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Leviticus, Part 2 and Numbers, Part 1: Holy Days, Holy People

  1. Lesson One
    Sacred Time: Sabbath and Jubilee (Lev 25)
    13 Activities
  2. Lesson Two
    Sacred Time: Pilgrimage Festivals (Lev 23, Num 9, 28-29; Deut 16)
    12 Activities
  3. Lesson Three
    Sacred Community (Lev 11-20)
    14 Activities
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    3 Assessments
  4. Lesson Four
    People Ready (Num 1-10)
    15 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    People Not Ready (Num 11-20)
    20 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Israel had come from an ethnically diverse Egypt, especially at the lower end of society where captive slaves were numerous.

A “mixed multitude” (Ex 12:38, KJV) left Egypt, proving that their common bond was having escaped death by the blood of the lamb. This group reemerges in Numbers 11:4 as a troublemaking “rabble” (NIV).

There were forms of racism right at the top. Moses’ Nubian (“Cushite”) wife was despised by Aaron and Miriam, and for that Miriam in particular was judged harshly and publicly (Num 12:1ff).

God had chosen His people not because they were mighty or righteous—or because they were ethnically pure. They were meant to be an inclusive community for outsiders who accepted the terms of God’s covenant.