Julie
Today was the rest of God explaining how he wanted everything to be done and the specifications for everything. It ended with him giving the tablets to Moses, but it doesn't really say anymore about it than that. Still unsure of the significance of all of this.
This Psalm is celebrating Zion and recognizes what God has done for his people.
Michelle
Some of the things in this passage remind me of things from church when we were younger. I still don't fully understand all the atonement offerings and the reasons behind them. There are very harsh punishments for not following these rules. Something that did stand out though was speaking about the Sabbath. I understand the symbolism and the reasoning for allowing a day of remembrance and it being considered a Holy day, I wonder if in the time we are in, if it needs to be Sunday as we all think. The punishment for not celebrating the Sabbath is death, which is severe. In this time we live in and the ways of life now, Sunday may not be the best time to allow for this. I know in some religions or cultures it's Saturday. So does this mean we can celebrate this day any day of the week? It says work 6 days and on the seventh rest, but doesn't specify which day that must be. I wonder at what point in time we made it Sunday. I remember vaguely, and possibly not accurately, that there was a third tablet that didn't make it down the mountain with Moses. This could have been in a movie spoofing this story, but with all these instructions, it wouldn't surprise me if there were more. It does specifically state he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law. It appears that there were many more than 12 laws stated in previous readings. But only 2 tablets with 12 laws came down with Moses.
The psalm doesn't say much to me. What I did get was that we need to remember so that we may tell the next generation of God's goodness and all he has done for us.
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