Coming from a Jewish Rabi of some influence, I'll summarize it.:
It is not to say that the story told through Moses is factually true, the Torah is not a history book. It is to say that the words are as given by God to Moses. Are they actually true, partly true, based on historical facts, is the question. Or are they given to convey a message of faith and guidance, much the same as a Christian would view a parable of Jesus? The Torah is not a history book, it is a book of theology and faith.
The older I become the more I am convinced that the voice of honor in a man's heart is the voice of GOD.
