Julie
The readings for yesterday did not elicit much more than I was I have been saying for the last few days. Today we moved into a new set of rules regarding the drinking of the blood of animals and those of sexual immorality. I cannot say much stood out from this that wasn't already understood or expected. One thing, however, did catch my eye and I don't really remember reading this before, but in Leviticus 17 when he is talking about killing an animal and that it needs to be brought to the Tabernacle and not whored out to the Goat Demon, I realized where the likeness comes from for the pagan depictions that are out there in the world. I had never noticed the specificity before, so apparently they really did dress up that way during that time.
Psalm 66 & 67 go well together as they are both songs of thankfulness to God and praising him for his good and mercy and all that he provides. I feel like it's possible that the song "Shout to Lord" might have stemmed from one, if not both of, these Psalms.
Michelle
So 15 talks of cleansing from discharges, 16 about the Day of Atonement which is to atone for the priest and the communities sins. 17 is about the people being forbidden from eating blood which seems weird to me. Why are we eating blood. 18 is about unlawful sexual relations which appears to be mostly about dishonoring your family by having relations with family members and how that is forbidden and that they will be cut off from the people.
I am not familiar with the song you are referring to. I’ll have to look it up. The psalm seem to be again singing gods praises and speaks of all the things that he’s done for them. The psalm 67 seems more of a prayer.
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