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Community Roles Building First CityCommunity roles building Later, Cain and his wife had a son named Enoch. At the time Cain was building a town, and so he named it Enoch after his son. Genesis 4:17 Small town spared disaster of large city the next morning the two angels tried to make Lot hurry and leave. They said, “Take your wife and your two daughters and get out of here as fast as you can! If you don’t, every one of you will be killed when the Lord destroys the city.” At first, Lot just stood there. But the Lord wanted to save him. So the angels took Lot, his wife, and his two daughters by the hand and led them out of the city. When they were outside, one of the angels said, “Run for your lives! Don’t even look back. And don’t stop in the valley. Run to the hills, where you will be safe.” Lot answered, “You have done us a great favor, sir. You have saved our lives, but please don’t make us go to the hills. That’s too far away. The city will be destroyed before we can get there, and we will be killed when it happens. There’s a town near here. It’s only a small place, but my family and I will be safe, if you let us go there.” Community roles building. “All right, go there,” he answered. “I won’t destroy that town. Hurry! Run! I can’t do anything until you are safely there. ”The town was later called Zoar because Lot had said it was small. Genesis 19:15-22 Prevent spreading infection If you ever have leprosy, you must tear your clothes, leave your hair uncombed, cover the lower part of your face, and go around shouting, “I’m unclean! I’m unclean!” As long as you have the disease, you are unclean and must live alone outside the camp. Leviticus 13:45-46 Holy community Korah son of Izhar was a Levite from the Kohathite clan. One day he called together Dathan, Abiram, and On from the Reuben tribe, and the four of them decided to rebel against Moses. Community roles building. So they asked two hundred fifty respected Israelite leaders for their support, and together they went to Moses and Aaron and said, “Why do you think you’re so much better than anyone else? We’re part of the Lord’s holy people, and he’s with all of us. What makes you think you’re the only ones in charge?” Numbers 16:1-3
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