Showing posts with label Exodus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Exodus. Show all posts

SOAP Method | Study the Word

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I wasn't always a freestyler when it comes to studying the Word. In the begining it can be hard to figure out how to study the Word (or even what to study). There are a ton of mnemonic devices to help you study the Bible. I plan to do a video summarizing 5 of them, but I also wanted to show you examples of them in use. The five mnemonics I will be covering are:
  1. S.O.A.P.
  2. F.E.A.S.T.
  3. R.E.A.P.
  4. H.O.P.E.
  5. E.A.S.Y.

The S.O.A.P. Method

S.O.A.P. stands for scripture, observation, application, and prayer. I may be biased because this was the method I used as a newbie to Bible Study, but I think it's the most popular of all the methods. Although I have one nitpick about this method—I believe you should start with prayer (which I'll discuss later)—it's a great way to start out studying. Below, I'm going to take you through Exodus 36:1-7 using this method.

Scripture

The first thing you want to do is read the scripture. If it's a shorter scripture, I like to write it out. For longer passages, I have a "special"[1] Bible I write in, which I may use to underline, circle and otherwise call attention to the parts that sick out to me. Neither of these are required, though. The more you study, the more you'll find what works for you.
1“Now Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skillful person in whom the Lord has put skill and understanding to know how to perform all the work in the construction of the sanctuary, shall perform in accordance with everything that the Lord has commanded.”

2Then Moses called Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skillful person in whom the Lord had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him, to come to the work to perform it. 3They received from Moses every contribution which the sons of Israel had brought to perform the work in the construction of the sanctuary. And they still continued bringing to him voluntary offerings every morning. 4And all the skillful people who were performing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from the work which they were performing, 5and they said to Moses, “The people are bringing much more than enough for the construction work which the Lord commanded us to perform.” 6So Moses issued a command, and circulated a proclamation throughout the camp, saying, “No man or woman is to perform work any longer for the contributions of the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing any more. 7For the material they had was sufficient and more than enough for all the work, to perform it. Exodus 36:1-7

Observation

Observations can be made mentally or recorded, depending on your style. If you record them, you can write out sentences and paragraphs, map from the written out verse, or use a bulleted list—whatever works for you; don't be afraid to try out different methods. Below is a bulleted list of observations I made while reading this passage:
  • The Lord gave certain people specific talents for use in building the sanctuary.
    • Did He give them talents on the fly?
    • Or did people have the talent before, either something they picked up in Egypt, or had always possessed?
  • They had already taken up one collection/offering, but people still came back to give more.
  • Giving was voluntary.
  • They gave so much Moses had to stop them!
  • God gave to them in such a manner that they were able to give enough for the sanctuary and still have more left to give.

Application

Applications take us from in the passage to our present day life. How does this passage speak to me, what does it say about our current society, etc. During this step we can come up with pracitcal ways to improve oursleves and our community based on what we have observed. For me, this usually starts with questions. Below is what my thought process looked like for Exodus 36 applications.
  • What are my God given talents and skills?
  • Am I using them for His kingdom? Is He calling me to use them for His Kingdom?
  • What does giving in abundance mean today?
    • Moses stopped the people from giving at some point, so there was a clear boundary at which point it became "excessive" giving
    • Moses stopped them when they had enough for what God needed
    • So, we should give freely with an open heart, but be mindful of God's voice or messenger telling us when we have given enough.

Prayer

The final step is prayer. Personally, I believe this hsould be the first step in a Bible Study, and to be honest, I get annoyed when I attend Bible Studies that wait to pray until the end. There are four ways to incorporate prayer into a Bible study:
  1. Pray before the study
  2. Pray after the study
  3. Pray before and after the study
  4. Pray randomly throughout the study
While there is no Bible verse that instructs on this, I would strongly sugggest method #3. The reason I prefer this method is based on John 14:26, 1 Corinthians 2:14, and 1 John 2:27. The Holy Spirit interprets the Word for us and opens our spiritual eyes. To understand the Word we need to put away flesh and read in the Spirit, which for me means inviting the Holy Spirit in before I start studying. Then at the end of the study I ask the Spirit to help me implement what I've learned in my life and to continue working on me in the areas in which I struggle. Some people feel like diving in and then asking the Holy Spirit to sort out the wrestling between Spirit and flesh afterward. I concede that there's nothing inherently wrong with that method but if I had to only have one prayer during my study I would pray before the study. Nonetheless, as you study and grow your relationship with God you will find what works for you, and who knows, you might be a method #4 person and pray midway through the study. As long as you're studying and leaning on Him for understanding, I'm proud of you!

References and Footnotes

  1. I say special because it's the only one I write in; there isn't acutally anything special about it.

Would You Rather?: Famine vs. Plagues

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Would you rather is a fun game to play, particularly when getting to know someone. A person is asked to choose betwen two things of equal desiring—making it hard to decide and opening dialouge as to why the person chooses the option they choose. Recently I stumbled accross several versions of "Would You Rather?: Bible Edition" and found the questions quite intriguing. I've decided to answer one every Sabbath. Let me know your answer to today's "Would You Rather?" in the comment section.

Would you rather live through a famine and live through the 10 Plagues of Egypt?

Answer: the 10 Plagues of Egypt

Backstory

Famine

There are several famines mentioned in the Bible. We see them as early as Abraham's lifetime and they continue even until today. Israel experiences a few famines as a nation as well. Two of the worst famines (in my opinion) that occured in Israel's history are the one that lead them to Egypt[1] and the one that occured during the siege on Jerusalem in 70ad. The former lasted for 7 years and was eased by God's revelation through Joseph to the Pharaoh of Egypt. The latter was much shorter but so extreme that people resorted to cannibalism.[3]

The 10 Plagues

When God delivered Israel from Egypt, He did so by striking the land of Egypt with 10 plagues.[2] The plagues were as follows: water to blood, frogs, lice, flies, disease on the livestock, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, death of the first born.

Rationale

I know you're thinking, "why on earth would you pick the plaques!?" Hear me out...

