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Chp 33 Exodus; Surah II Holy Quran

What is Shavout (or Sivan)?

The word means weeks and it is held seven weeks after Passover. Basically, gives thanks for three blessings. Hag Hur Bikkurim.
1. The Fruit Harvest in Israel or holiday of the First Fruits.
2. The Festival of the Wheat Harvest Hag Ha-Katzir.
3. Moses receives the Ten Commandments. The Time of the Giving of Law, Zeman Mattan Torah tenu

Comfirmation of individuals are performed. Foods eaten are ripe fruit: Cheese blintzer/cheesecake/honey & milk. Dairy products are known as the Law of God. Source: Margery Cuyler

Chp. 33 Exodus, Holy Bible
33:3              Milk and honey means good things/blessings; stiff necked people means stubbornness
33:20            God reminds Moses again that no man can see my features (just like yours and live).

Surah II Holy Quran
Surah II:56   Raised them from their spiritual death.
II:78   illiterates in the scenario means "not having read the Holy Bible."
II:81   speaking of the Last Day of Right and Wrong. Hell is an unending place consumed with fire and hate.
II:82   refers to the Garden as heaven where we will live forever
II:83   poor-rate tithes (Islam): Each religious sect may have different percentages of earned income to give to their unique religious setting. Most Christians give 10% of each dollar that they receive on a weekly basis.
II:85   God knows everything that we do.
II:86   Humans are (they)... have a sinful love of earth. Faith believers are reminded that earth is not our final home or destiny.
II:89   The believers did not believe in the Prophet Muhammad.
II:96   Polytheist believe in many gods.
II:108 So God is saying to have more faith instead of believing that you can not do... and what is good.

We will continue with the final chapters of Exodus and Surah II by learning more rules or discipline of how we, as humans, are to live on earth.