Things in the Bible not really in the Bible …and a few surprises

Oops of the Day

The Law of Moses consisted of only the Ten Commandments written by the finger of God on stone.

Leviticus

Fact of the Day  

No!  There were over 600 commandments.   Here are the categories and sub-categories.  If someone kept them all and never broke a single one their entire life,  it would make them perfect.  But no one could.  No one could be perfect.  Well, until Jesus came along.

RELIGIOUS & CEREMONIAL LAWS

• Against Idolatry and Paganism
• Against False Spiritualists
• Blasphemy
• Dedications
• Tithing
• Sabbath
• Special Feasts
• Sacrifices and Offerings
• Other Rituals
• Rules for Priests
• Special Years
• Purification
• Persons Excluded
• Special Vows

GOVERNMENT

• King
• Respect for Rulers
• Judicial System

SPECIAL CRIMES

• Against a Person
• Against Property

PERSONAL RIGHTS

• Restitution for Loss
• Seduction
• Injuries and Damages
• Masters and Servants
• Credit, Interest, Collateral
• Contracts and Agreements
• Weights and Measures
• Inheritance

MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, SEXUAL RELATIONS 

• Marriage
• Divorce
• Sexual Violations

HEALTH AND DIET

• Health Regulations
• Dietary Regulations

GENERAL WELFARE

• Requirements for Benevolence (Welfare)
• Respect and Support
• Treatment of Animals

WARFARE

• Preparation for Battles
• Rules of Siege
• Camp Regulations
• Soldiers and Marriage

RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARD THESE LAWS 

• Obedience Required
• Duty to Promote
• Blessings of Obedience
• Punishments for Disobedience

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Things in the Bible not really in the Bible …and a few surprises

Oops of the Day

The golden calf that Aaron made for the newly-freed slaves of Egypt to be their new god was Apis the Bull.

Exodus 32:1-35

Fact of the Day  

No!  It does not say that.  It does not say Aaron made a golden bull.  It does not say he made a golden cow.  Eight times it says they made a baby bovine – a calf – out of their melted gold.

Back in Egypt, the goddess Mehet Werat (centuries later known as Hathor) was the creator goddess, the mother of all.  She is sometimes depicted as sitting and sometimes standing and carrying a child.  Normally, the sun is between her horns.  She supposedly gave birth to the sun god, Ra.  Ra dies every night, but his mother goes to get him and brings him back from the dead which we call dawn.    

The Israelite slaves went into Egypt alive and well under Joseph.  Then they were plunged into slavery – their darkness.  Now, they have not only been resurrected, but they are about to give birth to a new kingdom – their dawn. For over 400 years, they had been exposed to the mythological gods of the Egyptians with hardly a mention of the one true God, the “I AM” – Jehovah/Yahweh.  It is easy  (but not excusable) to see how they could have “gone astray”, even though they did know who the “God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob” was.

No Egyptologist knows who that golden calf represents. But one thing is for sure:  It was not a golden bull.

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