As mentioned earlier, several famines occured during Biblical times. My thought process stems form the famine that brought the Israelites to Egypt in the first place (I feel like it's the one that would come to people's mind first, especially juxtaposed to the plagues of Egypt). It lasted 7 whole years—that is a long time to have a food scarcity. Thanks to God's revelation through Joseph, Egypt was able to stockpile food, but they still had to ration it to make sure it lasted the 7 years. Best case, that's 7 years of dieting; worst case, there's riots and cannibalism...
And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. Genesis 47:13 KJV

The Bible doesn't tell us how long the plagues took, but the key here is that God's people only suffered the first three plagues (turning the water to blood, frogs, lice). After the first 3 plagues, the Israelites were simply spectators, watching God reveal His glory. There were at least 7 days between the water and the frogs, though it doesn't say when the plague on the water stopped. Between each of the other interactions Pharaoh has with Moses, he requests the plagues to end and Moses does so. With this in mind, each of these would last for a relatively short period of time. The worst of the three mentioned, in my opinion, is the water to blood. It would be like a famine during that time because you couldn't get water to drink, cook with, wash with, etc. The frogs would be more of a nuisance than anything else and hair grease will protect your scalp from the lice.
And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth. Exodus 8:22 KJV

Most importantly, this show of power was done to remind Israel who their God is and what He can do, whereas famines are usually punishment. To me living through the plagues as a child of God, is akin to living through the great tribulation at the end of days. It's a badge of honor that comes with a great reward: the promised land (or a respected seat in God's kingdom).

Which would you rather do?

References and Footnotes

  1. Genesis 41
  2. Exodus 7-11
  3. Larry Holzwarth. "Episodes of Cannibalism throughout History". History Collection; September 5, 2020
  4. I found many versions of "Whould You Rather?: Scripture Edition"; this question was found in a version made by Megan of Church Leaders

Why Do I Keep the Sabbath?

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8“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.
11For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. Exodus 20:8-11 NKJV

Unlike the other 10 commandments, the Sabbath was instituted at creation (Genesis 2:2-3).

When God commands the Israelites to keep the Sabbath, He says "remember"—it is the only commandment that He prefaces this way.

Many assert that the commandments are done away with, but there are several places in the New Testatment where Christ says "if you love Me, keep My commandments" and even in Revelation, it talks about the people of God keeping the commandments. What commandments do you think they keeping? (Note: when Christ said love God and love your neighbor, the first 4 commandments concern our love for God and the last 6 commandments concern our love for our neighbor; He simply summarized the whole of the law.)
Christ and the Sabbath
Speaking of Christ and the Sabbath, let's look at what Christ actually said about the Sabbath.
  • Perhaps the most quoted example is that from Matthew 12, in which Jesus and the disciples are picking grain to eat on the Sabbath
  • In Matthew 24:20, Christ tells the people to pray that the hour of destruction does not come upon them on the Sabbath
  • Christ stays in the grave during the Sabbath; it is only after Sabbath that He is risen. (Matthew 28:1-7)
  • Jesus heals on the Sabbath. (Mark 3:1-4)
  • His custom was to teach the word in the synaguoge on Sabbath. (Luke 4:16)
  • Jesus speaks of freeing people on the Sabbath. (Luke 13)
Context is important when looking at these verses. The Pharisees were legalistic; they believed they could be saved by keeping the law and had created laws on top of the laws to keep from breaking the original law. In Romans 7:6, Paul talks about the letter of the law verses the spirit of the law and in other places he talks about us being in the Spirit, not under the law. Remember the Spirit is the Holy Spirit, part of the Godhead that wrote the law. Christ Himself said that He came to fulfill the law, not abolish it (Matthew 5:18; 24:34). Paul is not saying "do what thou wilt" (that is a satanist motto), Paul is saying the Spirit will guide you. The Jews had laws about how far one could walk on the Sabbath and wether you could pick something up or not. It had become a burden of "don't"s. When you follow the Jesus in the gospels, you will see that He had a custom of keeping the Sabbath, it just didn't look like what the Pharisees defined. What did Christ do on the Sabbath that the Jews objected to? He healed (did good), He freed (loosed from the bonds of sin), He ate straight from God's creation. Christ was reminding them not to get so caught up in the letter of the law that they miss the whole point.

Daniel 7:25 speaks of an antichrist who thinks to change times and law. The Sabbath is the only commandment given that is both a time (Sabbath) and a law (keep it holy). Ironically 1 Timothy 4:1-3 talks about "doctrines of devils" that include forbidding to marry and abstaining from meats. Keeping the Sabbath was abolished and replaced with Sunday worship by the Catholic church.[1] The Catholic church also forbids their preists to marry[2] (despite the fact that the Bible says in 1 Timothy 3:2 that a bishop/pastor is a man with one wife), and during lent (which is not observed in the Bible), they forbid their members to eat meat on Friday.[3]
6Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth— to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— 7saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.” 8And another angel followed, saying, “Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.” 9Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.” 12Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. 13Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.” Revelation 14:6-13
The first angel in Revelation 14:6-7 proclaims a message about giving glory and worshiping God, "who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water." Notice the following:
  • In Exodus 20:8-11 where the commandment to keep the Sabbath holy is given, God gives us a reason to keep the Sabbath: "For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it." This language is almost identical to what the angel says in Revelation.
  • Those who do not receive the Mark of the Beast—"the patience of the saints"—are keeping the commandments of God
  • Those who die in the Lord are given rest (which is the literal translation of the word Sabbath). Christ desires to give His people rest in Matthew 11:28-29 as well. Paul outlines more on rest in Hebrews 4.
The Bible talks about signs, seals, and marks. Two are of particular interest to us: the Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast. First let's define a seal. A seal signifies authority, acts as a signature, and is a mark of an office.[4] If you think about a formal signature or seal, it usually has three parts: a name, title, and territory. For instance, if I were to sign a formal letter or email in my career, I would sign: "Shiree Hughes, Ph.D., Embedded Systems Engineer, <Company I Work For>" Leaders do the same thing today: Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America. The 4th commmandment is the law that contains this information about the Lord: the Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth. Now, with that information, compare the following passages:
  • Exodus 13:9
  • Exodus 31:12-18
  • Deuteronomy 6:1-8
  • Deuteronomy 11:13-18
  • Revelation 7:3
  • Revelation 9:4
  • Revelation 13:16-18
  • Revelation 14:1;9
  • Revelation 17:5
  • Revelation 20:4
The seal of God is following Him and His commandments; the mark of the Beast is following man and the laws man comes up with (this goes well beyond the Sabbath, but the Sabbath is a start).

