: Moses Original Word: משֶׁה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Moses (Aramaic) corresponding to Mosheh -- Moses. see HEBREW Mosheh NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin(Aramaic) corresponding to Mosheh Definition a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver NASB Translation Moses (1). Topical Lexicon Canonical contextStrong’s Hebrew 4873 appears only in Ezra 6:18, where the re-dedicated post-exilic community “installed the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their orders for the service of God at Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses”. The single reference does not emphasize the person of Moses so much as the canonical authority of the Pentateuch—Scripture’s foundational charter for Israel’s worship and communal life. Historical setting The scene is 515 BC, the sixth year of Darius. The altar had been raised years earlier (Ezra 3), but now the temple structure is complete. By explicitly citing “the Book of Moses” the author stresses that the restored nation stands in continuity with Sinai, not as an improvised start-up faith but as the covenant people once judged and now regathered. Priestly and Levitical divisions Numbers 3––4; 8; 18 set forth the family-based service of priests and Levites. David’s later administrative refinements (1 Chronicles 23–26) did not replace Moses but built on him. Ezra 6:18 shows Zerubbabel’s generation returning to those Mosaic lines: • Aaron’s sons alone perform altar ministry (Numbers 3:10). Re-adopting these patterns affirmed covenant fidelity and protected holiness in the newly dedicated temple. Covenant continuity 1. Identity—Torah defines Israel; returning exiles become once more “a people for His Name” (Ezra 6:21). Theological trajectory Moses stands as covenant mediator (Exodus 24:8) and prophetic prototype (Deuteronomy 18:15). By ordering worship “as written,” Ezra links the post-exilic temple to: • The tabernacle model received at Sinai. Foreshadowing Christ New Testament writers affirm Mosaic authorship and authority: • John 1:17 contrasts—but does not oppose—law and grace. Thus Ezra 6:18, by citing the Book of Moses, serves as a hinge that turns the reader’s gaze from restored second-temple worship toward the ultimate fulfillment in the High Priest who “offered Himself without blemish to God” (Hebrews 9:14). Practical implications • Submit corporate worship to the whole counsel of Scripture. Summary Though occurring only once, Strong’s Hebrew 4873 spotlights the abiding authority of the Book of Moses in shaping faithful worship, linking the Sinai covenant, the restored temple, and the ultimate work of Christ. Forms and Transliterations מֹשֶֽׁה׃ משה׃ mō·šeh mōšeh moShehLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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