RELIGST 2DD3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: K-B-D, Balaam, Wadi Al-Hasa
7 Apr 2016
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Shown through plagues, illness, changes in water (storm, rain, finding water) People who are shown to be know it all"s are hard to be in a relationship. Structure of life is around relationships and continuing the community. Biological relationship is the focus (in leviticus) but also religious. Know the laws to know how to behave (cid:1) How to tell if someone is a good and reliable leader. Struggling with identity over with their neighbors. They had stronger forms of identity and power. Create history to live in and around the exile. Israelites in sinai until the last of the 40 years. En route: east of edom to nahal zered (transjordan) (num 14) Moses provides water by hitting a rock with his staff. Massah and meribah (numbers; meribah quarrel) P: glory (kabod) of god legitimates moses and aaron. Number 22-24: balaam, balak, and the blessing of israel. Only balaam can see the messenger and angels.
