Monthly Archives: July 2017

Sex 1-5 Godspoke to Moses: “Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, I amGod, your God. Don’t live like the people of Egypt where you used to live, and don’t live like the people of Canaan where I’m bringing you. Don’t do what they do. Obey my laws and live by my decrees. I […]

“I Am God, Your God” 1-2 Godspoke to Moses: “Speak to the congregation of Israel. Tell them, Be holy because I,God, your God, am holy. 3 “Every one of you must respect his mother and father. “Keep my Sabbaths. I amGod, your God. 4 “Don’t take up with no-god idols. Don’t make gods of cast […]

1-5 Godspoke to Moses: “Tell the Israelites, Each and every Israelite and foreigner in Israel who gives his child to the god Molech must be put to death. The community must kill him by stoning. I will resolutely reject that man and cut him off from his people. By giving his child to the god […]

Holy Priests 1-4 Godspoke to Moses: “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron. Tell them, A priest must not ritually contaminate himself by touching the dead, except for close relatives: mother, father, son, daughter, brother, or an unmarried sister who is dependent on him since she has no husband; for these he may make […]

1-2 Godspoke to Moses: “Tell Aaron and his sons to treat the holy offerings that the Israelites consecrate to me with reverence so they won’t desecrate my holy name. I amGod. 3 “Tell them, From now on, if any of your descendants approaches in a state of ritual uncleanness the holy offerings that the Israelites […]

The Feasts 1-2 Godspoke to Moses: “Tell the People of Israel, These are my appointed feasts, the appointed feasts ofGodwhich you are to decree as sacred assemblies. 3 “Work six days. The seventh day is a Sabbath, a day of total and complete rest, a sacred assembly. Don’t do any work. Wherever you live, it […]

Light and Bread 1-4 Godspoke to Moses: “Order the People of Israel to bring you virgin olive oil for light so that the lamps may be kept burning continually. Aaron is in charge of keeping these lamps burning in front of the curtain that screens The Testimony in the Tent of Meeting from evening to […]

“The Land Will Observe a Sabbath to God” 1-7 Godspoke to Moses at Mount Sinai: “Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, When you enter the land which I am going to give you, the land will observe a Sabbath toGod. Sow your fields, prune your vineyards, and take in your harvests for six […]

1 “Don’t make idols for yourselves; don’t set up an image or a sacred pillar for yourselves, and don’t place a carved stone in your land that you can bow down to in worship. I amGod,yourGod. 2 “Keep my Sabbaths; treat my Sanctuary with reverence. I amGod. “If You Live by My Decrees . . […]

Vows, Dedications, and Redemptions 1-8 Godspoke to Moses: He said, “Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, If anyone wants to vow the value of a person to the service ofGod, set the value of a man between the ages of twenty and sixty at fifty shekels of silver, according to the Sanctuary shekel. […]