Law after law after law, Leviticus 19. Part of the 613 Commandments in the Old Testament Torah, according to the rabbis of old. Just here they are simply repeated! For example, verse 3: "Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS … CHAPTER 19, AN INTRODUCTION
I have noticed something. From Leviticus 17 through Leviticus 22 we have a list (a detailed one) of certain "personal" prohibitions God wishes (commands) the Israelites to follow. In other words, Leviticus 16 (the Day of Atonement) was for Israel … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS … CHAPTER 18, “THEY STILL APPLY!”
God (in today's Text, verses 6-30 of Leviticus 18) begins with a list of sexual prohibitions! Things not allowed! Oh, how He longs for a holy people, people like unto Himself! Remember now … after the sad narrative of the Nadab and Abihu Debacle, … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS … CHAPTER 18, PRINCIPLES OF “SEPARATION”
It's like an Introductory Paragraph, God speaking to Israel just before He presents to them further laws regarding daily life. I'm particularly speaking of Leviticus 18:1-5. "1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF LEVITICUS … CHAPTER 17, THE BLOOD!
We learned yesterday that God is very demanding (and rightly so) about the location for sacrifice. In the days after the Tabernacle was built, dedicated and placed in use. Sacrifice must be made "at the door of the Tabernacle of the congregation," on … [Continue reading]
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