"Now the man Moses was very humble / meek / gentle [depends on the
translation], above all the men who were on the surface of the earth."
Numbers 12:3
You're darned tootin' he gets the credit! But only for his humility /
gentleness / meekness as God's instrument. His strength comes from God;
his humility / gentleness / meekness comes from within.
Moses is also a good example because he is not, technically, a saint. He
is an Old Testament prophet, perhaps the greatest figure in the Old Testament,
and certainly saintly, but none of the Old Testament figures are
considered
saints.
“I dislike Allegory - the conscious and intentional allegory - yet any attempt to explain the purport of myth or fairytale must use allegorical language. (And, of course, the more 'life' a story has the more readily will it be susceptible of allegorical interpretations: while the better a deliberate allegory is made the more nearly will it be acceptable just as a story.)” (From Tolkien Letter # 131.)
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