Numbers 5-6 So, what to discuss today… We could talk about the importance of confession of sin, along with how making restitution might compare with penalties like prison time. (Num. 5:5-10) Or we could dive into the quagmire of the “test for adultery” with its attendant battle of the sexes coupled with a hint of …
Monthly Archives: February 2023
February 8 / Numbers 3-4
Numbers 3-4 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the people of Israel. The Levites shall be Mine, for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn …
February 7 / Numbers 1-2
Numbers 1-2 Congratulations! You made it through Leviticus. Today we start the book of Numbers, which gets its name from, well, all the numbers. We pick up the story of the Israelites just a month after where Exodus left off. (See Ex. 40:2; Num. 1:1.) It’s been a year since the Israelites walked out of …
February 6 / Leviticus 25:35-27:34
Leviticus 25:35-27:34 There is much to think about today for ourselves and for our culture, but let me just say this: Remember Leviticus 26 as we move through the rest of the Scriptures.
February 5 / Leviticus 23-25:34
Leviticus 23-25:34 Today we read instructions for the appointed feasts of the LORD. (Lev. 23:2) I cannot begin to explore the full meaning of these feasts, what they represent and what they foreshadow. I’ll leave that for a much deeper level of study than we can do here. Instead, I’d simply like us to use …
February 4 / Leviticus 19-22
Leviticus 19-22 There it is in today’s reading. Do you see it? Admittedly, it’s a bit inconspicuous. There are no neon signs pointing the way. There is no thundering voice from heaven, no trumpet call to draw attention. It’s just there in the midst of other rules and regulations. It’s a short little statement, not …
February 3 / Leviticus 15-18
Leviticus 15-18 Today we are once again confronted by God’s holiness — and His grace. Remember the structure of the Tabernacle’s Tent of Meeting. It is divided into two sections, the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place (or the “Holy of Holies”). The Most Holy Place lies behind a thick veil and contains the …
February 2 / Leviticus 13-14
Leviticus 13-14 Today we see the LORD’s care for the people of Israel expressed in very practical terms: disease control and prevention. With our recent experience of the COVID-19 pandemic, the notion of testing an individual for disease and then declaring that person “clean” or “unclean” sounds remarkably familiar. Both then and now, isolating the …
February 1 / Leviticus 10-12
Leviticus 10-12 For I am the LORD who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. Leviticus 11:45 This command (or promise!) for the people of Israel to “be holy, for I am holy” is given (in one form or another) …