by admin | Apr 14, 2024 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Six
My mother told the following story about her firstborn son: His father worked the evening shift. Perhaps it was the only shift the young man could get. Perhaps he did it deliberately to earn more per hour. She was alone with their infant son in the afternoon in an...
by admin | Dec 22, 2023 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Six
In another essay I began to consider the substance or body which cast the shadow of the scape-goat (English Elpenor) or the [goat] to be sent off (NETS) in Leviticus 16:8 (Septuagint [Table]). It led me to Paul’s continuing discussion of the death of those who...
by admin | Dec 16, 2023 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Six
The Lord gave Moses detailed instructions about the day of atonement: Masoretic Text Septuagint Leviticus 16:2, 3 (Tanakh) Leviticus 16:2, 3 (NET) Leviticus 16:2, 3 (NETS) Leviticus 16:2, 3 (English Elpenor) and HaShem (יְהֹוָ֜ה) said unto Moses: ‘Speak unto...
by admin | Aug 25, 2021 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Five
Then the Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the Meeting Tent (Leviticus 1:1-4 NET): “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When someone among you presents an offering to the Lord, you must present your offering from the domesticated animals, either from the...
by admin | Oct 1, 2020 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Five
Another statement of sabbath law in Exodus follows: Masoretic Text Septuagint Exodus 31:12, 13 (Tanakh) Exodus 31:12, 13 (NET) Exodus 31:12, 13 (NETS) Exodus 31:12, 13 (English Elpenor) And HaShem spoke unto Moses, saying: The Lord (Yehovah, יהוה) said to Moses, And...
by admin | Apr 21, 2020 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Five
Another statement of the law of the Sabbath in Exodus reads as follows: Masoretic Text Septuagint Exodus 23:12 (Tanakh) Exodus 23:12 (NET) Exodus 23:12 (NETS) Exodus 23:12 (English Elpenor) Six days thou shalt do thy work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest...