2/25/23: Exodus 17-18

Common theme of the bible; Gospel of the Kingdom of God; Bondage = human resources; Covetous practices; Joseph's bones; Information available to make choices; Two Trees; Fleshpots; Setting captives free; Learning how to be free; Right Reason; "Leaven"; Forgiving covetousness; Ex 17:1; Thirsty people; Who are elders?; Knowing the Lord is among you; Keeping the commandments; Biting one another; Are you willing to learn?; Fighting Amaleks; Moses' heavy hands; Proxy wars; Avoiding war; Amaleks attacking Israel; Moses' hands being supported by others; Personal invincibility; Amalek = people who lick blood; Warring with blood-lickers (socialism); "commandment"; "congregation" (edah); tav+resh-yod-biet+vav = chide, tempting the Lord; Belief by signs and wonder?; Participation in congregation; Doing the father's will; Hearing Holy Spirit; Moses' altar; Creating memory; Wedding cakes; Altars; Remembering important events; Sumer goddess; Redistributing wealth; Social welfare systems; Top-down vs bottom-up; Jahovahnissi - banner; Saving Ukraine?; Ex 18:1; Jethro and Midian; Following Holy Spirit; v13 - judging the people by Moses (elohim); chet-kuf+yod (statute); Explaining righteousness; weakening Moses and the people; Teaching people their responsibilities; Organizing people; Walking in righteousness; God = ruling judge; Jury; Power to acquit; Exercise rights; Deciding fact AND law; Understanding Jethro/Moses/Christ; Shin-resh - responsibility over something; Conventical act of 1619: William Penn story; Finding able-bodied men hating covetousness; Christ's "weightier matters"; tav-vav-resh-tav+yod+vav (Torat) - law in hearts and minds; Pure republic; Courts and appeals courts; Networking by tens, hundreds and thousands; Repenting to do God's will; More on Midian; Take the journey with us.