The Skeptics Annotated Bible (158 page)

(27.8)
“If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.”
If a man dies and has no son, then his inheritance goes to his daughter. But if he has a son, then the daughter gets nothing. No mention is made of wives, sisters, or aunts.

9 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren.

10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father’s brethren.

11 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.

12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.

13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

14 For ye rebelled against my commandment in
the desert of Zin
, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.

(27.14)
“The desert of Zin”
102 Where did Moses get water from a rock?

15 And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying,

16 Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.

18 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;

19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.

20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.

21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him
after the judgment of Urim
before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.

(27.21)
“After the judgment of Urim”
The Urim and Thummim were like the two sides of a magic coin that could be flipped to to give a yes or no answer to any question. They were also what Joseph Smith used to translate the Book of Mormon.

22 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:

23 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

(Chapters 28 - 29) In these chapters, God provides disgustingly detailed instructions for the ritualistic sacrifice of animals. The burning of their dead bodies smells great to God. Eleven times in these two chapters God says that they are to him a “sweet savour.”

28
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for
my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me
, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season.

(28.2)
“My sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me.”

3 And thou shalt say unto them,
This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.

(28.3)
“This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering.”

4 The
one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even;

(28.4)
“One lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even.”

5 And a tenth part of an ephah of flour
for a meat offering
, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.

(28.5)
“For a meat offering”

6
It is a continual burnt offering
, which was ordained in mount Sinai
for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.

(28.6)
“It is a continual burnt offering … for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.”

7 And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt
thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering.

(28.7)
“Thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering.”

8 And
the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning
, and as the drink offering thereof,
thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

(28.8)
“The other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning … thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.”

9 And
on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and
two tenth deals of flour for
a meat offering
, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:

(28.9)
“On the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and … a meat offering.”

10
This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering
, and his drink offering.

(28.10)
“This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering.”

11 And
in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;

(28.11)
“In the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot.”
142 What is the correct recipe for the new moon sacrifice?

12 And three tenth deals of flour
for a meat offering
, mingled with oil,
for one bullock
; and two tenth deals of flour
for a meat offering,
mingled with oil,
for one ram;

(28.12)
“A meat offering … for one bullock … for a meat offering … for one ram.”

13 And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for
a meat offering unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.

(28.13)
“A meat offering unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.”

14 And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto
a bullock
, and the third part of an hin unto
a ram, and
a fourth part of an hin unto
a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.

(28.14)
“A bullock … a ram, and … a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.”

15 And
one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the LORD shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering
, and his drink offering.

(28.15)
“One kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the LORD shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering.”

16 And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.

17 And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.

18 In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:

19 But
ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish:

(28.19)
“Ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish.”