The Law · 11 stories
Stories
Ordination of Aaron and Sons
Moses assembles Israel to publicly wash, clothe, anoint, and consecrate Aaron and his sons as priests through sacrifices and a seven-day vigil at the Tent of Meeting.
6 parts
Aaron's Priestly Inauguration
Aaron and his sons complete their inaugural sacrifices, and Yahweh confirms his acceptance by sending fire that consumes the offerings on the altar.
5 parts
Nadab and Abihu's Strange Fire
After Aaron's sons are consumed for offering unauthorized fire, Moses and Yahweh reaffirm the boundaries priests must keep near the holy.
5 parts
Purification After Childbirth
Yahweh sets purification periods after childbirth and prescribes offerings—scaled to what the mother can afford—so the priest can restore her to cleanness.
2 parts
Purification of a Diseased House
A priest inspects, quarantines, and either demolishes or ceremonially cleanses a house plagued by spreading mildew, restoring it to purity.
4 parts
Ritual Cleansing of Disease
A healed person is restored to the community through a multi-day ritual of bird sacrifice, shaving, washing, and priestly offerings at the Tent of Meeting.
3 parts
The Day of Atonement
Aaron follows an elaborate sequence of sacrifices, incense, and the scapegoat ritual to cleanse Israel's sanctuary and people of sin, establishing an annual Day of Atonement.
8 parts
The Blasphemer Stoned
A camp brawl leads to blasphemy, prompting Moses to seek divine judgment and resulting in the blasphemer's stoning and a binding law treating all equally.
4 parts
The Sabbath Year Law
Yahweh commands Israel to rest the land every seventh year, promising a triple harvest in the sixth year to sustain the people through the fallow season.
2 parts
Blessings and Curses of the Covenant
Yahweh sets before Israel successive tiers of punishment for disobedience — first terror and defeat, then sevenfold plagues of drought, wild animals, and famine, and finally exile and utter desolation, with the emptied land keeping at last the Sabbath rests Israel refused it.
3 parts
Israel's Restoration and Hope
When exiled Israel humbles their hearts and confesses, Yahweh remembers his covenant with the patriarchs and vows not to abandon his people among their enemies.
3 parts