Status Updates From Exodus (Bible #2), ESV

I now better understand why the last handful of chapters were skipped: they are sorta redundant. Mostly Moses being given instructions by God. Where these last chapters are describe those instructions having been enacted. That makes good enough sense.

And thus I finish Exodus, finally. Will probably work through Leviticus rather quickly again, not least to avoid repetitive tedium lol

I see why my reading guide skipped over chapters 21-23 & 25-30; it was all the real technical law stuff and then the details for the Tabernacle and ark of the covenant basically

I forgot that Exodus had any of the mindnumbing stuff in it to be honest. I do remember Leviticus and Numbers being a lot though.

Study Guide I'm working with called for chapters 19-20, 24, and 31-34 specifically today, which gets me around 60% through. (I'll get to the skipped chapters in my own time either later today or tomorrow.)

Centralized around the 10 commandments and the introduction of the holiness of the Sabbath, there's a lot to read into here, and I recall also makes for lots of tedious details elsewise haha.

A little more progress again today! Just beginning to deal with the 40 years of wandering in Sinai and the Israelites learning the important of relying on God - even for their literal daily sustenance via manna.

There are a lot of things here that are pretty clear motifs throughout the rest of the Bible, and even some elements that remind of the sacrament and stuff, so that's cool to read into!

After nearly a month of shitty excuses and lost time, I have returned. Read through the portion dealing with the plagues. Really interested this time by the parallels and symbolism of many things to what we I understand of Christ - notably (to me) the 3 days of darkness that follow the locusts, which reminds of the time in the Americans after the Crucifixion per the Book of Mormon. Very interesting, indeed...Onwards!

Thru ch 25