It was a rough start but Genesis comes around by the end. Joseph’s in charge, the 12 tribes of Jacob/Israel are doing well amid a famine, and Egyptians are selling themselves into slavery for food. On to Exodus, which will surely be a good time for the Hebrew people.
Rest assured that I am asking the important questions.
Now I can appreciate works like “Lot’s Wife” by Anna Akhmatova: https://poets.org/poem/lots-wife. “Yet in my heart I never will deny her,
who suffered death because she chose to turn.”
Exodus starts with action and suspense (will Pharao let his people go?!). Good movie material. But that story has its climax in the first third of the book, after which it becomes God’s checklist for DIY tabernacles. Now it’s on to Leviticus and I have no idea what to expect.
Leviticus takes us through the continued trials of Moses and his dictation of the holy law of the land. Lots of accounting. Do not cheap out on tithes or God will have Words with ye.
Numbers takes an interesting turn. “We were slaves and horribly mistreated by the Egyptians but God says this here promised land belongs to us now so you gotta die.” I keep remembering how this book is used to justify some awful stuff. Leviticus is the one where people pick and choose the rules that support their prejudices, and it looks like Numbers is the one where you can point and say “war is good!”
I also calculated that I’ll finish reading the bible in September 2024. It’s no wonder that Sunday schools and, uh, weekly church sermons just highlight the greatest hits.
“Los Espiritus Regresan a Casa” edited and translated by James D. Sexton & Freddy Rodríguez Mejía, adapted by Carolina Quiroga-Stultz (2018)
The novel hits the high notes, but what’s even better is it has lines! And sticks the landing spectacularly in the final 3 pages. I haven’t written with intent for a while, but god, that’s what made it all worth it. Finding *the* line, the perfect final moment. The story’s title rounds out my holy trinity. This book’s title is on the nose but hey, you know what you’re gonna get.
It was a rough start but Genesis comes around by the end. Joseph’s in charge, the 12 tribes of Jacob/Israel are doing well amid a famine, and Egyptians are selling themselves into slavery for food. On to Exodus, which will surely be a good time for the Hebrew people.
Rest assured that I am asking the important questions.
Now I can appreciate works like “Lot’s Wife” by Anna Akhmatova: https://poets.org/poem/lots-wife. “Yet in my heart I never will deny her, who suffered death because she chose to turn.”
Exodus starts with action and suspense (will Pharao let his people go?!). Good movie material. But that story has its climax in the first third of the book, after which it becomes God’s checklist for DIY tabernacles. Now it’s on to Leviticus and I have no idea what to expect.
Leviticus takes us through the continued trials of Moses and his dictation of the holy law of the land. Lots of accounting. Do not cheap out on tithes or God will have Words with ye.
Numbers takes an interesting turn. “We were slaves and horribly mistreated by the Egyptians but God says this here promised land belongs to us now so you gotta die.” I keep remembering how this book is used to justify some awful stuff. Leviticus is the one where people pick and choose the rules that support their prejudices, and it looks like Numbers is the one where you can point and say “war is good!”
I also calculated that I’ll finish reading the bible in September 2024. It’s no wonder that Sunday schools and, uh, weekly church sermons just highlight the greatest hits.
“Los Espiritus Regresan a Casa” edited and translated by James D. Sexton & Freddy Rodríguez Mejía, adapted by Carolina Quiroga-Stultz (2018)
The novel hits the high notes, but what’s even better is it has lines! And sticks the landing spectacularly in the final 3 pages. I haven’t written with intent for a while, but god, that’s what made it all worth it. Finding *the* line, the perfect final moment. The story’s title rounds out my holy trinity. This book’s title is on the nose but hey, you know what you’re gonna get.
