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God Squad: Why Moses was punished

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Rabbi Marc Gellman God Squad

Rabbi Marc Gellman writes about religion for Newsday.

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Why was Moses punished because he doubted water would arise in the desert? It seems like such a trivial reason for punishment after being a faithful servant for such a long time.

-- L., Ocala, Fla.

Moses' refusal to obey God's command at the waters of Meribah is really two nearly identical stories.

In Exodus (17:5-7), God tells Moses to hit a rock, and it yields water. Later,...

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