The language of ivrit ( עברית ) Exodus 24, Post #1
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Exodus 24:1-8
Today we take a break from the You shall not... content because it is Covenant Time. As I go through the reading today, please keep in mind another covenant, the one where Yeshua (Jesus - Salvation -meaning of the word) gathered his twelve pillars around him and talked about His body being broken, and His blood poured out, the "blood of the New Covenant."
He asked Moshe (Moses), three others, and 70 elders to come up (how far from the top of the mountain?) and worship from afar. Only Moshe could come near to YHVH. Moshe then comes and tells the people all the words that of YHVH and all the rules. He wrote all the words down. And all the people answered with one voice and said, "All the words that YHVH has spoken we will do."
Moshe rose early in the morning and built a Meez' bay-ach (alter) under the mountain and also 12 pillars according to the 12 tribes of Israel.
He sent young people of Israel to make burnt offerings and sacrifice sacrifices (and) peace offerings of oxen to go up to YHVH.
And Moshe took half the blood and put it in basins and threw half the blood against the alter. Then he took the Se-fer ha-b' Reet (Book of the Covenant) and called out in the ears of the people. And they said, "All that YHVH has said na-ah-se (we will do) v' nee-sh'Ma (we will obey)"
Then Moshe took the blood and he threw the blood on the people and said, "Behold the blood of the Covenant that YHVH has cut with you regarding all of these words."
In short Elohim will bless them, no sickness, and go before them and defeat nations, giving them the land that they will possess. He will do it little by little until their numbers are large enough to fill the land.
The people will make no covenant with them and their gods. They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.
This is how covenants are done. Both parties swear by their blood and the one who breaks it dies. Israel broke it after the blood was thrown on Elohim (God) and on the People, the people should have all died. But Elohim made a way to do a yearly substitutionary death (sacrifice) that would cover them year by year until His Son Yeshua could come and die on our behalf. Once and for all.
Note also that only Moshe was allowed to come close to Elohim in this passage. Next week, all 74 will be able to come close. Curious. What changed? (that is for next week).
there is no change to our count this week.
Counting the rules past 'ten'.
Our General list is up to 78.
And our Strict list is at 178.
Today's Reading
English
Then he said to Moses, "Come up to YHVH, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. Moses alone shall come near to YHVH, but the others shall not come near, and the people shall not come up with him."
Moses came and told the people all the words of YHVH and all the rules.' And all the people answered with one voice and said, "All the words that YHVH has spoken we will do." And Moses wrote down all the words of YHVH. He rose early in the morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. And he sent young men of the people of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to YHVH. And Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he threw against the altar. Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it in the hearing of the people. And they said, "All that YHVH has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient." And Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, "Behold the blood of the covenant that YHVH has made with you in accordance with all these words."
Hebrew
Next week, meeting Elohim...
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