Notes for 10/7/02 MONDAY

Exodus means "The Departure" (from
Egypt)
-his chosen people get delivered from
Egypt
*Sodham and Gamora: Lot and his two
daughters give birth to Mobites and
Amonites (thought they were last two
people on earth) incest
*Israelites in Egypt become slaves
-famine in land
*Jacobs son Joseph-Joseph dies
(pharoah) new pharoah forces Israelites
into labor
*Population explotion-kills all male
children-Moses saved-mom hides him
down river
*Pharoahs daughter raises Moses as her
own
*Moses is nursed by his own mother
(Hebrew)
-basically Moses is Egyptian royalty also
*Moses' sympathy lies with Hebrew
bretheren
*Moses never sees promise land
*Saved Israelite that was being beaten
*Wanted for murder-finds wife in desert-
sees burning bush-Holy ground
*Yahweh speaks to him-"I am sent
you"(this is how Lord identifies him to
Moses)
*Chosen by God to deliver Hebrews from
slavery
*Brother Aaron is spokesperson for
Moses
*10 Plagues: frogs, nile turns to blood...

*Reason for punishment of Egyptians
-force Pharoah (king/emporer) to let
them go
-hardens Pharoahs heart'
Angel of Death finally forces them out
(Final Plague)
-spread Yahwehs name (make an
example of Pharoahs Egypt)
-raise Pharoah up to tear him down
-get valuables from the Egyptians
*Pharoahs heart hardened
-used by Paul to attack free will
-prove salvation by grace
-messing with Pharoahs capacity to
choose
-strenthen Pharoahs resolve
***Ready to go onto Promised Land
Moses creates victory song
***Passover: (around Easter)
commemorates the Exodus
-the Angel of Death passed over the
Hebrew households
-Protect yourself by putting lambs blood
around your door
-Angel of Death kills first born son
-Celebrated in Ancient Israel:slaughter
a perfect lamb, sometimes put blood
around the door, unleavened bread, bitter
herbs that commemorate bitterness of
slavery, eat dressed for travel, eat fast
-Today: passover bread, unleavened
bread, bitter herbs, recite the story so
younger generations don't forget
***Ten Commandments: given to Moses
on Mt Sanai
1st: No other Gods
2nd:No idols
3rd:Don't misuse Gods name
4th Keep Sabbath (no work on Saturday)
5th Honor your father and mother
6th No murder
7th No adultery
8th No stealing
9th No bearing false witness under oath
10th No coveting neighbors wife or
belongings

***Kosher laws: (divinely ordained
customs):
*bugs: jointed legged insects
*fish: fins and scales, no shellfish
*birds: no birds of prey, scavenger birds,
carrion eaters (eat dead things)

**Days of Attonment: Yom Kippur
*pay for leftover sins
sins paid thru animal sacrifice
high priest sacrifices a bull for self
after this two goats
-sacrificial goat: normal sacrifice
-scapegoat (azazel): high priest lays his
hand on goat and transfers sin-drives
away sin-goat driven far, far awa
*Still practiced today with no animal
sacrifice
*Today: day of somber reflection and
resolution to do better in coming year

**Homosexuality
Orthodox: hold fast to ancient traditions-
homosexuality is a sin
Conservative: homosexuality is a sin

Reformed: have gay support groups, it is
okay to be gay but celibate or in a
monogamous relationship
Reconstructionist: (most liberal) ie
moses was a homophobe-radical in their
belief structure

**Mediums and Wizards- stay away from
them-often associated with other gods

*Why is Miriam struck with leprocy?
Ethiopia: Moses married a woman from
Ethiopia (a dark skinned woman)
Miriam was racist and was turned super
white

Interracial marriage (acceptable)vs
Interfaith marriage(not acceptable)

*God deals with people in groups

**Promised land/Invasion of Canaan
*Joshua and Caleb go to promised land
(had confidence in Yahweh)
*Canaan is Promised Land-later
Kingdom of Israel
-The Ban"cities devoted to destruction"
There is a ban on taking personal loot/
everything must be killed and burned
except for the valuables and those go to
God treasury

***Reward/Carrot
*healthy and many children
*military victory/national security
*wealth/success in business
*many healthy livestock and crops

***Punishment/Stick
*sick, few, deformed children/livestock/
crops
*disease/famine/poverty/boils
*military defeat and conquest
*drought
*so starved they will eat after birth

Achans sin: group responsibility, caused
defeat against city of Ai