In Exodus, the reason given for keeping the Sabbath is that God is the creator. In Deuteronomy, the reason given is that He brought the Israelites out of bondage. Both of these reasons show us a full picture of who God is: He is the Creator and He is the Redeemer. The Sabbath is a reminder that He both created us and saved us from bondage. It also points forward (and backward) to God's perfect creation where there exists rest and freedom from bondage.

Why are people against keeping the Sabbath?
God said "I'm going to give you a day where you don't have to do anything. You can take a break, relax, enjoy the planet I gave you, fellowship with your friends, etc." and people are saying "No, I don't have to do that." We'll pick up with this thought in next week's episode on how I keep the Sabbath.

The blue thread I mentioned that symbolizes the law: Numbers 15:37-41
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2 NKJV

References & Footnotes

  1. Rev. Peter Geiermann, C.SS.R. The Convert's Catcheism of Catholic Doctrine, pg 50. 1910
  2. Clerical Celibacy in the Catholic Church". Wikipedia; visited August 10, 2020
  3. Marisa Iati. "Can Catholics eat the Impossible Burger during Lent? Sure — but it’s kind of missing the point, experts say.". The Washington Post. February 28, 2020
  4. "Seal". Merriam Webster Dictionary; visited August 10, 2020
  5. Ree Hughes. "Keep the Sabbath Holy". PSALMS to God. June 2015
  6. Ree Hughes. "Keeping the Sabbath: Was it Abolished?". PSALMS to God. July 2016
  7. Pastor Ivor Myers. "The Blueprint Prophecy Series Pt. 1: The War in Heaven". YouTube. May 1, 2020
  8. Pastor Ivor Myers. "The Blueprint Prophecy Series Pt. 2: The War on Earth". YouTube. May 2, 2020
  9. Pastor Ivor Myers. "The Blueprint Prophecy Series Pt. 3: The Final Conflict". YouTube. May 3, 2020

Let's Have A Feast (Part 2)

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"The kingdom of heave may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, Matthew 22:2 ESV

definition
feast[1]
noun
  1. a: an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment : BANQUET
    b (1): something that gives unusual or abundant enjoyment
    // a visual feast
    (2): ABUNDANCE, PROFUSION
    //an unprecedented feast of corruption, gargantuan in scale — Neil Sheehan
  2. : a periodic religious observance commemorating an event or honoring a deity, person, or thing
Feast of Weeks/Pentecost
  • Leviticus 23:15-22
  • Acts 2
  • Takes place 7 Sabbaths after the Feast of First Fruits
      I actually confused myself about this timing after I recorded the episode. Some translations (like the NKJV) say for 50 days to be counted after the seventh Sabbath, which implies you would have the 49 days of the seven Sabbaths, plus another 50 days. However, most references just say 50 days after Passover. Using Deuteronomy 16:6-10, you can see that it was only 7 weeks (7 Sabbaths) after Passover that Pentecost was to occur. I checked a Jewish calendar to verify.[3] The Jewish calendar lists April 8, 2020 as Nisan 14 (the date of Passover) and they count 50 days from Nisan 15 to May 29, 2020 for Pentecost. While, this clears up the number of days, apparently I'm not the only one confused.[4] The Pharisees and Sadducees didn't agree on how to count the days either!

      The confusion here stems from the word Sabbath. Some times Sabbath means the seventh day of the week, but sometimes it means a holy day God proclaimed to be a day of rest (Sabbath) no matter what day it falls on. The Sadducees took a literal approach and counted from the first seventh day Sabbath during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, while the Pharisees counted from the first day of Unleavened Bread, which was considered a Sabbath. The Sadducees were in charge when Christ was on Earth, and since He did not correct them, I think it's safe to say that Pentecost should be counted from the first seventh day Sabbath during the feast of Unleavened Bread. That would make the true Pentecost Sunday May 31, 2020.
  • Description /Instructions
    • Bring 2 loaves, baked with leaven to offer
    • Offer 7 lambs, without blemish and one year old
    • Offer 1 young bull
    • Offer 2 rams
    • A grain offering
    • A drink offering
    • A Sin offering of 1 young goat
    • A peace offering of 2 male lambs in their first year
    • Treated as a Sabbath; no work was to be done.
  • Connection to the past
    • Possibly linked to when Moses received the stone tablets from God—Exodus 19:1 confirms that the Israelites reached Sinai in the third month, which is the month Pentecost occurs
  • Connection to prophecy
    • In Acts 2, the disciples received the Holy Spirit
    • At this time God wrote the law in the hearts and minds of His people (Jeremiah 31:33; Hebrews 10:16)

The long summer between the spring and fall feasts may or may not represent the wait for Christ's second coming.[2]

Feast of Trumpets / Rosh Hashanah
  • Leviticus 23:23-25
  • Occurs on the first day of the seventh month (1 Tishri)
  • Lasts for 7 days
  • Description/Instructions
    • Treated as a Sabbath; no work is to be done
    • A holy convocation where trumpets are blown is to take place
    • And offering to the LORD was to be made
  • Connection to the Past
    • Nothing explicitly is stated to connect this to the history of Israel
    • Some believe it is linked to the Israel's victory at Jericho in which the walls fell when they blew the trumpets (Joshua 6); that would make this a double prophecy
  • Connection to Prophecy
    • Often tied to the 7 trumpets of Revelation (Revelation 8-11)

