Janean,

As we well know it certainly is easy to find so-called inconsistencies or discrepancies in Scripture and non-believers certainly thrive on doing that (I don't say your friend does!). However, as believers we also know that God opens our eyes of faith to see things in a different light. Just viewing some events recorded in Scripture, for example the case of Moses that you mentioned, without having our eyes of faith opened, it might seem just as normal stories or historical events without any deeper meaning. Marie mentions Samson which certainly is a good example. The writer of Hebrews, however, inspired and led by the Holy Spirit saw these events in a different light and interpret it from the point of faith, completely different from what a normal historian will do. And then if one looks a bit deeper as pointed out by Marie and Paul, one finds that there is no inconsistency.

Peter Masters wrote a book with the title: Not Like any other Book. Try to get hold of it. It deals with how the Bible interprets itself.

Johan