Snoopy Examines Exodus

[BetteTheRed]

Orange & red are simply a dread,
And blue & green should never be seen???

Yes, and thought it silly at the time. Colours adjacent to each other on the colour wheel often go together well.

 

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Exodus 27

Bible Gateway passage: Exodus 27 - New English Translation

The Altar - “You are to make the altar of acacia wood, 7½ feet long, and 7½ feet wide; the altar is to be square, and its height is to be 4½ feet . You are to make its four horns on its four corners; its horns will be part of it, and you are to overlay it with bronze. You are to make its pots...

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God provides instructions for a large square altar and for courtyards to be built around the tabernacle. Again, the materials include acacia wood, brass & fine linens embroidered with yarn. Silver hooks and bands are specified for the linen hangings.

The Israelites will be commanded to bring pure oil of pressed olives for the light. Aaron and his sons are to arrange it from evening to morning before the Lord. This is to be a lasting ordinance for generations to come.

 

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Snoopy's Snappy Review: Exodus 27

Aaron is called by God in today's reading. Not only Aaron, but his descendants, too.

Kind of an interesting thought, isn't it?

 

[Mendalla]

Yahweh Architects & Interior Decoration, Inc.

 

[paradox3]

Clothing design will be added in Exodus 28. Stay tuned!

 

[Redbaron]

I do remember wondering where they were going to find all this stuff, since they were wandering through the wilderness at the time?

 

[paradox3]

It could be that the construction of the Tabernacle will take place in the future, with God taking God's time to detail all the instructions now. Puzzling though, that the furnishings are all designed to be portable

 

[GordW]

I do remember wondering where they were going to find all this stuff, since they were wandering through the wilderness at the time?

Given that I believe all of this section is written retrospectively I don't think it was an actual issue. It was all done later and then the text was written. I remember, either in my JEwish Scripture class or in a presentation by a Rabbi at some other time, or possibly in a book I read, a suggestion that many of the laws and rules we find in TOrah make no sense for a group of nomads in the desert but only make sense once the people have settled in a place for a while.

 

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Exodus 28

Bible Gateway passage: Exodus 28 - New English Translation

The Clothing of the Priests - “And you, bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him from among the Israelites, so that they may minister as my priests—Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons. You must make holy garments for your brother Aaron, for glory and for...

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Aaron and his sons are to be God's priests.

Detailed instructions are given for the construction of their holy garments.
Skilled workers will be called to make a breast piece, an ephod, a robe, a fitted tunic, a turban and a sash for each man.. Fine twisted linen will be used and the items embellished with embroidery, gemstones and gold.

Linen undergarments must be made to cover them from the waist to the thighs. And these must be worn in the place of meeting or when they approach the altar.

Aaron and his sons will be clothed, anointed, ordained and set apart as holy. They will minister as God's priests. Ditto for their descendants.

 

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Snoopy's Snappy Review: Exodus 28

Ephod was a new word for Snoopy. It seems to be a type of apron.

Snoopy is thinking of the much plainer garb sported by priests and ministers these days. But the Pope also comes to mind.

 

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Ever heard of the Kohanim?

Descendants of Aaron who have a role in present day Judaism.

 

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Exodus 29

Bible Gateway passage: Exodus 29 - New English Translation

The Consecration of Aaron and His Sons - “Now this is what you are to do for them to consecrate them so that they may minister as my priests. Take a young bull and two rams without blemish; and bread made without yeast, and perforated cakes without yeast mixed with oil, and wafers without yeast...

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Detailed instructions are provided by God for the consecration of Aaron and his sons. Animal sacrifices are required and God wants the blood sprinkled around in very specific ways. Ditto for disposing of the body parts.

Going forward, two lambs are to be offered every day, morning and night. A flour offering mixed with olive oil and a drink offering of wine are also needed.

The regular burnt offering will be made at the entrance of the tent and God promises to be present. God will reside among the Israelites and will be the Lord their God.

 

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Snoopy's Snappy Review: Exodus 29

Blech!!!

Snoopy, as you may imagine, does not enjoy these stories of animal sacrifice.

 

[jimkenney12]

This section of Exodus serms illogical for a people with just barely enough to eat

 

[paradox3]

This section of Exodus serms illogical for a people with just barely enough to eat

So true. Another thing I have noticed in Genesis and Exodus is that the stories get repetitive. And contradictory in some cases.

I know there is a theory about 3 different sources/ traditions for the material.

 

[jimkenney12]

At seminary we were told two sources were from the northern tribes (god of the heights and Yahweh).

 

[Jaebius]

At seminary we were told two sources were from the northern tribes (god of the heights and Yahweh).

We were told one was written for the priests, one was written for the common people

 

[paradox3]

At seminary we were told two sources were from the northern tribes (god of the heights and Yahweh).

So is it two sources or three altogether? Sorry, I haven't delved into this. I am just trying to get through the Torah at this point.

 

[jimkenney12]

Who knows for sure? Why just three sources? A Jewish scholar wrote a book called The Book of J. His thesis was that a woman in David's court wrote a cultural history as passed down in the tribes of Judah, the Southern tribes. The parts in the Torah referring to Yahweh could be from her book. I believe there is close to consensus among scholars that the priests and scholars taken to exile in Babylon had dozens to hundreds or thousands of documents with them. Over many years they edited these documents to produce at least the first four books of the Torah and most of the psalms. The first creation story was probably composed by them.

It seems likely that ancient material from the various tribes, a number of authors, and the writers in Babylon contributed as sources for the Torah.

 

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Exodus 30

Bible Gateway passage: Exodus 30 - New English Translation

The Altar of Incense - “You are to make an altar for burning incense; you are to make it of acacia wood. Its length is to be 18 inches and its width 18 inches; it will be square. Its height is to be 36 inches, with its horns of one piece with it. You are to overlay it with pure gold—its top, its...

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God commands a separate, smaller altar for burning incense. Like the other furnishings, it will be moveable & constructed from acacia wood and gold

God provides many rules for making and burning incense in the Tabernacle. Sweet incense is to be burned daily on the altar. Once a year atonement (using blood) will be offered on the horns of the altar.

Moses is instructed to take a census of the people and collect from each man a ransom for his life. The money will be used for service in the tent of meeting.

Moses is to make a large bronze basin for the priests to wash their hands and feet. Otherwise they will die. This ordinance applies to future generations.