Let Nothing Move You

Does it matter what our motives are when we sin? What is so wrong about complaining? Why does it offend God when we complain? How did God react to Israel's complaining about leaving Mt. Sinai and their unvaried diets? How did Moses respond to Israel's concerns? How can the church avoid fighting itself? Is God righteous when He causes death in the world? Why were Miriam and Aaron opposing Moses? Who was Moses' Cushite/Egyptian wife? How can Moses write that he was the humblest man on earth and not be prideful? Why was Miriam punished more severely than Aaron?

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Why was the second Passover so important? Why did God allow certain events to happen when He could have just made contingencies for them earlier? How were the unclean men righteous when they spoke to Moses to intercede for them? How should we respond to unconventional events that we aren't prepared for? Why was it important that God said that Gentiles could celebrate the Passover? What was the significance of God being in the form of both cloud and fire as He guided Israel in the desert? What was the purpose of the silver trumpets? Why did Israel need to be organized before they entered the Promised Land? How long did Israel stay at Mt. Sinai? Who was Hobab and what is his relation to Moses? How can we be wise like Moses? What should we do with those who frustrate us? How have Christians failed to teach and enact truth in the world?

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Why did God order the clean to be separated from the unclean? How could one make restitution for wrongdoing? Does Numbers 5 advocate for abortion? How were women protected from jealous husbands? What was the purpose of the Nazirite vow? Why did the Nazirites have to abstain from wine, cutting their hair, and touching dead bodies? Should we praise our leaders? Why is Numbers written in a non-chronological order? Did the Israelites deserve praise for following God? What do the seven lampstands symbolize? How were the Levites separated? Could a priest retire?

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What is the book of Numbers? Why would God ask Moses to have a census of Israel done? How were the tribes separated? Why was Levi exempt from the rules when it came to warfare? How can we better build and organize the church? How do we know what we're good at? How many Israelites were alive at the time of the census?

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Christian is joined once more by Joshua Noel to discuss Leviticus 27. (GoFundMe for Joshua's dog's recovery: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-coppers-recovery-from-gunshot-wound?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet_ai&utm_content=amp8_t4&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link)

Why would people be sold in Israel? How many times was Jubilee actually practiced? Are tithes mandatory? How much should we tithe? How do we deal with the holidays? What about people who are hard to get along with? How does unity play into all this? How does Leviticus end?

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There's another slip-up in the schedule and you know what that means: it's time to head into the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha! This time discussing the Life of Adam and Eve and the Book of Giants!

Who wrote these different stories? How do they correlate to the Genesis historical narrative? How does Gilgamesh come into play? Why did the animals talk? Is Eve to blame for eating of the fruit? What does it mean to tell people that death is real? Why are people so obsessed with the Nephilim?

What does it mean to have a Sabbath? Why does God repeat these commands to His people? When is it our fault when we sin? Why did God make the Year of Jubilee? How does this showcase His love? Are usury and collecting interest sins? Did God condone slavery? What happens when the Israelites served God? What did God promise to happen when they didn't? How about when they repented? How is God faithful to us when we sin against Him?

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Christian is joined once more by Joshua Noel to discuss Leviticus 23 and 24.

Why does God mandate festivals and holidays? What are the purposes of these days and what can we learn from them now? Why is the Sabbath so important? Why would God ordain holidays that weren't to be celebrated before the conquering of the Promised Land? What does it mean to blaspheme God's Name? Does the ethnicity of the perpetrator matter in this instance? Was Moses righteous to have the man stoned?

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This week Christian is joined by Will Rose of The Homily (https://the-homily-with-chill-will.captivate.fm/listen) to discuss Leviticus 21 and 22.

How are priests to live their lives? Are Christians priests? Why must the priests only marry virgins? Is God really concerned about outward appearance? Does God hate the crippled and disabled? How were descendants of priests who didn't meet God's standards still looked after as enforced by the Law? How can a sacrifice be unacceptable?

Had another schedule mix up, so you know what that means, right? Checking out the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, of course! This time I'll be covering the Book of Creation.

What is the Book of Creation? Who wrote it? Why isn't it canon to the Bible? How does God appear and is Abraham behind its being written? How important is the Hebrew language to understanding it? How many times will Christian corpse because of the insanity of the writer's logic?

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