Hey y'all...
I was curious how this is viewed from a Jewish perspective.
A couple years ago I picked up on something when reading the OT. God told Moses to prepare the people, that He was going to make them a nation of priests. The people's response was sort of:"Hey moses, we will do.everything the Lord has said"
What apparently happens next seems a little odd. He said He was going to make them a nation of priests, but almost in the next sentence says don't get close or you will be consumed.
I guess my question is: Did the C.O.I. automatically going to the "tell us what to do" sort of approach change what God intended?? He didn't ask for anything but to prepare themselves, and HE would do the work of making them priests, which seems to fall in line with much of the rest of scripture where God says I will cleanse, I will clothe, I will make you righteous. But instead of them becoming the nations of priests, immediately a set of rules came into play. Am I viewing this wrong? I guess I have always thought this was a strange way for God to relate to the people. Especially considering that He had:Guided them through the desert as their light and their shade, provided them safe passage, stayed close to the camp, and talked to Moses face to face as a man talks to a friend.
I was curious how this is viewed from a Jewish perspective.
A couple years ago I picked up on something when reading the OT. God told Moses to prepare the people, that He was going to make them a nation of priests. The people's response was sort of:"Hey moses, we will do.everything the Lord has said"
What apparently happens next seems a little odd. He said He was going to make them a nation of priests, but almost in the next sentence says don't get close or you will be consumed.
I guess my question is: Did the C.O.I. automatically going to the "tell us what to do" sort of approach change what God intended?? He didn't ask for anything but to prepare themselves, and HE would do the work of making them priests, which seems to fall in line with much of the rest of scripture where God says I will cleanse, I will clothe, I will make you righteous. But instead of them becoming the nations of priests, immediately a set of rules came into play. Am I viewing this wrong? I guess I have always thought this was a strange way for God to relate to the people. Especially considering that He had:Guided them through the desert as their light and their shade, provided them safe passage, stayed close to the camp, and talked to Moses face to face as a man talks to a friend.