The holy faith of reformed samaritanism


The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over



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Reformed Samaritanism General Overview

The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over 
it
”- Genesis 2:15). 
Why? So that Adam would learn that “his sustenance” (or “Life”) would depend upon the Law of “Sowing 
and Reaping” (also known as “measure for measure”, “cause and effect”, “eye for an eye”, “what goes 
around comes around”, etc). 
And the practical result of this law is that, whoever refuses to honor he who gave him life, will not be given 
the honor of remaining alive. 
What Torah tries to teach us is that accepting (obeying) the Ten Commandments, produces well-being, as 
well as life without limit. But rejecting these commandments results in death and suffering. 
Curiously, Torah quotes the Creator telling Moses the following: “
When you have returned to Egypt, see 
that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put in your hand
...” (Exodus 4:21). 
What did Moses have in his hand? Well, he had a rod (Exodus 4:2). And, like any other rod, Moses's rod had 
come from a tree; But this wasn’t any ordinary stick, as the latter had the power to turn death into life 
(transforming itself from a dead stick into a living snake!). 
In other words, Moses' staff was a prototype of the one “Tree” from which all life springs. And what tree is 
that one? The Law of God described by the Ten commandments!; As it is written: 
“My son, 
do not forget my Law
, and your heart 
keep my commandments; For length of days and years 
of life
And peace 
will increase you... Length of days is in his right hand (just as the rod was in the hand 
of Moses)
; To your left, rich and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. 
She is a 
tree of life to those who lay hold of her, and blessed are those who retain her
” (Prov. 3: 1-2 & 16-17). 
In short, what Yah had commanded Moses symbolically amounted to offering Pharaoh (and therefore all of 
the Egyptians) “the rod of God’s commandments”-- those ten commandments that bring life and blessing 
upon those who accept them, but death and destruction upon those who refuse to embrace them. 
Interestingly, an ancient Hebrew Midrash claims that the staff with which Moses came before Pharaoh had 
ten letters inscribed upon it. What meaning would those ten letters have? The answer is that, if Pharaoh 
would humble his heart, and agree to obey the Creator, those ten letters would mean the ten commandments 
[whose product is life, and peace]. But, if Pharaoh were to insist upon hardening his heart, they would 
become ten edicts of death and destruction (ten “plagues”). 
In other words, when Moses appeared before Pharaoh, he didn’t do so with a defiant, threatening, or 
imposing attitude. Instead, he did it like a father-- one who instructs, exhorts, and advises his children. 
Moses exhorted Pharaoh (as representative of the Egyptian people) to “hold” unto the same rod (the ten 
commandments) that Moses (as a representative of the Hebrew people) was holding. 
Thus, had Pharaoh (Egypt) agreed to submit to those commandments, he would have embraced the same 
faith embraced by Israel [the ten commandments that had existed since the beginning of Creation]. 
Of course, had Pharaoh became “a brothers in the faith”, the treatment given to the Israelites would have 
been so considerate that there would’ve been no need for slavery, for the ten plagues, nor for the destruction 
of Pharaoh [and his army] to ever occur. 
As it is written, “… 

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