The Long March of the Israelites Towards Political Maturity
The relationship of the people of Israel to God is obviously a key theme of the book of Exodus. The relationship can be read in many ways: that of a people rescued from slavery by its God, in the way a parent might rescue his child from a kidnapper, for example. More interestingly, the people of Isr
ael are not a fully constituted people at the beginning of the saga. They lack leaders, institutions, and laws. In the course of the story, leaders and priests are chosen by God, and in some cases are self-selected. Laws are promulgated. The question of the autonomy of the developing nation comes to the foreground in numerous episodes. The battle against the Amalekites is a good example of a change in the people's ability to act. The people are able, for the first time, to fight for their survival, yet the presence of God is more than implied by the actions of Moses and his aids. They must somehow keep God propitiated, or at least keep God in the minds of the people, during the battle.
A holy God cannot accept unclean people to worship him. Jehovah give laws concerning Cleanness to the nation of Israel. Jehovah is honored if his worshippers are clean. Cleanness promote good health.
Yes, I believe there is a God. No, I don't know what that means or what He or She or It is. I do think It has some 'splainin' to do.
For all time and eternity, man has talked to God. For a change, I wanna talk to his better half!
because god would rather have you give the 1.50 you spent on that license plate holder to someone who needs it. Like me for instance
This particular narrative discusses my own personal religious journey from being raised religiously, to becoming a die hard atheist, to becoming the philosophically spiritual being I am now. I offer two new insights on how I view God.