Day of Atonement
  • Leviticus 23:26-32
  • Occurs on the 10th day of the 7th month (10 Tishri)
  • Description/Instructions
    • Treated as a Sabbath; no work is to be done
    • A holy convocation is to occur
    • Repentance is to happen for each person (afflict your soul)
    • An offering to the LORD was to be given
    • Those not repenting and those working would be punished by God
  • Connection to the Past
    • Represents coming before God in repentance
  • Connection to Prophecy
    • In the final day, we will stand before God and plead the blood of Christ (our offering) in repentance

In the Next Episode

  • Let's Have A Feast Part 3 (to be released on April 1, 2020)
    1. Feast of Tabernacles
    2. Purim
    3. Hanukkah

References

  1. "Feast". Merriam-Webster; March 17, 2020
  2. Matthew Ervin. "The Seven Feasts of Israel are Fulfilled in Jesus". Apple Eye Ministries. March 7, 2014
  3. "From Passover to Pentecost". Jews for Jesus. July 1, 1995
  4. Jim Franks. "Counting Pentecost When the First Day of Unleavened Bread Falls on Sunday". United Church of God. January 1, 2005

Let's Have A Feast

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So he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. Genesis 26:30 NKJV

definition
feast[1]
noun
  1. a: an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment : BANQUET
    b (1): something that gives unusual or abundant enjoyment
    // a visual feast
    (2): ABUNDANCE, PROFUSION
    //an unprecedented feast of corruption, gargantuan in scale — Neil Sheehan
  2. : a periodic religious observance commemorating an event or honoring a deity, person, or thing
Passover
  • Exodus 12
  • Leviticus 23:5
  • Description /Instructions
    • Select a lamb on the 10th day of the first month (Nisan => March/April)
    • 1 year old male lamb without blemish
    • Kill the lamb on the 14th day
    • In Egypt they covered the door posts with the lamb's blood
    • Roast the lamb in fire and eat with bitter herbs and unleavened bread that night
    • Nothing was to remain until morning, but if it was, it had to be burned with fire
    • The first time, they ate with haste in preparation to leave Egypt
  • Connection to the past
    • Represents the final plague of Egypt
    • Death passed over the first borns of Israel
    • This marked the Israelites' freedom
    • Since this began their nation, it was considered to the 1st month
  • Connection to prophecy
    • Christ is our Passover Lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7)
    • The blood of the Lamb keeps the 2nd death from claiming us (Ephesians 1:7; Revelation 7:14)
    • Christ died at Passover (Matthew 26:17-20; Mark 14:12-26; Luke 22:7-39; John 13:1-17:26)[2]

Feast of Unleavened Bread
  • Exodus 12:15-20
  • Exodus 13:6-7
  • Leviticus 23:6
  • Starts the day after Passover
  • Lasts for 7 days
  • Description/Instructions
    • 7 days of unleavened bread
    • 1st day is a holy convocation
    • No work on the 1st or 7th days (declared Sabbaths)
    • Offering given to God each of the 7 days
    • 7th day is a holy convocation
    • No leaven can be in the house or near them
  • Connection to the Past
    • Represents them fleeing from Egypt
  • Connection to Prophecy
    • Symbolically, leaven is sin (1 Corinthians 5:6)
    • Represents purging sin and being cleansed by the Lamb
    • Christ is referred to as the Bread of Life; since He was without sin (leaven) He would also be unleavened bread

Festival of First Fruits
  • Leviticus 23:9-14
  • 17th day of Nisan (During the Feast of Unleavened Bread)
  • Description/Instructions
    • First sheaf of the harvest was to be dedicated to God
    • 1 year old unblemished male lamb was to be offered
    • 1 quart of wine given as a drink offering
    • 4 quarts of fine flour mixed with oil given as a grain offering
    • No bread, roasted grain, or new grain was to be eaten until that day[4]
  • Connection to the Past
    • Represented their first harvest outside of Egypt, as an independent nation
    • It showed their trust in God that future harvests would take place
  • Connection to Prophecy
    • Christ was also the first fruit
    • He rose on the 3rd day, the 17th of Nisan[3]

In the Next Episodes

  • Let's Have A Feast Part 2 (to be released on March 25, 2020)
    1. Feast of Weeks/Pentecost (Shavout)
    2. Feast of Trumpets
    3. Day of Atonement
  • Let's Have A Feast Part 3 (to be released on April 1, 2020)
    1. Feat of Tabernacles
    2. Purim
    3. Hanukkah

References

  1. "Feast". Merriam-Webster; March 17, 2020
  2. Frank Daniels. "The Timing of Passover". 1999
  3. Matthew Ervin. "The Seven Feasts of Israel are Fulfilled in Jesus". Apple Eye Ministries. March 7, 2014
  4. I assume bread here means leavened bread (see Leviticus 23:14)

You Are What You Eat

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It's an old saying, and often used in jest, but what we heat actually says alot about our spiritual walk.

Season 1 Episode O


4The riffraff among them had a strong craving for other food. The Israelites wept again and said, “Who will feed us meat? 5We remember the free fish we ate in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. 6But now our appetite is gone; there’s nothing to look at but this manna!"Numbers 11:4-6 CSB


Photocredit: Unsplash/Andrea Tummons
How we deal with food says a lot about how we deal with our spiritual walk. In this episode, we're looking at Numbers 11:4-6 and how easy it is for the devil to tempt us away from God with something as simple as a meal.

Can you imagine eating something bland like oatmeal or grits, for days on end? Some times we have to give up the comforts of home to accomplish God's mission. How we handle giving up our favorite foods can indicate our willingness to turn away from sin. The Israelites thought it was better to be in bondage with great food, than free with a temporarily "bland" diet. When God is delivering you from a situation, what will you say?

