1/31/26: Leviticus 4 - Part 1

Exodus - narrative how Moses was setting captives free; Returning men to family and possessions; How to form a free society - Pure Republic; Appetites for benefits = living at the expense of others; Degenerating the people; Distorting Moses; Imaginary Christians; Humility; Seeing your traumatization; "Evil"; Tree of Life; Explaining "weird" things; Peace offerings; shem-lamad-mem+yod+mem (shalom); "naked"; learning what you don't know; Lev 4:1 laws for sin offerings; "Corban"; Making word of God to none effect?; Coming to serve; How did God speak to Moses? Ignorance in spirit and reality; "sin"; Knowing sin; Revealing iniquity; Needing a king? Or God in your heart?; Priest sinning?; Religious "service"?; Pure Religion; Civil "right"; Citizen or stranger?; Missing metaphors; Rights of property; Portable land; Interest in property?; Marriage contracts; Your connections to government; Destroyers of liberty; Taking away others' rights; Contracting with the gods of men; Bullocks?; hey-pe-resh; Tabernacle of the congregation; "wood" on the "altar"; v5 - bullock's blood; life is in the blood; veils?; Righteousness!; v7 priest placing blood; horns of the altar; Vessels of Holy Spirit - within you; "Witchcraft"?; Freewill vs forced offerings; To whom do you pray for your daily bread; Living altars; Sharing priest's life upon the other living stones; Repentance; Holy Spirit change your thinking; v8 Fat?; Macabre ritual?; Making Jacob stink?; Becoming Israel; Idolatry = covetous practices; God wants you to come to Him; Forcing neighbor to provide for you is sin of covetousness; Defunding the police?; "bullocks" = "seek"; Christ's instructions; Making covenants with the world; Sureties for debt - human resources; FACE act?; Religious services?; Funding daily bread?; Taking from neighbors and their children; Seeking the kingdom of God and His righteousness; Once you know, you must choose your path; Returning to bondage?; Sending your steward to bite your neighbor; Becoming merchandise; The Word = right reason; The prodigal son - turn around to serve in Father's house; Wise giving - spiritual caring; "Elder"; aleph-tav; Sacrifice of the congregation; "fat" = what is good/valuable; Emotions can be blinding; How to be righteous; Start with seeking.