The last third of Exodus is arranged chiastically, with the Tabernacle and Sabbath on the outside and the golden calf on the inside. Almost as if God wanted to quarantine the WRONG way to worship him by walling it off between two accounts of the RIGHT way.
I'll be hosting The Chiasm Course at Common Sense Bible Study to teach how to find, diagram, and understand biblical chiasms.
Enroll now at https://commonsensebiblestudy.com. Class starts next week!
Are you looking for a teaching about the Sabbath you can share with non-Torah observant family and friends?
Take a look at "The Ten Commandments" series, beginning with part 15. (Link in the comments.)
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“Behold, the days are coming, declares YHVH, when I will punish all those who are circumcised merely in the flesh— Egypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and all who dwell in the desert who cut the corners of their hair, for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.”
Jeremiah 9:25-26
Those who are circumcised in the flesh only might as well be uncircumcised. They are no better than pagans in God's eyes. What he really wants is a circumcised heart.
The death of the wicked isn't punitive so much as it's instructive. If God kills a man for his sins, he dies so that the living will see it and learn from it. We're supposed to learn from their deaths. Conversely, don't boast so much in the victories, life, blessings, and skills that God gives you, but in the God who gives them.
Three things that God loves:
1) Graciousness and generosity
2) Justice and mercy
3) Obedience to Torah
Jeremiah 9:22-24
Good Morning!
Could I ask you guys to pray for one of my managers, Ray? He is only 17, and is having a lot of stress put on him. Just ask for peace to come over him, and that the Lord will give him resilience through his time working at Urban Air. He is a very hard worker, and I want him to know that his hard work does not go unnoticed. I appreciate his dedication to do the right thing, and work as hard as he can. Thank you guys!
Shalom❤