Today, Fr. Mike explains how God's heart is revealed through his commandments, and how we are all called to a life of justice, as we read from Exodus 22, Leviticus 15, and Psalm 76. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.
Chapter 1: What is the purpose of the Bible in a Year podcast?
Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture. The Bible in a Year podcast is brought to you by Ascension. Using the Great Adventure Bible Timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit
into that story today. This is day 40. Oh my gosh, day 40 already. You guys, we've been trucking along and this is one of the things that has been such a blessing, has been being able to journey with you and has been able to, I know that it's been a tough road for a lot of people these first 40 days, first 39 days. We have reached our kind of our Lent in the sense of like 40 days, kind of like
Chapter 2: What significance does day 40 hold in the reading plan?
I don't know. There's something there. There's something there that'll preach. But basically, that faithfulness that you've experienced and that you've held on to, even if this isn't literally day 40 for you, maybe you're catching up. Maybe this is like 50 days into the program or into the Bible reading, but you're here on day 40. That is completely fine.
In fact, it's one of the things that is encouraged. I think striving for perfection is fine, but striving for what I can do is probably even better because what the Lord requires of us is to do simply what we can. He never asks us to do what we can't. He is there to do what we can't. And yet he calls us to do what we can. So regardless of what day it actually is for you, today is day 40.
And we're reading from Exodus chapter 22, Leviticus chapter 15, and Psalm chapter 76. Couple of reminders. The Bible translation that I'm reading from is the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition. I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. It's awesome. It works really, really well at helping us with those notes. There's extra notes in it.
And there's also the time periods that as we're walking through the time period of the Egypt and Exodus, it's really helpful. Next, if you want to be able to follow along so that you can know what's happening, what's going to be happening, what we're going to be reading any given day. You can download your Bible in a Year reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a Year.
Also, if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, please do that because that really will probably help you. And I know it helps us. Let's keep on going. This is Exodus chapter 22. Exodus 22, laws of restitution. If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. He shall make restitution.
If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double. If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no blood guilt for him. But if the sun has risen upon him, there shall be blood guilt for him.
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Chapter 3: What are the key readings for today?
When a man causes a field or a vineyard to be grazed over or lets his beast loose and it feeds in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and in his own vineyard. When fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he that kindled the fire shall make full restitution.
If a man delivers to his neighbor money or goods to keep and it is stolen out of the man's house, then if the thief is found, he shall pay double.
if the thief is not found the owner of the house shall come near to god to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's goods for every breach of trust whether it is for ox for donkey for sheep for clothing or for any kind of lost thing of which one says this is it the case of both parties shall come before god He whom God shall condemn shall pay double to his neighbor.
If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey or an ox or a sheep or any beast to keep and it dies or is hurt or is driven away without anyone seeing it, an oath by the Lord shall be between them both to see whether he has not put his hand to his neighbor's property and the owner shall accept the oath and he shall not make restitution. If it was hired, it came for its hire. Social and Religious Laws
Chapter 4: What are the laws of restitution in Exodus 22?
If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the marriage present for her and make her his wife. If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equivalent to the marriage present for virgins. You shall not permit a sorceress to live Whoever lies with a beast shall be put to death.
Whoever sacrifices to any God save to the Lord only shall be utterly destroyed. You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.
If you do afflict them and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry and my wrath will burn and I will kill you with the sword and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor. You shall not exact interest from him.
If ever you take your neighbor's garment and pledge, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down. For that is his only covering. It is his mantle for his body. And what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear for I am compassionate. You shall not revile God nor curse a ruler of your people.
you shall not delay to offer from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses the firstborn of your sons you shall give to me you shall do likewise with your oxen and with your sheep seven days it shall be with its dam on the eighth day you shall give it to me you shall be men consecrated to me therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by beasts in the field you shall cast it to the dogs
Leviticus chapter 15 concerning men's bodily discharges. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, say to the sons of Israel, when any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. And this is the law of his uncleanness for a discharge. Whether his body runs with his discharge or his body is stopped from discharge, it is uncleanness in him.
