qahal / kahal: to gather; to assemble kahal yhwh: chosen and gathered by god ‘edah’ similar to...
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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
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
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
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
Mostly in the Pentateuch
Mostly in Numbers – eg Num 1:2; 14:2
Less liturgical and more institutional perhaps?
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’
Then the Lord said “I have observed the misery of my people…
I have heard their cry.. indeed I know their sufferings…..
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’