During his prehuman existence as “the Word, ” Jesus may have been God’s Spokesman who guided the Israelites through the wilderness.
فَٱلْكَتَبَةُ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ ‹ تَجَاهَلُوا أَثْقَلَ مَا فِي ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ ،‏ أَيِ ٱلْعَدْلَ وَٱلرَّحْمَةَ وَٱلْأَمَانَةَ › .‏