Posts Tagged ‘ Leviticus ’

Dedication of the Tabernacle and foreshadowing of the Messiah: Numbers 7 and 8

I wonder what the energy level of the Israelites was like on the day that Moses had finished setting up the Tabernacle? Was there an awe and reverence of God? Were the millions of men, women, and children pressing in to see just a glimpse of the Tabernacle? In Numbers chapters 7 we get a [ READ MORE ]

Love, worship, and follow: Leviticus Summary

Leviticus is a continuation of a love story. In this chapter of the story God instructs Israel with an in depth view of the 10 Commandments that He gave to Moses in Exodus 20. My view on the book of Leviticus was challenged and changed through my slow reading of it. My initial perspective was [ READ MORE ]

The restoration of man through Christ: Leviticus 27

What must go through a person who decides to sell themselves as a bondservant? Wouldn’t this choice be agonizing just as stated in Leviticus 27:2: “when a man makes a difficult vow, he shall be valued according to your valuation of persons belonging to the Lord.” What circumstances brought a person to become a bondservant? [ READ MORE ]

God’s faithfulness in Jubilee and hardship: Leviticus 25 and 26

The times seem so different now compared to the culture of the Israelites described in Leviticus 25 and 26. I am thankful for living in a modern society with all the amenities that I have grown accustom to but what is the cost to our relationship with God and our relationship with each other? In [ READ MORE ]

God’s celebration and justice contained in Leviticus 23 and 24

In Leviticus 24 and 25 we get a glimpse of the celebrations and justice that God commands for the Israelites. These celebrations were times of remembrance upon what God has done and is doing for the Israelites. The justice comes in the form of the famous line “An Eye for an Eye and a Tooth [ READ MORE ]

A holy calling by grace through faith in Christ: Leviticus 21 and 22

In Leviticus 21 and 22 rules and laws are given by God for Aaron and his descendants for all generations. The priests were not allowed to approach a dead person unless it was a relative and the high priest was forbidden to approach a dead body even of his own relatives. The priest’s needed to [ READ MORE ]

The painful reality of sin and God’s provision: Leviticus 19 and 20

I think every other time I have read Leviticus it was my version of the blitzkrieg: fast and swift with little accuracy. It’s the kind of thinking that says if I blitz through this ‘boring’ book of the Bible enough I will eventually glean something useful from it. I was really wrong because I have [ READ MORE ]

Provision for a fast food sex saturated world: Leviticus 17 and 18

Lord, Open these eyes to see your glory. I sit in the torrent of life and I feel beaten and bruised by all the concerns of life. Oh how easy it is to get consumed with the swirling waters around me and not focus on you. Open my heart, mind, and soul as I read Leviticus [ READ MORE ]

Overwhelming iniquity of mankind and a scapegoat: Leviticus 15 and 16

I have found it enjoyable yet difficult to read through Leviticus. I am overwhelmed by the burden the law places upon the Israelites. In Leviticus 15 you find out what circumstances cause a person to be unclean and it seems like everyone is unclean frequently. In chapter 16 verse God tells the people that the [ READ MORE ]

Illness amongst the Israelites found in Leviticus 13 and 14

It is confusing to read about leprosy in the bible. I had no idea what leprosy was so I looked it up: Leprosy. It is amazing to see what leprosy does to people it is a very contagious and dangerous caused by bacteria. After looking at what leprosy is I can appreciate why there is [ READ MORE ]