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Qahal / Kahal: to gather; to assemble Kahal YHWH: chosen and gathered by God ‘Edah’ similar to Qahal People of God The Remnant
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Gen 28: Dt 23: 2-9 Ps 40: 9-10 Exodus 35:1 Ex 3:7-10; Ex 2: 23-25 Is 37: 31-32
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used of the religious assembly of the Israelites Examples: Gen 28: Dt 23 Qahal rab: ‘the great assembly’ i.e. the liturgical gathering : Ps 40: 9-10
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Moses assembled all the congregation of the Israelites and said to them: these are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do….. QAHAL used here in conjunction with EDAH Meaning virtually the same
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Mostly in the Pentateuch Mostly in Numbers – eg Num 1:2; 14:2 Less liturgical and more institutional perhaps?
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My people / your people : Ex 3:7 A covenant people in relationship with God The people of Israel The people of YHWH But: simple belonging does not ‘save’
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Then the Lord said “I have observed the misery of my people… I have heard their cry.. indeed I know their sufferings…..
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Prophetic literature A core from which the ‘new Israel’ will be built up Is 37: 31-32 Subsequent sects saw themselves as this ‘faithful remnant’
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