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This week’s reading centered on the social contract between God and the Israelites. The reader, who had grown up familiar with the Exodus, found a much deeper meaning and contextual understanding in this week’s reading. Specifically, the reader’s attention focused on two key aspects: 1) God’s control over nature as the contextual focus, and 2) how Exodus, Deuteronomy and Leviticus set forth blue prints blue prints for a society. Moreover, the reader was previously familiar with the more traditional version of the commandments in Deuteronomy, but found the unfamiliar expression in Leviticus an earthier contrast.
The reader previously read the story of Moses parting the Red Sea as God using the sea to defeat the Pharaoh’s Army. The reader’s previous impression was that the perusing Army’s defeat was the focus. However in context of period, God’s power over the Sea was the central focus (p.106). This perspective provided greater meaning to reading Exodus 5-12, which detailed the plagues, because the most remarkable aspect is not that God controlled nature, but he did it on be...

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