YHWH demands that women suspected of adultary be brought before Her. It's surprising since last week's parsha condemed any non-priest approaching YHWH to death. We have a theory of what was up. Practically speaking, we figure the woman would stand in the courtyard before the curtain of the Tent of the meeting. YHWH would be behind the curtain and pass judgement from there. This is also the Rastafarian parsha. It describes the rules for Nazirs, people vowing to dedicate themselves to YHWH for a specific period of time. The bible's most famous Nazir was probably Samson who was also the worlds first suicide terrorist.
Also in this parsha (but not our comic) is the priestly blessing the finger arrangement of which was popularized by intergalagacticly famous Heeb, Leonard Nemoy.
- SHABBAT SHALOM! - a & s |
