1 · Canon Reading
Read the passage chain before receiving the Function Reading. The Bible text is the floor under the lesson.
1. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth
2. And the earth was without form and void and darkness was upon the face of the deep And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters
3. And God said Let there be light and there was light
4. And God saw the light that it was good and God divided the light from the darkness
5. And God called the light Day and the darkness he called Night And the evening and the morning were the first day
6. And God said Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters and let it divide the waters from the waters
7. And God made the firmament and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament and it was so
8. And God called the firmament Heaven And the evening and the morning were the second day
9. And God said Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place and let the dry land appear and it was so
10. And God called the dry land Earth and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas and God saw that it was good
Notice: Notice separation, gathering, naming, water, dry land, and visible order before the Function Reading is stated.
10. And he said What hast thou done the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground
11. And now art thou cursed from the earth which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand
12. When thou tillest the ground it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth
Notice: Notice that land is not scenery only. The field receives, testifies, and changes under human action.
2. Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the Lord
3. Six years thou shalt sow thy field and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard and gather in the fruit thereof
4. But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land a sabbath for the Lord thou shalt neither sow thy field nor prune thy vineyard
5. That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed for it is a year of rest unto the land
Notice: Notice land touching gift, rhythm, rest, fruit, obedience, and release.
Domain Witness Chain
A first canon chain for אֶרֶץ / erets, land, earth, ground, bloodguilt, rest, and dwellability.
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