Dearest e-votees-
Day twelve (a very important Biblical number) of our cover to cover voyage through the Bible. If you care to follow along you can find links to the assigned Bible passages at:
Peace,
Karl
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Day 12 Readings: Numbers 21:8-32:19
Much about the expansion of the Israelite people into the Promised Land in today’s texts.
Their expansion comes at great cost to the previous inhabitants of the land.
Proper offerings are again rehearsed and the census of the tribes are taken again.
This destructive expansion can be hard for our modern sensibilities. Many of us are aware of our own place in the world coming at great expense to previous inhabitants. Even were it not the case that we were living in the land of a displaced people we have benefited disproportionately from the labor and sacrifices of others.
God has called us to love God with all our hearts, souls, minds and strengths and to love neighbor as ourselves. As we ponder who our neighbor might be we do well to remember those who came before us and those who bear the brunt of our comfortable lifestyles.
God we so often live in ways that contribute to exploiting others. Teach us to see your image in all and to seek to address injustice that your name might be glorified. Amen.
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