Exodus is starting to drag with all the specifications for making the tabernacle and the furnishings, as well as some of the regulations the Israelites must observe. And blessedly, before I dozed off reading, the episode of Aaron fashioning an idol in the shape of a calf (of all things, a calf!?!) came up and took away my inattention.... I have no idea how I am going to "survive" through Leviticus.... (Lord, grant me the patience and energy to finish that!)

Anyway, not much observations made other than having a couple of "Huh?" moments while reading chapters 21-33. Why did God give Moses the instructions in a very repetitive manner? For example:

"Make a courtyard for the tabernacle. The south side shall be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains of finely twisted linen, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. The north side shall also is to have curtains, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts." (Exo 27:9-11)

Why couldn't God just say "the north and the south shall each be...... blah, blah, blah" instead of repeating Himself? Was Moses having trouble or too slow in taking notes on the specifications given? Maybe his pen ran out of ink.... Or maybe Moses had problem using AutoCAD^®, drafting the blueprint on-the-fly while God was giving His requirements... Or more likely, Microsoft^® Windows™ crashed and the Blue Screen of Death slowed the requirements gathering... There must be a reason why the author of Exodus (believed to be written by Moses) chose this style of narration.... Anyway, if my memory didn't fail me, Leviticus will be very similar in style in its narrative. (By the way, follow this "interesting" link and take a look at the pictures people took at the locations they saw the dreaded Blue Screen of Death.)

I've asked the pastor and she told me, "Even the Jews spent a long time to read and digest this, so you needn't expect yourself to understand it completely. Continue to read. Just have a rough idea what God said and find out why in the lessons I'm going to conduct in the [near-]future."

Oh well, I guess I could only do that [for the time being]..... :p