Inspiration for the Episode

I went on a mission trip to Belize earlier this month[1] and after I'd paid all my money, I found out we weren't going to be having lunch—not like lunch isn't included so we have to pay our own way but like we won't be taking a break during that time so there will me no time for lunch. Y'all I was floored because I love lunch. Lunch is my favorite meal of the day. Not only do I just love food, but its a great break for resetting the day. If I had a rough morning, lunch is the time to reset for the afternoon. So, when I found out there wasn't going to be lunch, I had to have a deep conversation with God. I spent a lot of time mentally preparing for a week of no lunch. Once I got there, the very first night there was a mix up during dinner. Many people in the group got frustrated and while I don't want to go into detail about what was said, the situation very much reminded me of the how the Israelites behaved in Numbers 11. That is how we got to this episode.

What Happened in Numbers 11?

In Numbers 11:4-6, the Israelites are frustrated with their meal situation. God provided manna for them every day and this manna was sufficient for every need, but it wasn't the lavish feasts of Egypt. Although they were enslaved in Egypt, they had access to a variety of foods that they had grown used to. Now, they were free but only had manna.[2] They lamented this fact and actually wished to return to Egypt and bondage over the food!

How Does it Relate to Today?

The Bible doesn't tell us exactly what manna tastes like, but based on the description I think of it like oatmeal (or grits for my fellow southerners). Both oatmeal and grits are pretty bland by themselves, but can be really awesome if you add to them. Nonetheless, I can't imagine eating only oatmeal or only grits for days on end...

If you're like me, you are privileged to eat what you want when you want to eat it. Sure, there are times when I'm running late or something comes up and I have to eat late; or maybe I'm missing an ingredient and have to wait for a store run. However, ususally I am able to decide I want to eat, go to the fridge or pantry and find exactly what I want. In the times I don't have it, I may go get it. It's nothing for me to passover the vegetables in my freezer and go to the store because I suddenly had a craving for zucchini. Not everybody has that luxury There are people who don't know when they will get there next meal or what that meal will be.

Israel was in between the privilege of eating what they wanted whenever they wanted and not knowing if they would see food again. God gave them what they needed but not necessarily what they wanted. In this situation, they reacted the way many of us today would. For example, we know that certain foods are bad for us—fats and deep fried foods may give us high cholesterol and sugary things may give us diabetes—but it tastes good. We will often choose the deep fried oreo or a quick burger and fries over a kale salad. In other words, we would choose bondage to health problems over a healthy life style. In the same way, we choose bondage to sin over freedom in God.

In Belize we were being asked to eat what was prepared for us for one week. Just one week of discomfort. We're not talking about a 40 day no food fast or a 21 day Daniel fast or even a 10 day Daniel fast. Just 7 days... People were upset. If we can't handle that, how are we going to handle any other temptation Satan throws at us?

References and Footnotes

  1. Mission Trip Episode: Miracles in Belize
  2. As I edit these show notes 3 years later, I realized that this is very much like financial slavery as well. Many of us would not move to a place with less modern comforts for a cheaper cost of living so that we can reclaim our time; instead we give all our time to corporations to afford the comforts of modern life.

With Liberty and Justice For All

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Deuteronomy 10:17-19 isn't the only verse that commands us to love and respect those who are not like us, so why are so many so-called followers of God overtly and passively racist? Why are so many willing to ignore the plights of others? Why are so many anti-immigrant? #LoveYourNeighbor

Season 1 Episode E


17For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God, showing no partiality and taking no bribe. 18He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving him food and clothing. 19You are also to love the resident alien, since you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 10:17-19 CSB
00:01:25
Hey guys. Welcome back to the PSALMS to God podcast. So this past Sabbath, I was at Sabbath school and we were talking about the inclusion of everybody in the body of Christ. We're talking about a chapter in Ephesians[1] where, you know, it's basically going over the whole thing about how once you convert and once you believe in God, it doesn't matter if you are an Israelite or a Gentile. You're still a body of Christ and you have this—excuse me, you're still in the body of Christ and you still have the same rights; and you gain the inheritance of the Father just like anyone else.

00:02:05
And as we were talking about that concept, we started going through the Bible to a bunch of different verses that talk about strangers or foreigners in the land of Israel, and how the Israelites were supposed to be treating these people. As we were going through these verses I knew that I was going to do the podcast on basically all of these verses. A lot of them are exactly the same, but I just feel like, especially with it being Black History Month, that it's completely relevant and important to talk about.

00:02:46
Nitish Meena
So one of the reasons it's important, like I said, it's Black History Month, and in the US there is a history of discrimination—whether it's because of race or nationality, there's also a history of discrimination based on people being poor and people being immigrants. We're seeing this playing out right now. All of this crazy foolishness that Donald Trump has said about immigrants, particularly about Mexicans. What he said about Haiti. And the whole foolishness about this wall—just there's a lot OK. You have to be living under a rock to not realize that people you're saying very hateful and harmful things about immigrants in our society, which is crazy because everyone's an immigrant or we were brought here as slaves in my case, or you're Native American, but nonetheless there is a problem. And that is deeply rooted in the history of America.

00:03:52
And if you know anything about slavery and about the history of Christianity in America, then you also know that white evangelicals have been trying to twist the Bible to say racist things from the beginning. They were trying to turn curses into things that they're not; they were trying to, you know, oh slaves you know "obey your master"—never mind about the right after that it says "masters be good to your slaves for you have a Master in Heaven"[2]—but they basically tried to make the Bible say what they wanted to say. And here in 2019, we have the issue that because of how they have treated the word of God and how they have perverted it there are a lot of Black people food do not subscribe to Christianity simply because they're viewing it through that lens, and it's seen as a racist religion. By all accounts that man-made version is racist, but that's not what the Bible says—and we're going to get to what the Bible says.

00:05:01
But outside my American experience, and the American context as a black person in the United States, this is also relevant to what's happening in Israel right now. If you follow history and if you follow current events or anything like that, then you would know that there is a lot of conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians—and so there is a lot going on there, as well.[3] And of course, all of what's being said in the Bible also applies to the modern state of Israel and how they treat the Palestinians—and there's a lot of stuff that we can go into about that but we don't have that much time, so I'm just going to go straight to the verses.

