December 2011
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Find an attractive prisoner of war, bring her home, shave her head, trim her nails, and give her new clothes. Then she’s yours. - (Deuteronomy 21:11-13)
Find a prostitute and marry her. - (Hosea 1:1-3)
Find a man with seven daughters, and impress him by watering his flock. - Moses (Ex 2:16-21)
Purchase a piece of property, and get a woman as part of the deal. - Boaz (Ruth 4:5-10)
Go to a party and...
“The point is that faith, even moderate faith, is pernicious because it teaches...”
– Richard Dawkins
“To terrify children with the image of hell, to consider women an inferior...”
– Christopher Hitchens
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Numbers 36
Summary: The clan of Gilead complains about Zelophehad’s daughters gaining their father’s land, stating that they do not want their land to go into another tribes when they marry. Moses declares that the women must marry within their own tribes.
36:1 And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of...
“Nearly 230 million Americans believe that a book showing neither unity of style...”
– Sam Harris
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Numbers 35
Summary: The Levites get 48 cities in the Promised Land and some of these cities will be “Cities of Refuge” where people convicted of murder can flee to as they await trial.
35:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
35:2 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye...
Numbers 34
Summary: Land boundaries are declared.
34:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
34:2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)
34:3 Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south...
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Numbers 33
Summary: This chapter lists all the places the Israelites stayed at during their 40-year journey. Aaron also dies and God commands that the Israelites conquer the Promised Land.
33:1 These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.
33:2 And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by...
“Most people live in a myth and grow violently angry if anyone dares to tell them...”
– Robert Anton Wilson
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Numbers 32
Summary: Successful herding tribes, Reuben and Gad, ask to settle some good rangeland outside of the Promised Land. Moses grudgingly allows them to do so, but only because they agree to still go to war with the Israelites.
32:1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the...
“If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.”
– Tallulah Bankhead
ehalcyon asked: Re: your response to the anon -- why do you characterize the offerings as brutal, full of gore and struggle? I think this is extremely misleading and unsupported by the text. The methods of killing the sacrificial animals are generally quite humane and focus on not causing any undue pain to the animals. Blood is removed probably quite cleanly; I doubt it would be a huge bloody mess. And even...
Anonymous asked: There is only ONE reason to Nadab and Abihu's death. Disobedient. When God commanded Adam and Eve not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, because of their disobedient they ate of it, when God commanded Saul to annihilate all the Amalekites, Saul disobey God sparing King Agag. In here God did not command Nadab and Abihu to offer fire and they did, they did this according to their...
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Numbers 31
Summary: God commands that the Israelites attack Midian. The Israelites kill all of the males, take the women and children as prisoners, and then take all of the plunder, before burning all of it’s towns to the ground. Moses is furious that they kept the women alive and demands that all non-virgin women and the innocent boys be killed, but that the virgin “women children” be left alive for...
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Anonymous asked: God could forgive them without all of the sacrifices. I think the point of them, and all the standards/rules given in Leviticus are meant to show just how infinitely Holy God is, and that no matter what we do we will never compare to Him. Even if someone met every single rule listed, they would still be nowhere near as Holy and perfect as God. The rules aren't God trying to be mean, they just...
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Numbers 30
Summary: God decrees that when a man makes a vow, he will be held accountable for it. When a woman makes a vow, her father or husband must approve it.
30:1 And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.
30:2 If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break...
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Numbers 29
Summary: God outlines more sacrifices and festivals he wants dedicated to him.
29:1 And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.
29:2 And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savor unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without...