Reformed Samaritans Legends: Why did it take Moses 40 days to receive just 10 Divine Laws? What else was he doing around?

Reformed Samaritans Legends: Why did it take Moses 40 days to receive just 10 Divine Laws? What else was he doing around?

The following Samaritan legend will help us understand the reason why it took Moses 40 whole days to received the Ten Commandments: Once upon a time [and during a public worship service] a Reformed Samaritan sage asked one of his disciples to stand up and say a prayer.
Then, the latter stood up and spun out his prayer to great length. The rest of the disciples went on to say: “Master, what a long winded fellow this man is! ”. The sage replied: “Did he spin out his prayer to greater length than our master Moses, who spent “the forty days and the forty nights [in prayer before the Lord]” (Deuteronomy 9: 25)?
Another time, it happened that the same disciple stood up in front of his master, and made his prayer extremely short. The rest of the disciples went on to say: “Master, what an abbreviator this man is! ”... The sage replied: “Was he a greater abbreviator than our master Moses, who prayed saying, “Heal her, O Good, I beseech Thee! ” (Numbers 12: 13)?

«Elijah [the prophet] said: “I call Heaven and Earth to witness that, whether it be a Jew or a heathen, whether it be a man or a woman, a manservant or a maidservant, the Holy Spirit will suffuse each of them in keeping with the deeds he [or she] performs”»- Tanna debe Eliyahu, edited by Friedmann, Page 48

The simple reason why the Creator never intended for Jews, Judaism, Jewish kingdoms, or a Messiah Son of David to ever exist

If we dare to be bold enough, we would have to admit that, from a purely Scriptural standpoint, Jewish people should have never existed. Why? Because Jews are [by definition] the children of Judah, who was in turn a child of Leah. And God’s Law implies that Jacob (whose name would later be changed to “Israel”) was not meant to marry Leah, but rather Rachel (who was Leah’s sister).
In fact, Jacob’s marriage to Leah was the unintended consequence of Laban’s deception and treachery [things God utterly abhors].
And why wasn’t God’s will for Jacob to marry both Rachel and Leah? Because the Holy One considers it a wicked thing for a man to marry a woman together with her sister, as the former marriage makes them rivals. (“ Neither shalt thou take a woman together with her sister, to make her a rival. .. ”- Jubilee Bible 2000).
Thus, having no Leah, Jacob should have never begot Judah [one of Leah’s own children]; and therefore no Jewish tribe should have ever existed [as Judah was the father of all members of the future tribe of Judah].
Obviously, with no Jewish tribe around, no such thing as a Jewish Southern kingdom should have ever existed; no Jewish Royal dynasty; no king David; and of course no “Messiah, Son of David”.
Obviously, the Israelites would have still gone down into Egypt [in order to be enslaved], and afterwards experience a miraculously deliverance by the hand of the Holy One [as promised to Abraham]. But, instead of following Moses Law [which the Talmud has intentionally complicated, in part to Jewish sages almost indispensable], the children of Israel would most likely be worshiping just like ancient Job; who, in spite of not having a written copy of God’s Law, had enough ethical monotheism to be considered God’s greatest man (“ Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? ”- Job 1: 8, King James Bible).
Optionally, Israelites could have received a pure and more straightforward version of the oral Law; one based upon God’s Ten Supreme Laws; the latter most likely given thru one member of Dan’s tribe. Why Dan? Because the Hebrew word “Dan” can be loosely translated as “Judge”; and it is only fitting that the Law should be given by means of a Judge.
Curiously, not only Jews should have never existed, but neither should have Jewish kingship. Why? Again, because God’s perfect will never intended it to be that way. You see, given the corrupting influence too much power can exert upon any man [as well as the natural inclination we humans feel toward personality cults], God never wanted Israel to be like it’s Pagan neighbors [having a human King]. Why? Because the later would most often turn out to be wicked and debased.
Unfortunately, Israel chose to place it’s own [private] will ahead of God’s [perfect] will. As is written: «But ye have this day rejected your God, who Himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and ye have said unto Him: “Nay, but set a [human] king over us”. .. »- 1 Samuel 10: 19, JPS 1917 Edition.
Thus, Jewish kingship was something God’s mercy “tolerate” in the midst of His people; though [as God had accurately predicted thru prophet Samuel], the overwhelming majority of Jewish kings turned out to be “pagan-like” leaders; idolaters whose main concern wasn’t bringing Israelite people closer to God, but rather to obtain power, praise, and self glorification.
In short, the Israel originally envisaged by the Creator (blessed be He), was quite different from the one we currently have. Why? Because God’s perfect will was for Israel to beget no Judah; and thus include no Jewish tribe; no Jewish southern kingdom; and therefore no Jews nor Judaism. God’s perfect will for Israel was for the latter to be composed of four [and not twelve] tribes. God’s perfect will was for Israel to have no past, present, nor future political king; no Messiah son of David; and no complex Torah requiring a Bible expert in order to properly understand it.
Instead, the Creator wanted Israel to exercise the ethical monotheism incarnated by the spiritual Giants (Enoch, Noah, Job, etc) who had lived centuries before there were any Jews [nor Judaism] around; a pure and simple Hebrew faith that is framed upon God’s Ten Supreme Laws (or “Commandments”).
And even Moses (who was not meant to be around) seems to have hinted at this simple religion, when he went goes on to say: “ For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee (so you don’t need an expert, in order to get it’s proper meaning), neither is it far off”- Deut. 30: 11).
In the former verse, the Hebrew word translated as “commandment” is “mitzvah”, the latter being the singular form of the word “Mitzvot” (commandments). And from whence do we know Moses is actually making reference the God’s Ten commandments? We know it from the fact that, while enumerating the latter, the Creator uses the same word.
As is written: “for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children… And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments ”- Deut. 5: 9-10. In the former verse, the word translated as “my commandments” is “Mitzvotav”, which is the plural possessive noun for “Mitzvah”.
Again, Moses seems to have hinted at this simple faith [a faith that needs nothing else], when he went on to say: “ These words [the Ten Laws] י ה ו ה (the Lord) spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and He added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me”- Deut. 5: 22
Likewise, though not supposed to be around, king Solomon seems to have hinted at the self sufficiency of this basic religion, when he is quoted saying the following: “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man [nothing else is needed! ] ”- Ecclesiastes 12: 13. Of course, in the former verse, the word translated as “His commandments” is “Mitzvotaiv”-- another plural possessive form of the Hebrew noun “Mitzvah”.
Curiously, even the Jewish tradition seems to hint at the same idea, when it goes on to say that, once upon a time, prophet Elijah appeared to a venerable rabbi while the latter was visiting a busy street market. Seeing that the market was full of Jewish merchants, the rabbi asked: “Master, besides you and me, is there anybody here destined for life in the world to come? ”; to the rabbi’s surprise, Elijah answered: “None whatsoever! ”; but, suddenly, a certain man appeared. Then Elijah said, “This man is destined for life in the world to come”. As soon as Elijah departed, the rabbi went over to that man and immediately asked him: “What special merit is in your hands, that you should deserve to be granted a good share in the world to come? ” Surprised by the question, the man answered: “My master, I have no special merit, as I’m just one of the many guards keeping the local prison. The only thing I do differently is that, whenever a woman under my custody, I make sure to secretly spill some red wine upon her skirt, so that my fellow guards feel no desire to rape her”. At that, the rabbi exclaimed: “My most honorable friend, you are indeed worthy of life in the world to come! ”

“Judaism is for Jews; But as for Torah, as well as the entrance it provides into God’s Holy assembly, they both are freely available unto all the nations of the World”