00:05:43
So I read in the beginning, a verse in Deuteronomy or a couple of verses from Deuteronomy that basically summarize the whole of what all of the verses say. But just for, I don't know for clarity? For a thoroughness—thoroughness! That's the word I'm looking for. I wanted to read a couple of others, by no means is this all of them, because a lot of these verses are repeated; which means there's emphasis, which means God was serious about what He was saying and He didn't change what He was saying because He was serious about what He was saying. So in Exodus 22:21 it says "You must not exploit a resident alien or a oppress him since you were resident aliens in the land of Egypt."

00:06:26
And then if you continue into Deuteronomy, pass the verse that I previously read and into chapter 24 verse 14, it says "Do not oppress a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether one of your Israelite brothers or one of the resident aliens in a town in your land. You are to pay him his wages each day before the sun sets because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he would cry out to the Lord against you and you will be held guilty."

00:07:06
Later in that same chapter and verse 17 it says "Do not deny justice to a resident alien or fatherless child and do not take a Widow's garment as security." So once again you cannot deny justice to people just because they are not like you or because or because they are immigrants or foreign or whatever the case may be.

00:07:28
And then if you jump into the New Testament, because I know some of y'all a little rusty on the Old Testament. The New Testament says the same thing. From the words of Jesus Himself, in Matthew chapter 25 starting at verse 34, it says "The King will say to those on His right, come you who are blessed by My Father. Inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger and you took me in..." And then it lists some more things, but I really wanted to highlight the fact that he is including the strangers, the foreigners, the immigrants in this passage. Those who are blessed and inherit the kingdom of God are the people who took care of all people and not just those who looked like them.

00:08:26
And I think it's very important that we remember this, and that we remind those who are profaning the name of God by claiming that they are believers that they are following Christ, they're Christians, but are still spouting out racist propaganda, racist ideologies. They are discriminating against immigrants, discriminating against people because of their race, because of their wealth status or lack of wealth status, or any of those things.

00:08:59
Throughout my life I have noticed that is always those who have little that are taken advantage of, and a lot of times in our country, that is inclusive of immigrants because many times they don't necessarily know they're rights. Or for instance I've had situations where I've known people—like maybe you have like a child, like kids I went to school with, their parents came over. The children are first-generation American and their parents don't speak English. The children don't know what's going on and the parents can't fight for the child because they can't speak English. And teachers or the school—I should say the school system in general, or the the law system, systems in general are taking advantage of those people and that is not how the Bible outlines a good society and that's not how the Bible outlines God's Society. So we as followers of Christ should be breaking that tradition and we should be standing up for the immigrant, for the foreigners, for those who don't necessarily look like us. And we should be treating them as equals because God created us all to be equals.

00:10:13
So that is the message that I wanted to put out there today and I hope that you guys will think about that, and share that with your friends to need to hear it. If you needed to hear it, then I hope you received it in love and goodness. And I will see you guys for the next episode. If you want the transcript for this episode—and I will try to list out more of the verses,[4] I'm probably still not going to get them all 'cause ya'll the Bible is long and there a lot of them but I'll try to put in as many as I can in that transcript, you can find it at www.psalmstogod.com/liberty. Thanks again, see you guys next time.

Footnotes and References

  1. Ephesians 2
  2. Ephesians 2:6-9
  3. "Israel/Palestine". Human Rights Watch; visited February 2019
  4. Exodus 12:49; 22:21; 23:9;
    Leviticus 16:29; 19:10, 33-34; 24:22;
    Numbers 35:15;
    Deuteronomy 1:16; 10:18-19; 14:29; 16:11-14; 23:7; 24:14-17, 19-21; 27:19;
    Matthew 25:35;
    Ephesians 2:19;
    Hebrews 13:2

The Lord Who Heals

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YHWH (or Jehovah) Rapha means the LORD who heals. I've seen Him heal, so I have good reason to call Him this. Has He healed you and do you know Him as YHWH Rapha?

