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Exodus 19: 3 months after leaving Egypt, Moses went up
the mountain in Sinai Desert to talk to God. God told Moses to tell Israel that
God brought Israelites out of Egypt to be his people among all nations, despite the
fact that the whole earth is for God. Moses returned to God to report that the
people accepted to do all that God commanded. God asked Moses to tell the people
to consecrate themselves for 2 days because God was going to descend on Mount
Sinai in a dense cloud so that the people can hear God talk to Moses and trust
in Moses as their leader. Moses warned that no man or animal shall go up
or touch the foot of the mountain because the penalty would be death. Only after the
long sound blast of the horn can people go up the mountain. On the third
day, the people feared when they saw God descend on the mountain in a cloud with
lightning, thunder, and fire as the mountain shook. Moses spoke and God replied
with thunder (voice of God). God called Moses up and told him to bring Aaron up,
but the priest and people should not come up the mountain or they will perish.
Exodus 20: God have Moses 10 commandments that we should have no other
gods before God (money) or make an idol (money) of any form because God is
jealous and will punish sin to the 3rd and 4th generation. We should not use the
name of God in vain and we are to keep the Sabbath day holy (free from work to
make money). Honor your parents, do not kill, do not commit adultery, don not
steal, do not bear false witness against the neighbor, and do not envy what the
neighbor has. When the people saw all the smoke, lightning, and thunder, they
feared for their lives and asked Moses to speak to them instead of God because
they may die. God told Moses to instruct the people that since they have seen
and heard him as their God, they are not supposed to make any idols or gods of
gold and silver to take God's place as their God. God prefers altar of earth
rather than stones so that we do not defile it with cutting tools. Always
offer God animal offerings on God's earth altar whenever God causes his name to
be honored and never climb on the altar so that we do not defile it with our
nakedness. God prefers a simple earthly altar and blood sacrifices than
money.
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The Political & Spiritual Purpose of the
Holy Land
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Exodus 21:
Servants are to be freed after 6 years of labor and they can chose to serve
the master for life. If a female servant marries the son, she become a daughter,
but he is free to marry another (polygamy), but not deprive the servant wife
food, clothing, and marital rights because of the new wife. He who kill must be
put to death, but if not deliberate, must go to a separate place God assigns
(prison). Also, those who fight their parents, kidnap people to sell (slavery),
and curse their parents must be put to death. Those who injure another
must pay the injured for loss time until he is healed. Those who kill their
slave must be punished. If a pregnant woman miscarriages because of a
contact from another, the husband can demand a fine from the offender for
injury, but if the baby dies (abortion), then, life for life, eye for eye, and
burn for burn applies. A servant is free if the master injures them. The animal
that kills a man must be killed and the meat thrown away without holding the
owner responsible. If the owner has been warned about the animals tendency
to kill and nothing was done, then the owner too must die or can pay a fine for
his life. If a man uncovers a pit and an animal falls in it, he bears the
cost. If an animal of one kills the animal of the other, the live animal
is sold and the money split evenly between them. If the owner was warned
about the dangerous habits of the live animal, but did nothing about it, then
the live animal is given to the owner of the dead animal.
Exodus 22:
If one steal an animal to sell, he must pay back 4-5 times. One is not
responsible for killing a thief who breaks in, except in daylight. A thief
must pay back or be sold if he has nothing for payment. One that stole an
animal must pay double. He that grazes on another's land and burns
another's grain must pay back. If money is stolen from the one who keeps
it, the thief will pay, but if the thief is no found, the keeper must appear before
a judge and defend himself. A virgin one sleeps with must become his wife,
but a bride-price must still be paid even if marriage is refused by her father.
Put to death all sorcerers, one that have sex with an animal, or worships other
gods. Treat immigrants, orphans, and widows well because if they cry to
God, God will respond by making your wives widows and children fatherless.
Lend money without interest. Respect judges and ruler of your people. God
owns all firstborns (humans and animals) and are to be given to God on the 8th
day from their mothers. God's holy people should not eat meat town apart
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