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In the time of Moses and the prophets, righteousness involved a leveled approach to clearing away the guilt; a leveled approach that started with the physician putting himself in a sterile environment: this is much like the preparation that a surgeon does before entering the operating theater. First, the spiritual preparations had to be completed; similar to laying out the surgical instruments, equipment, and materials (including the soap for scrubbing and the sterile gloves). Scripture describes such a period of preparation that involved the spiritual surgeon, Aaron, the high priest. The congregation, in general, and Aaron, specifically, suffered a trauma that required spiritual healing.

And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died; And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

(Leviticus 16:1-2)

In Aaron’s period of emotional trauma, the LORD delivered the instructions on what preparations are required for remediation.

Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.

And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.

(Leviticus 16:3-5)

Then, there is the preparation for the cleansing of the spiritual surgeon, Aaron.

And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.

(Leviticus 16:6)

Also, there are preparations that are required for the healing of the patient.

And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD’S lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.

(Leviticus 16:7-10)

Once the preparation of the spiritual environment had been completed, then the spiritual physician needed to remove any spiritual impurities that could infect the congregation–which is the patient.

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Government of the people, 

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   Moses, Aaron and the priests were the institutional support for the care of the people; including, their physical, psychological and spiritual well-being. The workload of Moses, and Aaron and the priests was definitely not trivial; for, the people of the congregation of Israel were animated in their demand for public services. To give you an introduction to the mood of the people, here is an incident in the life of the congregation of Israel that incorporates at least two of their requirements for support: such as would be provided by a modern fire department, and public welfare–as in, food stamps in the cities of the United States of America.

And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.

   And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them.

And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic: But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.

   And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium. And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

(Numbers 11:1-9)

   Of course, the LORD knew what the people needed. Of course, too, the LORD knew what the people wanted. However, to move the people to the end of their journey, the needs and the desires were kept apart from one another. This did not please the children of Israel; they wanted the desires to be meshed with the needs, and then fulfilled as if they were requirements. This is not a socialist thing to do; wherefore since God is a Socialist, this could not be done. Let us look at some of the real needs that can be satisfied under a socialist system, as was done in the wilderness days of the congregation of Israel.

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