RELIGST 2DD3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Herd Mentality, Korah, Israelites

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 2DD3
• Professor: Janet Ross

Document Summary

Prep for descendants (being disciplined and trained to take possession of the promise land) (cid:1) (cid:1) So you wanna go back to egypt (keith green) Dramatized human dependence on god/creator and persistent ongoing human failure to appreciate any of that. They"re fear causes them to delay the plan and fulfilling the promise for many years. Numbers 13: we came to the land, a land filled with milk and honey. Aaron as a model? (micah 6. 4 i sent moses to lead you, with aaron and miriam ). Matter of moses is quickly dropped and not mentioned again. Rather the focus is on the relationship with moses and god is truly different and unique. How is the character of humanity portrayed: do not obey/not bright, self-centered/short sighted, fearful produces the short sightedness, rebellious, driven by mob mentality (no individual voice) thus, feared. How is the character of god portrayed: willingness of flexibility, loving when negotiation takes place, delegate people.