Every bed on which he who has the discharge lies shall be unclean, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. And anyone who touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and will be unclean until the evening. And whoever sits on anything on which he who has the discharge has sat shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and shall be unclean until the evening.
And whoever touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. And if he who has the discharge spits on one who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. And any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean.
And whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening, and he who carries such a thing shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. Anyone whom he that has the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening.
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Chapter 5: What does Leviticus 15 say about bodily discharges?
Chapter 6: How does God's heart reveal through commandments?
Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture. The Bible in a Year podcast is brought to you by Ascension. Using the Great Adventure Bible Timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit
into that story today. This is day 40. Oh my gosh, day 40 already. You guys, we've been trucking along and this is one of the things that has been such a blessing, has been being able to journey with you and has been able to, I know that it's been a tough road for a lot of people these first 40 days, first 39 days. We have reached our kind of our Lent in the sense of like 40 days, kind of like
I don't know. There's something there. There's something there that'll preach. But basically, that faithfulness that you've experienced and that you've held on to, even if this isn't literally day 40 for you, maybe you're catching up. Maybe this is like 50 days into the program or into the Bible reading, but you're here on day 40. That is completely fine.
In fact, it's one of the things that is encouraged. I think striving for perfection is fine, but striving for what I can do is probably even better because what the Lord requires of us is to do simply what we can. He never asks us to do what we can't. He is there to do what we can't. And yet he calls us to do what we can. So regardless of what day it actually is for you, today is day 40.
And we're reading from Exodus chapter 22, Leviticus chapter 15, and Psalm chapter 76. Couple of reminders. The Bible translation that I'm reading from is the Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition. I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. It's awesome. It works really, really well at helping us with those notes. There's extra notes in it.
And there's also the time periods that as we're walking through the time period of the Egypt and Exodus, it's really helpful. Next, if you want to be able to follow along so that you can know what's happening, what's going to be happening, what we're going to be reading any given day. You can download your Bible in a Year reading plan by visiting ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a Year.
Also, if you haven't subscribed to this podcast yet, please do that because that really will probably help you. And I know it helps us. Let's keep on going. This is Exodus chapter 22. Exodus 22, laws of restitution. If a man steals an ox or a sheep and kills it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. He shall make restitution.
If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double. If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no blood guilt for him. But if the sun has risen upon him, there shall be blood guilt for him.
When a man causes a field or a vineyard to be grazed over or lets his beast loose and it feeds in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and in his own vineyard. When fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he that kindled the fire shall make full restitution.
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Chapter 7: What lessons can we learn from the laws presented?
If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the marriage present for her and make her his wife. If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money equivalent to the marriage present for virgins. You shall not permit a sorceress to live Whoever lies with a beast shall be put to death.
Whoever sacrifices to any God save to the Lord only shall be utterly destroyed. You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.
If you do afflict them and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry and my wrath will burn and I will kill you with the sword and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless. If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor. You shall not exact interest from him.
If ever you take your neighbor's garment and pledge, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down. For that is his only covering. It is his mantle for his body. And what else shall he sleep? And if he cries to me, I will hear for I am compassionate. You shall not revile God nor curse a ruler of your people.
you shall not delay to offer from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses the firstborn of your sons you shall give to me you shall do likewise with your oxen and with your sheep seven days it shall be with its dam on the eighth day you shall give it to me you shall be men consecrated to me therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by beasts in the field you shall cast it to the dogs
Leviticus chapter 15 concerning men's bodily discharges. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, say to the sons of Israel, when any man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. And this is the law of his uncleanness for a discharge. Whether his body runs with his discharge or his body is stopped from discharge, it is uncleanness in him.
Every bed on which he who has the discharge lies shall be unclean, and everything on which he sits shall be unclean. And anyone who touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and will be unclean until the evening. And whoever sits on anything on which he who has the discharge has sat shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and shall be unclean until the evening.
And whoever touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. And if he who has the discharge spits on one who is clean, then he shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. And any saddle on which he who has the discharge rides shall be unclean.
And whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean until the evening, and he who carries such a thing shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening. Anyone whom he that has the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening.
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