Thoughts on Torah for Last Week: See our page on Spiritual Coaching: Exodus 31-34 In this portion, specifically in chapter 32, we see Moses offering his life for the lives of the children of Israel whom the Lord threatens to destroy because of their gross sin with the golden calf – “Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.” – (32:32). In biblical theology, this concept is known as proxy salvation where the life of a righteous man is offered to save others.
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Thoughts on Torah for Last Week: See our page on Spiritual Coaching: Exodus 28-30 This portion details the clothing, consecration and sacrificial duties of the priests. So this is a good place to introduce priesthood and what priesthood looks like throughout the scriptures. To lead us into this discussion, lets consider Paul’s brief writings of his two covenant discussion in Galatians chapter 4. Thoughts on Torah for Last Week: See our page on Spiritual Coaching: Exodus 25-27 This portion details the construction of the Tabernacle – or God’s dwelling place. The text language goes onto say: "And you shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I shall give you. There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel." (25:21-22) This text instructs Moses to meet the Lord in the Tabernacle as they wander through the wilderness and receive instruction from Him. The Tabernacle was then designated as the place where God's presence was to reside. Thoughts on Torah for Last Week: See our page on Spiritual Coaching: Exodus 21-24 In this portion, God begins to reveal the specific rules for His people that further define the Commandments set out in chapter 20. This portion is titled “Judgments”, but God’s legal system is comprised of His covenant, law, commandments, statutes and judgments. Some of the rules that God reveals in the Torah appear on the surface to be alarming, but for a God who wants us to Love Our Neighbor as Ourselves, we need to do a better job of understanding what God is really saying. |
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