Book of the covenant: laws concerning theft, sexual and spiritual faithfulness, and oppression. The parable of the wicked tenants.

Some passages referenced:

Exodus 34:11-16 (intertwining of sexual and spiritual faithfulness).

Isaiah 5, Psalm 80 (Israel as the vineyard); Genesis 37:18-20 (killing the son and heir); Psalm 118:22-23 (the stone that the builders rejected); Acts 4:11, 1 Peter 2:4-7 (use of Psalm 118:22-23 elsewhere in the New Testament); Isaiah 8:14-15 (stumbling stone); Daniel 2:44-45 (the crushing stone of the kingdom of God).

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Today's question: "Can you share some advice on how to skim read books? How do you know in advance which sections of a book to read for the best insight? Do you need to make a best estimated guess and then accept that you might miss something really helpful?"

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Original video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5urW0HYQ7I

Today's question: "Can you share some advice on how to skim read books? How do you know in advance which sections of a book to read for the best insight? Do you need to make a best estimated guess and then accept that you might miss something really helpful?"

If you have any questions or feedback, please send them to me on Curious Cat: https://curiouscat.me/zugzwanged.

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Case laws of the book of the covenant. The Triumphal Entry and cleansing of the temple.

Some passages referenced:

Genesis 47:13-26 (the Egyptians saved by becoming slaves of Pharaoh); Deuteronomy 24:7 (death penalty for manstealing); Leviticus 25:42ff. (Israel allowed to enslave foreigners taken in war or to buy foreign slaves); Galatians 4:1 (children and slaves); Deuteronomy 5:15, 15:15, 16:12, 24:18, 22 (Israel reminded that they were once slaves in Egypt); Deuteronomy 15:18 (God will bless those who are faithful in the treatment of their slaves); Deuteronomy 15:12-18 (the release of slaves); Judges 15:1 (conjugal visitation); Genesis 44:28-30 (the loss of Joseph and Benjamin to Rachel, the woman wounded by the wrestling men).

Genesis 49:10-11 (Jacob’s prophecy concerning Judah); 1 Samuel 9—10 (Saul’s quest for the donkeys and the start of the story of the kingdom); Judges 5:10, 10:4, 12:14 (donkeys in the book of Judges); 1 Samuel 16:1-2 (Ziba bringing two donkeys to David as he leaves Jerusalem during Absalom’s coup); 1 Kings 1:28-40 (Solomon riding David’s mule to establish his claim to the throne); 2 Kings 9:1-13 (Jehu anointed and riding on people’s garments); 2 Kings 10:18-28 (Jehu ‘cleansing’ the temple of Baal); Zechariah 9:9-10 (Zechariah’s messianic prophecy); Isaiah 56:7 (the temple a den of robbers); 2 Samuel 5:6-8 (David’s victory over the ‘blind and the lame’ in his first capture of Jerusalem); Ezekiel 8—11 (the glory of YHWH leaving Jerusalem).

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Case laws of the book of the covenant. The Triumphal Entry and cleansing of the temple.

Some passages referenced:

Genesis 47:13-26 (the Egyptians saved by becoming slaves of Pharaoh); Deuteronomy 24:7 (death penalty for manstealing); Leviticus 25:42ff. (Israel allowed to enslave foreigners taken in war or to buy foreign slaves); Galatians 4:1 (children and slaves); Deuteronomy 5:15, 15:15, 16:12, 24:18, 22 (Israel reminded that they were once slaves in Egypt); Deuteronomy 15:18 (God will bless those who are faithful in the treatment of their slaves); Deuteronomy 15:12-18 (the release of slaves); Judges 15:1 (conjugal visitation); Genesis 44:28-30 (the loss of Joseph and Benjamin to Rachel, the woman wounded by the wrestling men).

Genesis 49:10-11 (Jacob’s prophecy concerning Judah); 1 Samuel 9—10 (Saul’s quest for the donkeys and the start of the story of the kingdom); Judges 5:10, 10:4, 12:14 (donkeys in the book of Judges); 1 Samuel 16:1-2 (Ziba bringing two donkeys to David as he leaves Jerusalem during Absalom’s coup); 1 Kings 1:28-40 (Solomon riding David’s mule to establish his claim to the throne); 2 Kings 9:1-13 (Jehu anointed and riding on people’s garments); 2 Kings 10:18-28 (Jehu ‘cleansing’ the temple of Baal); Zechariah 9:9-10 (Zechariah’s messianic prophecy); Isaiah 56:7 (the temple a den of robbers); 2 Samuel 5:6-8 (David’s victory over the ‘blind and the lame’ in his first capture of Jerusalem); Ezekiel 8—11 (the glory of YHWH leaving Jerusalem).

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The Ten Commandments. Not to be served, but to serve.

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The Ten Commandments. Not to be served, but to serve.

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Preparing for the establishment of the covenant at Sinai. The Rich Young Ruler and the Parable of the Workers on the Vineyard.

Some passages referenced:

Deuteronomy 4:32-34 (Israel’s uniqueness as a nation); Exodus 3:1-6 (Moses’ earlier visit to the mountain of the Lord); Leviticus 23:15-22 (the Feast of Pentecost).

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Preparing for the establishment of the covenant at Sinai. The Rich Young Ruler and the Parable of the Workers on the Vineyard.

Some passages referenced:

Deuteronomy 4:32-34 (Israel’s uniqueness as a nation); Exodus 3:1-6 (Moses’ earlier visit to the mountain of the Lord); Leviticus 23:15-22 (the Feast of Pentecost).

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Jethro and the reordering of the people. Jesus' teaching on divorce.

Some passages referenced:

Numbers 10:11, 29-32, Deuteronomy 1:9-17 (other references to the reordering of the people and Jethro at Sinai); 1 Samuel 15:6 (the Kenites and the Amalekites); Genesis 26:30, 31:54 (other covenants).

Deuteronomy 24:1 (Moses on divorce).

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