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Truly appreciate how the Holy Spirit continues to work in & through your ministry, especially Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters & Torah Tuesday!! Likewise, I’m an ardent fan of the late Dr Michael S Heiser.
ReplyDeletePlease allow me to preface my loquacious, multi-factorial inquiry in the context of DrMSH.org‘s 10 Laws of Bible Study, https://drmsh.com/heisers-laws-for-bible-study/, namely Rule # 7, “if it’s weird, it’s important (i.e., it’s there for a reason; it is not random)”, as well as to paraphrase either DrMSH and/or Dr Ronn Johnson, “there is a need for us (the reader) to locate the dots, then connect the dots, so as to reveal the meaning behind Scripture.”
RE: Chapter 4 of Bearing God’s Name, I truly appreciate how you connected Exodus 20:22 - 23:19 together with Leviticus 24:10-23. However, I respectfully submit, might there be more here than meets the naked eye?
Going off an idea postulated by another, and employing the Socratic method; I respectfully submit for your consideration, while simultaneously requesting your patience & understanding, as it’s indeed a balancing act!
Beginning with Yahweh’s instructions in Genesis 1:26-28 (vice regents) & Exodus 20:13-21 (love your neighbor as yourself), together with Moses’ own story in Exodus 2:12, how might we, the reader, need to locate & connect the relevant dots here?
As scripture reveals, wasn’t Moses’ mother an Israelite & his adoptive father an Egyptian (Pharaoh), similar to that of the unnamed boy (blasphemer) in Leviticus 24:10-23?
As observed in Exodus 2:12, didn’t Moses kill an Egyptian & thereby flee Egypt, seeking refuge in Median, a foreign land, which is akin to the unnamed boy in Leviticus 24:10-23?
Therefore, isn’t it true that both Moses & the unnamed boy (Lev 24:10-23) were both without a home due to their circumstances, volitional choices, and the ensuing consequences (natural law)?
What might scripture reveal about Moses’ persistent character defects & his own inability to comport with Yahweh’s instruction given in Exodus 20:13-21? In other words, to extend the same mercy & grace that Yahweh extended to him.
Isn’t this the Kingdom Gospel, that we’re ALL broken & in need of a Savior, IN Christ Jesus?
Moreover, what might be illuminated via this seemingly insignificant vignette (Lev 24:10-23) about the fissure that exists between Judaism, who follow Moses, as juxtaposed to Christianity, who follow Christ Jesus? (Creature vs Creator)
While Scripture never names the Egyptian who Moses killed (Exodus 2:12), is there any truth that Jewish Midrash cites this man to be the father of the unnamed boy in Leviticus 24:10-23?
Also, wasn’t the Israelite mother of the unnamed boy (Lev 24:10-23) a member of the tribe of Dan, which might explain why the tribe of Dan sought out Moses to adjudicate this dispute? (Such a human instinct)
If so, what might we infer from Moses’ chose to recuse himself, rather than empathize & extend mercy & grace to this unnamed boy, who shared similar circumstances to that of Moses, thus deferring matters to Yahweh, instead of obeying the instructions from Genesis 1:26-28; Exodus 20:13-21, which unsurprisingly led to the unnamed boy being stoned to death, in accordance with Yahweh’s own rules?
How might reveal something about the consequences of our own decisions & derivatives thereof?
Is there any truth that Moses’ own grandson subsequently led the tribe of Dan into apostasy?
Just a few unanswered questions respectfully submitted to a learned biblical scholar. Thanks for your time & consideration!