You may never read closely much of the first six books of the Bible—you and 99% of faithful Bible readers as well. Don’t quit. Skip it or scan it.
Here are some nuggets to read closely:
READ
Exodus
- Ch 24, Communion with God
- Ch 32-34, Golden Calf episode
- 40.34-38 God’s glory descends on Tabernacle
Leviticus
- 9.23-24, God accepts offerings
- 10.1-4, Danger of Wrong Use of Holy Things
- Ch 16, Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)
Numbers
- 6.22-27, the Priestly Blessing
- Ch 10-14, Catastrophe!
- Ch 16-17, Who’s the Real Priest?
- Ch 20-25, the Journey to Canaan