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CALLED


Leviticus 1:1-2

1:1 Yahweh called to Moses, and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When any man of you offers an offering to Yahweh, you shall offer your offering of the livestock, from the herd, and from the flock.
Romans 1:1

1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

[Vayikra.] Both books open by identifying their authors and their respective missions. Moses is called to transmit the Torah to the people, while Paul is called as an apostle to proclaim the Good News of God’s Son. Vayikra, the Hebrew name for Leviticus, is divided into ten Jewish Torah portions, or Parshiyot, with the first portion bearing the same name as the book. The Echoes Bible follows these traditional divisions, marking them with brackets in the notes.
Translations
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Hebrew: וַיִּקְרָא

LXX: ἐκάλεσεν

Greek: κλητὸς
Commentary
Not only were both men called into their roles by God, both men had heard God "call out" to them directly (echo 1).
Translations
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Hebrew: מֵאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד

LXX: ἐκ τῆς σκηνῆς τοῦ μαρτυρίου

Greek: ἀφωρισμένος
Commentary
Traditional Jewish Commentaries (TJCs) explain the when Moses was spoken to by God from the Tent of meeting, Moses was standing outside of it. Therefore, this calling was a public distinction and spiritual separation of Moses and was indicating Moses was to be a model of God's leadership (echo 2).