About this episode
This episode explores the peculiar rituals of Leviticus 16 and the concept of Azazel in the context of sacrifices and humor related to Chuck Norris.
Explore Enoch 10 and Leviticus 16 with me. The internet was set on fire this week by the tragic passing of Chuck Norris. And it included a revival of Chuck Norris jokes. One said, “When Chuck Norris arrived in heaven, he was the one who had to tell the angels, ‘Fear not.’” Another said, “Chuck Norris didn’t die. Death has had a near-Chuck experience.” Another one: “When Chuck Norris goes into a room, he doesn’t turn the lights on. He turns the dark off.” And I found this great one that said, “Chuck Norris once read Leviticus…and liked it.” Now, that’s a good one because Leviticus is no one’s favorite book of the Bible. Leviticus is the book about clean and unclean foods, about what to do if you find mold in your house, about how to treat infections- oh yeah, and sacrifices sacrifices sacrifices. There’s a lot of blood in this book, and a lot of details about sabbaths, feast days, and the sacrifices that the Israelites were supposed to do at these appointed times. And chapter 16 is perhaps the most peculiar. This describes the Day of Atonement. It involves a strange ritual where there were two goats presented before the people. The High Priest would pick one goat to be used as a…
People in this episode
Host: Luke Taylor
Topics covered
- Day of Atonement
- sacrifices
- Leviticus
- rituals
- Chuck Norris jokes
Keywords
- Azazel
- sacrifices
- Leviticus
- Day of Atonement
- Chuck Norris
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Enoch 10, Leviticus 16
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