Season 1 Episode D


He said, “If you will carefully obey the Lord your God, do what is right in his sight, pay attention to his commands, and keep all his statutes, I will not inflict any illnesses on you that I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you."Exodus 15:26 CSB
00:01:10Hey guys! Welcome back to the PSALMS to God podcast. If you're wondering why I sound different today, it's because last weekend I talked way too much and I lost my voice. I haven't really fully recovered it yet—bless you Bubbles, sorry Bubbles is sneezy. She's still recovering too. And this is all very very fitting because when I was sitting around last week trying to plan what episode I wanted to do as like a short episode—what verse I wanted to read—I wanted to go back to the names of God. And the name of God that I had chosen to talk about is Jehovah Rapha, which is really YHWH Rapha, and the meaning of that name is "the Lord who heals you." When I made that decision, or when I thought I was making that decision, pretty sure God was smiling like, "yeah 'cause you going to need some healing when you record that episode." I don't know, I don't know. It's a funny way things work out, but I'm okay, and I'm happy, because I love, love, love the idea of God as a Healer. And I understand that name better than any of the other names.
00:02:37So before I actually go into why and how I feel about this, I want to go back to the verse. So in the verse Exodus 15:26, this is the only place in the Bible where God identifies himself as Jehovah Rapha, and He is promising the Israelites that if they keep the covenant, if they follow His commands, and they follow him as God, that he will not inflict the same diseases on them that were inflicted upon the Egyptians as He was bringing the Israelites out of Egypt. It makes sense because the entirety of illnesses whether they be mental illnesses or physical illnesses or emotional illnesses, however you want to define the illness, they all go back to the spiritual illness that is sin. Not to say that you are sick or that you have this issue because you sinned but the fact that sin is in the world has caused sickness to be in the world as well, and you know that was never God's intention. So it makes sense that as we surrender to God and as we do that which He asks, he's bringing us back to that state—back into the Garden of Eden before sin, where we would not be sick.
00:04:06That is, of course, the biblical standpoint of that name ,and it doesn't really come up more often and I personally believe that the reason it only comes up there and in that promise is because the Bible was written by men. Yep I said, I went there. The reason that I believe this is because as a woman I am comforted and have to realize that God is a healer once a month. Now they're going to be some women out here who will not relate to this, but they're going to be a lot that do. And once a month there is a lot of pain and a lot of healing that I need from God. I personally have what is called dysmenorrhea; it is a fancy medical term that means pain so severe I can't function.[1] So growing up I used to have to miss school pretty much on a monthly basis like clockwork. I would pass out; I've lost my peripheral vision; I would throw up—the whole nine yards. I was basically—I'm basically—incapacitated. It's gotten better as I've gotten older, but I have definitely, definitely feared for my life at times. Of course, instinctually you just want to go to the doctor; you think that the doctor can make it better. So my mom would take me to the doctor; I would go. I've been to, I don't know how many, doctors who have tried to treat me, or tried to give me something to make it more manageable. And y'all, don't none of that stuff work. I've tried every type of over the counter medication; I've tried prescription medication; I've tried birth control; and once a month, I was still on the floor begging God not to kill me. You know I'm just like "oh, I'm dying, please I'm not ready to die yet."
00:06:21What I found is that some of the prescriptions that I've been given, or even the over counter over-the-counter drugs that I have been given—in other cases even for the same types of pains, maybe I have a headache that's not related to that time of the month, or you know I hurt my arm, or I slept wrong and my neck is hurting, whatever the case may be, I can take those same medication and they work just fine. But during that time of the month, I will take those same medications for that same headache or whatever and they don't work. Just like right now—I have a headache; I've had a headache for two days and you take medication, you still got a headache, because the only way during that time. I found, that the pain goes away when I pray.[2] So, for the ladies out there who have experienced this pain and have not tried praying, I highly recommended—it works and you will be glad you did it.
00:07:23So I feel like if women were writing the Bible, they will be shouting out God as the Lord who heals because I have a feeling many of our sisters in the Bible have experienced the same thing; and of course, when you're reminded of this on a monthly basis you cannot forget that it is God who heals us. That being said, I think that "the Lord who heals," that the name, the title, Jehovah Rapha, is so much deeper than that physical healing. I think, you know, for me personally, I'm kind of a wuss when it comes to physical pain particularly that physical pain, and so it stands out in my mind the largest. I'm always ready to get rid of that pain, but I think more importantly, there is emotional and mental pains that we carry, and God is also a healer in those types of pains and situations, as well.
00:08:27What I found is that those types of pain carry into our physical pain. If you're unfamiliar with what I'm trying to say, what I mean is that when you're stressed out or when you're depressed or whatever the case maybe, it takes a toll on your body, physically—because that's when you can't, your body can't, fight the way it should. It can't fight sicknesses that are attacking it, and it's vulnerable. You know, one of the symptoms of depression is, you know, being lethargic, not wanting to do anything, so you may not be exercising correctly, you may not be eating properly, and all of these things, in turn, are hurting you physically, right? So, in order for us to be the best we can be and live our best lives, and you know represent God the best way, we need all of these things to be in in harmony and to be healthy. So I know that we have trouble admitting when we have mental needs or emotional needs; some of us don't like to say that we have that problem, but I just want to remind you that you know God is a Healer not just physically but emotionally, spiritually, mentally; all of those things can be taken to God, as well. And so do not hesitate to call on him for whatever reason, because we need some healing—not just in my house, but in this United States, in this world... There's a lot of healing that needs to happen, so let's call on Jehovah Rapha, the Lord who heals you.
00:10:24Thank you guys for tuning in. You can find the transcripts for this episode at www.psalmsgod.com/jehovahrapha. Don't forget to subscribe so you can get the latest content, and I will see you on Monday.

Footnotes and References

  1. "What Are Menstrual Cramps?". WebMD; visited January 2019
  2. For the astute, yes I am admitting that over the course of those 2 days I did not pray for healing. I prayed for other things and forgot to pray about my headache. I ended up praying for the headache to go away as I prayed to begin the podcast. It was gone by the end of the podcast, so there's that.

My 10 Favorite Books of the Bible

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Book for Motivation in Life

I feel like most of life's scenarios and questions can be found and answered in the following three books: Job, Jonah, and Proverbs.

Job

Job is basically a tragedy that pulls an ex machina and ends on a happy note. What could possibly happen in my life that would be worse than what happened to Job? He lost all his children. He lost his wealth. He lost his health. The people were convinced he had some major skeletons in his closet for such tragedy to befall him, so he lost his reputation too. Yet, Job was highly favored by God. The book of Job answers the question of why bad things happen to good people and it reminds me to keep my faith through dark times.

Proverbs

Proverbs needs no explanation. The book is full of gems that grace walls, pictures, shirts, etc. There's a proverb for nearly every situation. The short, succinct messages are easy to memorize, poetic, and profound.

Jonah

When I was a child, my grandmother used to always remind me that "a hard head makes a soft tail"—i.e., when you don't listen you get a lot of spankings. Jonah is the spiritual embodiment of that theme for me. Jonah is most famous for ending up in the belly of a sea creature for 3 days. Why was he in the sea creature? Because he didn't listen to God. Jonah took the long, hard road, choosing to ignore God's calling. Imagine how different the story would be if he'd just gone where God told him to and done what God told him to do in the first place! That's the story of all our lives. We often wrestle with God, trying to go our own way, and in doing so we put our lives and the lives of others in danger.

The Relationship Between God and the Church

I know, you're expecting the gospels, or some other books from the New Testament that talk directly about the Bride of Christ or the history of the church, but actually this set of three (and a quarter) is all from the old testament. The themes in these books drive home God's love for us in a way that just touches my soul.

Genesis 1-3

Don't get me wrong, Genesis is a great book as a whole, and probably one of the best books of the Bible when it comes to the ratio between importance, interesting, and ease of understanding, but when it comes to the relationship of God and the Church, Genesis 1-3 melts my heart every time. When you truly dig into God creating us, giving us free will, the parallels between Adam (God's created son) and Jesus (God's only begotten son), and the fact that God spoke salvation into existence before He ever uttered the punishment for mankind's sin, it's powerful.

