Hebrews 2 Dear RTB’ers, Why need we pay closer attention…? Sins under the Law, as delivered by angels, were justly punished. Now we have a greater salvation in Jesus, with Old Testament prophecy fulfilled in Jesus and witnessed by (1) His close associates during His earthly life, (2) signs and miracles; and (3) His gift …
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January 21 / Hebrews 1
Hebrews 1 Dear RTB’ers, Welcome to Hebrews! Yeah, I know – it’s nice to be out of Leviticus!! Agreed!! Question #1: List statements about Christ in verses 2-3. For the third time in a week or so my Study Bible has answered this question for me – with additional commentary much better than I could …
January 20 / Leviticus 27
Leviticus 27 Dear RTB’ers, Question: What can and can not be redeemed? For me this is a difficult chapter to understand. Presumably a person is making an offering to the Lord. One of my online references says that when someone makes an offering to the Lord, the Lord immediately accepts it. Then if that person …
January 19 / Leviticus 26
Leviticus 26 Dear RTB’ers, Question on spiritual blessings to obedient Christians… First, His blessings for the Israelites: Rains in their season (v. 4); peace in the land (v. 6); make you fruitful and multiply you (v. 9); make My dwelling among you and walk among you and be your God (vv. 11-12); and [broken the …
January 18 / Leviticus 25
Leviticus 25 Dear RTB’ers, Question about the Year of Jubilee – its reckoning, its purpose, and spiritual blessings for us today. First, its calculation… Every seventh year the land was to lie fallow so that it could replenish its nutrients (somewhat similar to crop rotation today), then the Year of Jubilee was set at the …
January 17 / Leviticus 24
Leviticus 24 Dear RTB’ers, Question #1, we’re asked to consider the words “pure” and “continually” in the first nine verses. I was quite surprised to see the word “pure” applied four times in these nine verses, to the oil, the gold lampstand, the gold table, and the frankincense. As for “continually”, the ESV uses the …
January 16 / Leviticus 23
Leviticus 23 Dear RTB’ers, As was the case a few days ago, today’s first question asks us to make a list of the various feasts from today’s reading. Again, my Study Bible has a table of those feasts, so I took a picture of those pages and attached it to this note. John has reminded …
January 15 / Leviticus 21-22
Leviticus 21-22 Dear RTB’ers, Words and phrases that appear frequently in today’s reading: 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 …
January 14 / Leviticus 19-20
Leviticus 19-20 Dear RTB’ers, God’s holiness is the attribute emphasized in these chapters. See Lev. 19:2, 20:3, 20:26 for God attributing holiness to Himself, and Lev. 19:2, 20:7, 20:26 for Him demanding holiness from the Israelites. That holiness is commanded by the Lord to the Israelites through keeping His commandments and staying away from idolatry. …
January 13 / Leviticus 18
Leviticus 18 Dear RTB’ers, Reasons and importance for obedience to these laws… First, If the Israelites do these things, “he shall live by them”: You shall therefore keep My statutes and My rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the LORD. (v. 5) My Study Bible had an interesting …