It is a very distinct possibility that Moses, in writing history of Israel, had access to the Book of Jasher, The Proverbial Enunciations, Book of Samuel the seer, The Prophecy of Ahijah, and The Book of Nathan and used the information that those earlier documents contained. He must have told the entire story of Israel, for from what we know of him, he was sincerely honest and not given to halfway measures.
He must have set down everything about Israel, good and bad. Moses must have told the whole truth as he saw it and left it to posterity to judge. His writings were changed at a later date to meet the convenience of later day priest and politicians, and this cannot be held against Moses.
On three different occasions these Ancient Codes and Documents have been changed. In some ways we have benefitted from these changes for as a result we have in its present form the Bible, which is a highly ethical and inspirational document that men everywhere look to for guidance. At times the story as it was revealed was not clear to some; and if there arose groups who cast doubt upon the authenticity of the teachings therein, there also arose others who did reveal the True Message.
It seems that the Lord has taken the occasion many times to communicate with HIS people, so as to clear the way for greater understanding of the True Principles implanted in the Holy Scriptures.
ORIGINS OF MODERN MOSAIC INFLUENCES
Moses, a legendary character who was said to have written the first Five Books of the Bible. He is pictured as an old man with a long grey beard, a dignified old gentleman who was regarded with awe by his contemporaries. The great law-giver, the messenger, and mouth-piece of God; the founder of the Nation of Israel. He is a symbol of all that is holy and devout.
Moses is not acclaimed because of the laws that he brought down from the Mountain, nor because of his grey beard, nor his mien. He is acclaimed for his magic and his power. This reverence of Moses is not confined to a small group of individuals in a single region but to a great host of people of different races and nationalities. Across Africa, Egypt, Sudan, and to the Gold Coast is his influence manifest. In Haiti, in the Western Hemisphere, the greatest of all the gods, (small g) is Damballa, Ouedo Ouedo Tocan Freda Dahomey who is none other than Moses himself. Throughout the West Indies and across America too, there have been stories of the Power of Moses. He is the fountainhead of mystic powers.
In many respects, the influence of Moses rivals that of Jesus. There are many who say that the miracles of Jesus were much the same as those performed by Moses centuries before. The power of Moses today does not come from the Ten Commandments graven on tablets of stone; it comes from his Mighty Staff—his Serpent Rod, and his mighty Right Hand, which was said to carry much Power!
2 Samuel 1:18
New International Version
18 “and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):”
2 Samuel 1:18
King James Version
18 “(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)”
2 Samuel 1:18
Living Bible
17-18 “Then David composed a dirge for Saul and Jonathan and afterward commanded that it be sung throughout Israel. It is quoted here from the book Heroic Ballads.”
1 Samuel 9:18
New International Version
18 “Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?” ”
1 Samuel 9:18
King James Version
18 “Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.”
1 Samuel 9:18
Living Bible
18 “Just then Saul approached Samuel and asked, “Can you please tell me where the seer’s house is?” ”
1 Samuel 9:19
New International Version
19 “ “I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up ahead of me to the high place, for today you are to eat with me, and in the morning I will send you on your way and will tell you all that is in your heart.”
1 Samuel 9:19
King James Version
19 “And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.”
1 Samuel 9:19
Living Bible
19 “ “I am the seer!” Samuel replied. “Go on up the hill ahead of me and we’ll eat together; in the morning I will tell you what you want to know and send you on your way.”
2 Chronicles 9:29
New International Version
Solomon’s Death
29 “As for the other events of Solomon’s reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the records of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?”
2 Chronicles 9:29
King James Version
29 “Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?”
2 Chronicles 9:29
Living Bible
29 “The rest of Solomon’s biography is written in the history of Nathan the prophet and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and also in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat.”
2 Samuel 12:5-7
New International Version
5 “David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this must die! 6 He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity.”
7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.”
2 Samuel 12:5-7
King James Version
5 “And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;”
2 Samuel 12:5-7
Living Bible
5 “David was furious. “I swear by the living God,” he vowed, “any man who would do a thing like that should be put to death; 6 he shall repay four lambs to the poor man for the one he stole and for having no pity.”
7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are that rich man! The Lord God of Israel says, ‘I made you king of Israel and saved you from the power of Saul.”