Nothing Private About Moses' Property

In the book of Numbers, Moses writes of himself that he "was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth [Numbers 12:3]," so bearing false witness of himself. Thanks to the convoluted nature of the Doctrine, we know Moses' self- witness is false-- according to  his own law-- inasmuch as Jesus of Nazareth said, "If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true [John 5:31]." Therefore, perhaps it's no real surprise if Moses' presumption of your private property is that it's the prerogative of his law to dispose of as he sees fit.

In Deuteronomy, Moses says of estate inheritance: "15 If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated: 16 Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn: 17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his [Deuteronomy 21:15 - 17]." Prima facie, this seems innocent enough: but is it as innocent as it seems?

As historical context, Genesis informs of Jacob's decision to prefer Joseph above Reuben. "21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. 22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow [Genesis 48:21 & 22]." Even Jesus of Nazareth, who unequivocally venerates Moses [Matthew 23:1 - 3, for instance], takes exception with Moses' doctrine concerning inheritances.

As recorded in Matthew 20, Jesus of Nazareth told a parable concerning inheritances in the kingdom of heaven. As he was often wont to, Jesus-- in this parable of inheritances-- likened the kingdom to a vineyard, saying the owner of the vineyard went out early in the morning and hired workers who agreed to a day's work at the rate of a penny.

Likewise, the owner of the vineyard goes out the 'third, sixth, ninth, and eleventh hours' of the day, and hires whomever will go to work. (Notice: those he speaks to in the third hour of the day may have turned his offer down inasmuch as the narrative reads of them, "they went their way [Matthew 20:4d].") When the day is ended, the owner of the vineyard starts an uproar among those he hired early in the morning by paying those hired in the last hour of the day the same as they receive. His response to them is "Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? [Matthew 20:15a]?" No. According to Moses, it's not.