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Numbers: giving out of what was given…

February 11th, 2010 Peter Comments off

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Reading: Numbers 16:36-19:22
Focus: Numbers 18:21-32
In some corporate businesses, employees are encouraged to buy shares in the company. To encourage the practice, employees are given shares each year in the company as part of their wages. By doing so, the company seeks to encourage its employees to invest further by buying more shares in the company. [...]

Numbers: the first is always His…

February 6th, 2010 Peter Comments off

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Reading: Numbers 1:1-3:51
Focus: Numbers 3:11-13, 40-51
The first things are generally more valuable. The most treasured items are those that were first produced, even if they weren’t the best (maybe except in terms of technology). The older an antique, the greater its value. The first car off the Porsche production line only increases its value, rather than [...]

Leviticus: it’s simply not good enough…

February 3rd, 2010 Peter Comments off

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Reading: Leviticus 20:1-22:33
Focus: Leviticus 22:17-33
I used to have a violin teacher in high school, a Russian violin teacher, who was never satisfied with my progress (catalysed by my lack of practice and apathetic attitude towards her). Without fail each week she would have an episode, “No, no, no. Not like that! (*insert unintelligible Russian*) Like [...]

Leviticus: priestly provisions

January 29th, 2010 Peter Comments off

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Reading: Leviticus 5:1-7:38
Focus: Leviticus 7:28-36
In the 21st century, we have this thing called wages. We go to work and we get paid. Simple. We know that we can have food on the table if we go to work. But that’s not how it’s always been. In a highly agricultural society, the food on the table [...]

Leviticus: slaughter-house…

January 28th, 2010 Peter Comments off

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Reading: Leviticus 1:1-4:35
Focus: Leviticus 1:1-4:35
As one reads through the details of the various sacrifices, one can’t help but notice that it paints the picture of nothing short of a slaughterhouse. Let’s not try and avoid the fact, the act of atonement for humanity’s sins is a bloody one. Any offering that involved animals would involve [...]