Outspoken - Geneva Bible Edition

  “YHWH’s instructions to Moses and Aaron cover licit and illicit sexual behavior. In this chapter, the difficult sentence appears that has been interpreted to forbid male same-sex sexual intimacy. YHWH warns that sexual practices He forbids, including bestiality and incest, cause negative consequences for the communities that participate in …

  YHWH here expands on His view of how His children should deal with blood. He describes the substance as sacred—the source of life—but also, if mishandled, as defiling. The origins of kashrut—dietary purity—derive from this chapter, among others. YHWH thus reminds His children that they are not animals or …

  “The first Yom Kippur is spelled out by the Creator. In this chapter, YHWH expands on the idea that it is not only individuals who can become ‘impure’ via transgressions, but entire communities. The Creator explains how, once a year, the priest and the community can atone to YHWH …

“YHWH continues instructing Moses and Aaron about how to handle infectious diseases, notably a disease now translated as leprosy. People who may be infectious to others are kept apart from the community til the Priest can assist them in reintegrating, via a sacrifice and ritual at the Tent of Meeting. …

“This chapter continues the detailed instructions given by God to Moshe on how to manage infectious skin diseases in order to prevent a plague from spreading among the people. Incredibly, God predicts the future here—He describes well-built houses in a land, Canaan, that the Children of Israel will possess, and …

  “YHWH instructs Moshe further in pure versus impure practices within the community. Here, He explains that a woman who has given birth should be resting apart from her husband and family and is ‘tameh,’ or ritually impure. We speculate on whether, embedded within what is often read as a …

“This is the last chapter of Leviticus, in which God explains to Moshe how priests (Kohanim) can help people make the sacrifices through which they atone for the wrongs they have committed, and the offerings that meshalem — perfect, make whole, fulfill, bring peace to — the human’s relationship with …

“What do we do with our guilt?” YHWH explains further to Moses how individuals can review their own actions, see if they have transgressed—even unknowingly—and how they can then leshalem, or “make whole/make perfect,” the deficit caused by ashema, or guilt. We hear the many echoes of ashema/asham—“guilting” is an …

“In this chapter, YHWH continues to explain how to “near” Him via offerings. This time, He introduces to Moses and the Children of Israel the amazing idea—one we have largely abandoned—that one can transgress without knowing. Equally mind-altering is the notion that an entire community can transgress and need to …

“The Children of Israel are still in the desert and still receiving detailed instructions from YHWH, about how to create conditions for YHWH and His human family to live together in harmony and connection. At the end of Exodus, He explained how to build His portable dwelling place. Now he …

https://rumble.com/embed/v66iysj/?pub=mbdkr “YHWH picks up again with describing His needs for living among His human family. In Exodus 28–30, He described His ‘apartment,’ and here He describes how to make offerings of meat, flour, and oil. Is the practice of showing generosity to God and expressing devotion for God or for …

“In this majestic summary chapter, all of the elements of the tabernacle and all of the menorah, the priest’s clothing, the laver (washbasin), and all the accouterments of the ‘mishkan’ are brought together in a triumphant litany. The original Hebrew makes it clear that it’s the people’s intention willingly to …

In this chapter, we hear more descriptions of how YHWH wants His priests to be dressed and adorned. The details of the breastplate, in which all of the names of the tribes of the Children of Israel are to be inscribed, and other important details, are enumerated. We compare texts …

In this chapter, we hear more descriptions of how YHWH wants His priests to be dressed and adorned. The details of the breastplate, in which all of the names of the tribes of the Children of Israel are to be inscribed, and other important details, are enumerated. We compare texts …

The Children of Israel get further detailed instruction from YHWH about how He wishes to live among them – in these chapters, including details of what the priests attending the Tent of the Presence, should wear. Are gold filaments and a breastplate of jewels, decorations, or possibly some kind of …

In this Hebrew version of the Gospel of Matthew, which may date from the 13th century or possibly relate to a Hebrew Gospel from back to the 1st century, the Rabbi Yeshu explains what ‘your Father who is in the sky’ really wants from those in prayer. He points out …

The Hebrew translation of Matthew may date from the 13th century or from the 1st century. Whatever the case, the Hebrew reveals a radically different story than do versions of the Gospel that are translated from Greek and Latin – a much more Jewish discourse and context. Dr. Wolf reads …

The Children of Israel are inspired creatively by the opportunity to decorate and adorn God’s house that they will carry with them, the Tabernacle. Everyone ‘wise-hearted’, male and female, is bringing so much jewelry and so many gifts to the project, that their leaders ask them to stop. We see …

In Exodus 35, YHWH continues to explain how He wants to live among his “family”, humans, and specifically right now, the Children of Israel. Those who did not wish to align with YHWH are all dead from a recent massacre. The ones remaining actively wish to know what He needs …

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