(27) First: Stop Being Selfish; Second: Become Holy

June 13, 2019

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Well, it’s finally starting to make some sense. Canaanite idolatry is more than a theological error; it’s serving the divine for selfish reasons. Sexual immorality is much the same, as it inserts selfish motives into…

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(26) The Selfishness of Canaanite Idolatry

June 12, 2019

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What on earth is David talking about?! The 18th chapter of Leviticus begins with the admonition to avoid the practices of the Canaanites and Egyptians, then explains that Israel must be a paragon of sexual…

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(25) Why Was Canaan Expelled From the Land?

June 11, 2019

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The chapter in Leviticus which legislates against sexual immorality is preceded by a warning to avoid the actions of the Egyptians and Cannanites. So why is David making the audacious claim that Canaan’s misdeeds were…

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(24) The Curse of Canaan

June 10, 2019

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In today’s Morning Drive Bible, David and Scott analyze the curse that Noah imposed upon his grandson, Canaan… because of the sexual impropriety of his own son (and Canaan’s father), Ham. What’s up with that?…

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(23) An Unexpected Biblical Interlude about Sexual Morality

June 6, 2019

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Seventeen chapters in Leviticus deal with the holiness of priests, and then a section about the holiness of all Israel… with one chapter about forbidden sexual relationships stuck in the middle. What’s it doing there?…

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(22) Holiness Engagement

June 5, 2019

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Last time, David established that every member of the Jewish people is commanded to be holy. But, Scott wonders, if everyone is holy, doesn’t that mean that no one is holy? So what is holiness,…

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(21) Holiness of a Nation… Because G-d is Holy

June 4, 2019

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Scott is already holy; after all, he’s a priest (kohen). But what about David: is he mandated to be holy, too? And if everyone is holy, isn’t nobody holy? Listen to Morning Drive Bible’s new…

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(20) the Double Mask and the Triumph of Esther’s Innovation

June 3, 2019

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The past 2000 years of Jewish history are the story of seeking and finding the Divine Presence and the Holy Spirit despite G-d’s apparent absence. David and Scott see the influence of Esther in the…

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(19) Purim is to Hanukkah as Pharaoh is to… Laban?

May 30, 2019

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Once David and Scott have established the principle that Biblical precedent allows the introduction of new laws, they demonstrate that the Book of Esther itself became the precedent for the holiday of Hanukkah. Along the…

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(18) Can The Prophetic Writings Contradict the Five Books of Moses?

May 29, 2019

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David has successfully argued that the Book of Esther was included in the Bible, and the holiday of Purim in the sacred calendar, because of the influence of the Holy Spirit. Scott, however, pointed to…

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