Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Its time to continue with the episode #08
Exodus chapters 15 & 16.
Chapter 15
Sing! Sing! Sing!
- Moses and the Israelites sing a song to God after their triumph. Wouldn't you be singing after that?
- The song that the Israelites sing has a ton of historical nuggets: it talks about the character of God, has a different understanding of water (check out "Symbols" for more), and also celebrates the destruction of the Canaanites.
- But wait. The Israelites haven't even gone into Canaan yet, so what's going on? There's a contradiction in the text.
- This one's a sure bet. Why would you sing about something that hasn't happened yet?
Chapter 16
Food, or Something Like It
- Not surprisingly, the Israelites get hungry.
- They complain to Moses, who asks God for help.
- God tells Moses that each day, he will give the Israelites food, but that they can't take more than their fill for one day. Every sixth day, he will give them twice as much food, so that on the seventh day (the Sabbath), he can take a break.