Exodus

Exodus tell us about the formation of Israel as an independent nation the first time, which was spurred by God delivering them from bondage in Egypt. It doesn't seem that important from a Gentile perspective, but it actually has a ton of spiritual significance. The journey of the Israelites out of bondage into freedom is the same as our journey from sinfulness to righteousness. Exodus introduces us to the holy feasts, which align with their journey, but also foretell of Christ's coming. We see God call Moses directly and using Moses, triumph over the most powerful king of the time. There's a song, "Reckless Love," that says "There's no shadow You won't light up, mountain You won't climb up, coming after me. There's no wall You won't kick down, lie You won't tear down, coming after me." Exodus truly shows us the lengths God is willing to go through to save His people.

Ruth

Most people go to Ruth to talk about waiting for love and basically romanticize the book as a how-to for dating. While that may be a valid interpretation, Ruth really is about the relationship of Jesus, the redeemer, and the Church, who needs redeeming. Ruth travels a great distance and gives up everything she knew to follow her mother-in-law, but the two women can't survive without a male benefactor, just as the church cannot survive without Jesus as our protector. Ruth puts in the effort of gleaning the fields for food (i.e., reading the Word and seeking God for spiritual food). Boaz ensures that there's always enough for her to glean, just as Jesus paved a way for us to get to Him. In the end we see the happy resolution of redemption and protection bestowed upon Ruth (the Church) by Boaz (Jesus).

Esther

How did Esther end up in my list of favorite books concerning God and His relationship with the Church when the book of Esther never mentions God? When I reread Esther last year and realized the whole story could also be interpreted as an allegory for the transferal of God's Word from the Israelites to the Gentiles and the salvation of God's people through Jesus, my mind was blown. If you shortened the history and foretellings of the Bible into their simplest forms, you would get the book of Esther with different names.

Prophecy and the End Times

Seeing prophecy come true is mind boggling. If there's one way to shock yourself into awe of God and the legitimacy of God's Word, it's to read and understand prophecy. That's why my actual favorite book of the Bible is in this set of three wonderful books on prophecy and the end times.

Daniel

Daniel is a history book, except it was written hundreds of years before the history took place. Reading Daniel and a history text book at the same time is life changing; not to mention what you see once you realize that Daniel is a key to Revelation! Not only does the book give us a roadmap of events for what to expect, Daniel and his friends provide an example of how we should react. From refusing to eat unclean foods to refusing to bow to the golden statue and face death, Daniel defines standing firm in the face of persecution. We can be confident that if we stand with God, when we get thrown in the fire, He'll bring us out unscathed because that's exactly what happened in the book of Daniel.

Matthew

A list of favorites isn't complete without a book from the gospels! In Matthew, Jesus addresses His return and the end of the Jewish nation. Sometimes it's hard to figure out which end He's referring to, but Jesus' Word about the end of days resonate for both occasions. Jesus gives us the tools and signs to identify false prophets and false doctrine, reminding us that if something is devoid of love, it's also devoid of God. Unfortunately, so many people do not know how to spot false doctrine and we have so many people turned away from God over false prophets and false doctrine. Matthew is the book that I feel like should be in the forefront of everyone's mind, may be then there'd be less non-believers.

Revelation

My absolute favorite book in the Bible is Revelation. I had an irrational fear of the end of the world as a child because I didn't understand what was supposed to happen or what it meant. Reading Revelation helped me understand that the end of the world is actually a victory for those who surrendered to God. Piecing together the pieces of the puzzle and finally understanding what's really written there was a fun journey, but more importantly, it gave me peace. The church—at least the churches I grew up attending—never really explained the end of the world, so it seemed uncharacteristically evil and harsh. It was only when I truly understood the book of Revelation that I could truly accept God and be at peace with Him.

Cross Referencing the Books of Law

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This post contains several cross references of important topics discussed in the Book of Law.

Introduction

In school, I noticed that teachers would often repeat the concepts they felt were most important, and became fairly good at predicting what would be on the tests based upon what was emphasized and repeated in class. Anyone who has read the Bible, even just by skimming, knows that God employs tons of repetition in the books of law. To get a better understanding of which concepts God emphasizes throughout the books of law, I am creating a table that cross-references laws, commands, and events across the 5 books of law. This is not a comprehensive list (there may be other verses with the books of law pertaining to each topic that I have missed). Note, the content page may not display properly in e-mail or RSS feeders; if you can't view the graphs or references, please view the original page.
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Feasts

Select one of the tabs below to see cross reference data on the feast days.
  • Passover
  • Unleavened Bread
  • Pentecost
  • Trumpets
  • Atonement
  • Tabernacles
  • All

  1. Passover
  2. The Feast of Unleavened Bread
  3. The Feast of Weeks (Harvest/Pentecost)
  4. The Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah)
  5. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)
  6. The Feast of Tabernacles

Misc. Law

Select one of the tabs below to see cross reference data on miscellaneous laws.
  • Where to Keep Them
  • Fair Treatment

  1. The Law as a Sign
  2. Judgement
  3. Treatment of the Poor

The Ten Commandments

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  • I
  • II
  • III
  • IV
  • V
  • VI
  • VII
  • VIII
  • IX
  • X
  • All

  1. No Other Gods Above the Lord
  2. No Graven Images/Idolatry
  3. Do Not Take the Lord's Name in Vain
  4. Keep the Sabbath Holy
  5. Honor Thy Mother and Father
  6. Thou Shalt Not Kill
  7. Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
  8. Thou Shalt Not Steal
  9. Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness
  10. Thou Shalt Not Covet

Offerings & the Priesthood

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  • Burnt
  • Trespass
  • Peace
  • Meat
  • Sin
  • Priests

  1. Burnt Offerings
  2. Trespass Offerings
  3. Peace Offerings
  4. Meat Offerings
  5. Sin Offerings
  6. Priesthood

Dietary Restrictions

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  • Blood
  • Clean/Unclean Animals

  1. Abstaining from Blood
  2. Defining Clean vs. Unclean Meat
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