Reading for January 23rd

Read Ezekiel .5-9. Ezekiel describes four cases. The first is a righteous man, whose actions are described in accordance with provisions from the Holiness Code (Lev 17-26): eat upon the mountains, eat meat with disposing of blood properly at the Temple (Lev 17; 19.26); lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, improper worship of God (see Ex 20.4-6; leve 19.4); defile his nieghbor's wife, adultery (Lev 20.10; see also 19.20-22); appraoch a woman during her menstral period (Lev 15.19-24); does not oppress anyone, economic oppression is unholy (Lev 19.13); restores to the debtor his pledge and covers the naked with a garment, a person's only cloak could be take as pledge for a loan, buut it had to be returned if the debtor need it (Ex 22.25-27); does not take advance or accued interest (Ex 22.25-37; lev 25.35-38); executes true justice between contending parties, in a court of law (Lev 19.15-19. The righteous person shall live. Comments or Questions..