People of the World where are you going? Turn back to God! Back to your faithful principles!
LAWS ABOUT VOWS
Laws About Vows. Again, the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
“Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘When a man makes a special vow [consecrating himself or a member of his family], he shall be valued according to your [established system of] valuation of people belonging to the LORD [that is, the priest accepts from the man making the vow a specified amount of money for the temple treasury in place of the actual person].
DESOLATION AND CAPTIVITY FOR THE STUBBORN
Desolation and captivity for the stubborn. ‘If then, you act with hostility toward Me and are unwilling to obey Me, I will increase the plague on you seven times in accordance with your sins.
RESULTS OF OBEDIENCE AND DISOBEDIENCE
Results of obedience and disobedience. If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments and [obediently] do them, then I will give you rain in its season, and the land will yield her produce and the trees of the field bear their fruit.
KINDNESS FOR THE POOR
Kindness for Poor Brothers. ‘Now if your fellow countryman becomes poor and his hand falters with you [that is, he has trouble repaying you for something], then you are to help and sustain him, [with courtesy and consideration] like [you would] a stranger or a temporary resident [without property], so that he may live among you.
CONSIDERATION FOR THE POOR
Consideration for the poor. ‘If a fellow countryman of yours becomes so poor he has to sell some of his property, then his nearest relative is to come and buy back (redeem) what his relative has sold.
THE SABBATICAL YEAR AND THE JUBILEE
But in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of rest for the land, a Sabbath to the LORD; you shall not sow [seed in] your field nor prune your vineyard.
LIGHT AND BREAD AND THE HOLY NAME
The pure lamplight, emblematic of the influence of a religious life; and the showbread, set on the golden table, emblematic of lives of obedience and devotion, which are well-pleasing to God, are both said to be “before the Lord.”
THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES
The feast of tabernacles. “Say to the children of Israel, ‘On the fifteenth day of this seventh month, and for seven days, is the Feast of Booths (Tabernacles) to the LORD.
The first day is a holy convocation (calling together); you shall not do any laborious work [on that day].
WAVE-LOAVES,TRUMPETS AND ATONEMENT.
Wave-loaves, Trumpets and Atonement. The LORD spoke again to Moses, saying,
“Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The appointed times (established feasts) of the LORD which you shall proclaim as holy convocations–My appointed times are these
SABBATH,PASSOVER AND FIRST-FRUITS
Sabbath, passover and first-fruits. The LORD spoke again to Moses, saying,
“Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The appointed times (established feasts) of the LORD which you shall proclaim as holy convocations–My appointed times are these: