Today's readings are Lev 26-27.Lev 26 goes into great detail to demonstrate that obedience to God brings blessing while disobedience has consequences, even for God's people. This is a Scriptural principle that runs as a thread throughout the entire... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are Num 1-2.Context is critical to understanding Numbers. At the end of Leviticus, the Hebrews are still at Sinai but now have the Tabernacle and the Law. Numbers is marked by two significant events, a census at the beginning while... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are Lev 24-25.Lev 24:1-4 speaks of the lamps in the Tabernacle which are to remain lit continuously, a symbol that the light of the world will never go out. Likewise, the bread is a "perpetual due"(Lev 24:5-9) showing the "bread of l [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are Lev 22-23.Lev 22:1-3 shows us that Aaron’s offspring (descendants) are subject to the same guidelines for ritual cleanliness that he is. They are also subject to the same cautions against physical impurity as everyone else (Lev... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
"What do you do at those conferences?" It's a question I hear frequently. Folks know I'm away and are curious what I've been doing. For me, as for a lot of other pastors, conferences are a means of further education, a way to stay on the l [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are Lev 19- 21.Israel's instructions on how to live holy lives continue in Lev 19. Holiness extends to all of their interpersonal relationships with numerous references to the Ten Commandments as a reminder that they are in a covenan [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are Lev 16-18.We see the Day of Atonement in Lev 16, a day when atonement is made for the sins of the entire nation. Two goats are used in the ritual, one to be sacrificed and the other to bear the sins of the people. It is not enoug [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are Lev 14-15.The details of the sacrificial ceremonies continue. It is becoming clear that God intends to cleanse all impurity from His people through an elaborate series of ritual cleanings and sacrifices. There are two types of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are Lev 11-13. In these three chapters, we see the rules for what is clean and what is unclean. They cover the entire spectrum of the basic daily experiences of life: birth, death, intimacy, health and food. Much has been specu [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today's readings are Lev 8-10.In Lev 8, we see the consecration and ordination of the priests. They are consecrated (cleansed) for purity. They are ordained (anointed, made holy) for service. Both rituals are necessary if they are to go before God. K [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
