Leviticus 21-22
Dear RTB’ers,
Words and phrases that appear frequently in today’s reading:
- Holy – 7 times in chapter 21, 14 times in chapter 22
- Unclean – 4 times in chapter 21, 7 times in chapter 22
- Offer/offering – 7 times in chapter 21, 15 times in chapter 22
- Priest – 5 times in chapter 21, 5 times in chapter 22
- In addition to “Aaron” or “Aaron and his sons” 7 times in both chapters.
These two chapters are directed mostly to the priests, Aaron’s descendants, with a number of cleanliness rules, many related to ceremonial offerings. While clergy (and laity) today do not hold to these same principles and restrictions, we all still need to be aware of our own cleanliness – our own sinlessness – because we serve a holy God.
Blessings!
How about these, too?
Good eyes, John. Except for my inclusion of “priests”, both lists seem to be saying the same thing – God is holy and rejects anything unclean that we do or that we offer.