Exodus 11-30 (p.180 in my Bible)

Issues, Instructions & Noticings Exodus 15:1 - This looks like the first time singing is mentioned in scripture.  "Song of Moses" is introduced. 15:20 - Miriam the prophetess:  the first female prophetess mentioned 15:23 - Marah= bitter, was named that by the children of Israel based on its lack of drinkability.  This opens up a mental conversation in my mind about Biblical naming traditions.  How often we see Bible names  based on actual meaning and experience of life.  15:27 - Elim= palms, had 12 wells of water & 70 palm trees 16:18 - mete with an omer = measure, stretch, or extend 1-10 of an ephah (about 2 liters) - the way the children of Israel measured manna 16:21 - The manna melted in the sun like ice cream! 16:31- coriander seed; wafer with honey - the description of the way mannah tasted.  I would like to try some recipes to see if I can recreate this to some extent! Exodus 17:1 - wilderness of Sin = thorn or clay; Rephidim ="rests" or "stays" or "resting places" 17:15 - Jehovah-nissi = "Jehovah is my banner" 1) the name given by Moses to the altar which he built in commemoration of the discomfiture of the Amalekites. This is the only time this word is used in the Scripture 18:3 - Gershom = "foreigner", Eliezer = "God is help".  Again, I am amazed at the way people were named.  How disappointed I would feel if my name meant "foreigner," or "stranger," although I am sure it made sense to that generation. 18:7 - obeisance = 1) to bow down a) (Qal) to bow down b) (Hiphil) to depress (fig) c) (Hithpael) 1) to bow down, prostrate oneself a) before superior in homage b) before God in worship c) before false gods d) before angel What Moses did when he met his father-in-law.  My mother told me in Tunisia this is still practiced today...can you imagine falling on your face on the ground instead of shaking, or even kissing someone's hand? 18:20 - Moses' father-in-law paved the way for Moses to instill more order amoungst the children of Israel...suggesting a system for dealing with peoples' issues.  How interesting that a fundamental paradigm shift happened without the voice of God thundering the mountains or carving stones...and through an in-law! 19:1 - Sinai = "thorny" 1) the mountain where Moses received the Law from Jehovah; located at the southern end of the Sinai peninsula between the horns of the Red Sea; exact site unknown.  Come to find out, this is actually pronounced more like "seen-eye". 19:13 - The strictest guidelines were given for the things of God.  Death was the price to pay.  My how things have changed.  Thank God for mercy. 19:22 - This is interesting that lest the Lord break forth upon them is not something you want in the context of this verse.  "break forth" = 1) to break through or down or over, burst, breach a) (Qal) 1) to break or burst out (from womb or enclosure) 2) to break through or down, make a breach in 3) to break into 4) to break open 5) to break up, break in pieces 6) to break out (violently) upon 7) to break over (limits), increase 8) to use violence 9) to burst open 10) to spread, distribute b) (Niphal) to be broken through c) (Pual) to be broken down d) (Hithpael) to break away 20:5 - I know God created all things, but it seems strange that he actually began the process of generational curses.  3rd & 4th generations paid for their parents' disobedience. 20:21 - God was in the darkness.  Also, God continued speaking forth the commandments beyond the 10 while Moses was on the mountain. 21:1-6 - Slave laws.  aul = 1) awl, boring-instrument Apparently, if a slave desired to work forever for the master after the required time, he got his ear pierced. 22 - Ox rules 23:11 - 7th year rest commanded for soil in farming.  This is how nutrients stay in food.  This practice would help increase nutritional value of our food. 23:14 - 3 Feasts were commanded yearly 23:19 - seeth a kid in his mothers' milk  23:31 - God gave the children of Israel an exact location of their literal physical destiny.  24:10 - I just love the poetry of this verse. And they saw the God of Israel: and [there was] under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in [his] clearness. 24:18 - Now God is in a cloud. 25 - The Ark of Testimony instructions.  It isn't called "Ark of the Covenant" until the book of Numbers. 26 - Tabernacle Instructions 27 - Altar & Court Instructions 28 - Priest Instructions 29 - Offering Instructions 29:19 - the priests had to put their hands on the head of the animal being sacrificed. 29:29 - The priests' garments were passed on from generation to generation. 29:39 - 2 lambs a day lost their life as a sacrifice 30 - Oil Instructions 30:33 - Commanded not to put the oil on a stranger To complete the next weeks' readings, I will read through page 153 in my Bible. http://sites.google.com/site/valeriesorensenministries/ www.stickam.com/valeriesorensenministries www.livestream.com/kingdomrevival http://www.yudu.com/library/22980/Valerie-Sorensen-Ministries-Library