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Bible Jam Notes Bible Jam: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Opening Prayer: Psalm 91 Psalms for Praying Nan C. Merrill Those who dwell in that shelter of Infinite Light, who abide in the wings of Infinite Love, Will raise their voices in praise: “My refuge and my strength; in you alone I will trust.” For you deliver me from the webs of fear and illusion, from all that separated and divides; you protect me as an eagle shields its young, your faithfulness is sure, like an arrow set upon the mark. I will not fear the shadows of the night, not the confusion that comes by day, nor the dreams that awaken me from sleep, not the daily changes that life brings. Though a thousand may deride this radical trust, ten thousand laugh as I seek to do your will, Yet will I surrender myself to you, abandoning myself into your hands without reserve. For or you have sent angels to watch over me, to guide me in all my ways. On their hands, they will bear me up, lest I dash my foot on a stone. Though I walk among those who roar as a lion, or are as stealthy as the adder, in your strength I will endure. “Because you cleave to Me in love, I will deliver you; I will protect you, who call upon my Name. When you call to Me, I will answer you; I will be with you in times of trouble, I will rescue you so that you will know my Peace, All through the years, I will dwell in your heart, as Loving Companion Presence, forever.” A Brief Review Genesis The 50 chapters of Genesis take us from Creation and the Garden, through the Flood and God’s first Covenant; to Abraham and the Second Convenant, all the way to the Twelve Patriarchs. A famous line: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth.” Exodus The 40 chapter of Exodus tells the story of God’s rescue of the Israelites from the Egyptians for 430 years. According to sources, the Exodus took place in the 2666th year after creation. Two famous lines from here would be: “Let my people go…”; “I will be your God and you will be my people.” It includes The Ten Commandments. Leviticus Leviticus is 27 Chapters (basically) about the rules and laws a newly forming nation would follow. A nation set aside as God’s own, which meant they would be set aside from others who had other gods, other beliefs, other behaviors. A theme of Leviticus is God’s call the new nation to “Be Holy as I am Holy.” A descriptive scripture verse that underscores this could be: Leviticus 20:22 “Keep all my decrees and laws and follow them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out.” (NIV) Numbers Number takes us from the Exodus and Mt. Sinai to the Plains of Moab. It is a story of a forming, storming nation of peoples in the desert for over forty years. Its 36 chapters are filled with conflict, disobedience, redemption; conflict, disobedience, redemption. A famous line of scripture from Numbers refers to God’s exasperation with these people, at one point: “How long will these people treat me like dirt? How long refuse to trust me? And with all these signs I’ve done among them?” Numbers 14:11 We left off before the break with Balaam’s Donkey in Numbers 22:21-39. Today, we pick up with the time before the Israelites entered the Promised Land in about the year 2488 after creation. The chapters following Balaam’s Donkey are: Numbers 25: The Orgy a Shittim The Orgy at Shittim 25 1-3 While Israel was camped at Shittim (Acacia Grove), the men began to have sex with the Moabite women. It started when the women invited the men to their sex-and-religion worship. They ate together and then worshiped their gods. Israel ended up joining in the worship of the Baal of Peor. God was furious, God’s anger blazing out against Israel. 4 God said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of Israel and kill them by hanging, leaving them publicly exposed in order to turn God’s anger away from Israel.” 5 Moses issued orders to the judges of Israel: “Each of you must execute the men under your jurisdiction who joined in the worship of Baal Peor.” Numbers 26: Census on the Plains of Moab The Israelites arrive on the plains of Moab. A new census gives the total number of males from twenty years and upward as 601,730, and the number of the Levites from the age of one month and upward as 23,000. Numbers 27: The Daughters of Zelophehad; Joshua The daughters said that their father had perished in the wilderness. They said their father was not a follower of Korah, but that he died because of his own sin and he had left no sons. Zelophehad’s daughters wanted their father’s property inheritance. Moses brought this up with God. The Lord told him what Zelophehad’s daughters had wanted was right. They were to be given the property as their rightful inheritance. God told Moses to tell the Israelites that if a man has no sons and he dies, he can leave his inheritance to his daughters. If he does not have any daughters, he can leave it to his brothers. If he does not have any brothers, he can leave it to his father’s brothers. If his father did not have any brothers, he can leave it to the closest family member in his clan. Joshua and succession: God then told Moses to go to a specific hilltop in the Abarim Range and look at the land that God has given to the Israelites. Moses asked God if God could appoint someone over the people, one who could lead them out, as well as bring them in so they would not be like sheep that did not have a shepherd. God told Moses to appoint Nun’s son, Joshua, because he had the spirit of leader. Moses was told to lay his hand on him. Joshua was to stand before Eleazar, along with the whole assembly and then commission him while in their presence. God told Moses to give Joshua some of his authority so the entire Israelite community would obey him. Moses did what God had commanded of him. Numbers 28/29: Offerings/Festivals Offerings, The daily sacrifice. (1-8) The offering on the sabbath and new moons. (9-15) Offerings at the passover, and on the day of first-fruits. (16-31) Numbers 30: Vows & Oaths About making oaths and vows to . There is a difference between the two. An oath imposes an obligation upon the one making the oath. A vow, by definition, is a conditional promise. For example, IF Jacob returns home safely; IF Israel is victorious over the Canaanites; IF Jephthah defeats the Ammonites, then the vow makers will respond with some predetermined action to complete the bargain. Frequently, these vows and oaths are uttered during times of crisis, but not always. Numbers 31: The Midianite War The narrative of Numbers 31 specifically is one out of many in the Hebrew Bible seeking to establish the Israelites as the chosen people of the god Yahweh, who blessed them with victory in battle, health and prosperity, as long as they were faithful to his commands. This second generation of Israelites suffered not a single casualty throughout Numbers 26–36, while the first generation suffered much death in the wilderness (chapters 13–14, 25). The claims that 12,000 Israelite soldiers exterminated or captured the entire Midianite population and destroyed all their towns without suffering a single casualty are held to be historically impossible and should be understood as symbolic. Moreover, even other biblical books set in later times still refer to the Midianites as an independent people, such as Judges chapters 6–8, where Gideon fights them. Most likely, the author(s) wished to convey a certain theological message about who Yahweh, Moses, Eleazar and Phinehas were, and how powerful the Israelites would be if Yahweh was on their side. Numbers 32: Tribes East of the Jordan 32 1-4 The families of Reuben and Gad had huge herds of livestock. They saw that the country of Jazer and Gilead was just the place for grazing livestock. And so they came, the families of Gad and of Reuben, and spoke to Moses and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the congregation, saying, “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon—the country that God laid low before the community of Israel—is a country just right for livestock, and we have livestock.” 5 They continued, “If you think we’ve done a good job so far, give us this country for our inheritance. Don’t make us go across the Jordan.” 6-12 Moses answered the families of Gad and Reuben: “Do you mean that you are going to leave the fighting that’s ahead to your brothers while you settle down here? Why would you even think of letting the People of Israel down, demoralizing them just as they’re about to move into the land God gave them? That’s exactly what your ancestors did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to survey the country. They went as far as the Valley of Eshcol, took one look and quit. They completely demoralized the People of Israel from entering the land God had given them.
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