Disciple Bible Study: Week 7
I’m participating in Disciple Bible Study, a 34 week intensive. For five days, we have different readings. I have decided to document my initial noticings from a close reading of the scripture. Well, an attempt at a close reading.
Week 7 Theme: Atonement
Readings (For the NRSV readings, visit Oremus Bible Browser):
Exodus 24-27
Exodus 34:29-36:1, Exodus 40, Psalm 81
Leviticus 1-5
Leviticus 6-7
Leviticus 16-17, Deuteronomy 16, Leviticus 23
Noticings:
Exodus 24
v. 8: eww! dashing the blood on the people. Automatically makes everybody "unclean" or טָמֵא, taw-may (per Strong's Hebrew)
v. 9: Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and 70 elders went up and saw the G*d of Israel. Note--that's a lo0t of people seeing G*d!
v. 12: G*d gives Moses the tablets of stone that has the 10 command...