MARCH 20, 2022 Leviticus 13:2 When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling, a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes on the skin of his body like a leprous sore, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests. From a biblical point of view, leprosy […]
MARCH 19, 2022 Leviticus 12:2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying: “If a woman has conceived, and borne a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of her customary impurity she shall be unclean.” If there are concepts and principles embedded within every command God gave to Israel including, as we have […]
MARCH 18, 2022 Leviticus 11:45 For I am the Lord who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. Because He is holy, we are to be holy in emulation of His character and as proper representatives of His kingdom. Even standing alone, this declaration should resonate within […]
MARCH 17, 2022 Leviticus 11:1-3 Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘These are the animals which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth: Among the animals, whatever divides the hoof, having cloven hooves and chewing the cud—that you may eat.’” For many years I have jokingly confessed that, […]
MARCH 16, 2022 Leviticus 10:16-17 Then Moses made careful inquiry about the goat of the sin offering, and there it was—burned up. And he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left, saying, “Why have you not eaten the sin offering in a holy place, since it is most holy?” At the very outset of the […]
MARCH 15, 2022 Leviticus 10:8-10 Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying: “Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean.” As we discussed in […]
MARCH 14, 2022 Leviticus 10:8-10 Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying: “Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean.” Because this prohibition against […]
MARCH 13, 2022 Leviticus 10:3 And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying: ‘By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; and before all the people I must be glorified.’ ” So Aaron held his peace. We can only imagine what must have flashed through Aaron’s mind when he saw […]
MARCH 12, 2022 Leviticus 10:1 Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them. After all of the careful preparations that went into building the tabernacle and making just as the Creator had intended, […]
MARCH 11, 2022 Leviticus 9:23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. It must have been amazing to have witnessed the scene described in this verse. As to just what the “glory of the LORD” appeared […]
MARCH 10, 2022 Leviticus 9:22 Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, blessed them, and came down from offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and peace offerings. Even though the words of the priestly blessing (birchat kohenim) are not recorded here (see Numbers 6:22-27), there is no doubt that this blessing was the one […]
MARCH 9, 2022 Leviticus 9:8 Aaron therefore went to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. There is a tradition in Judaism that suggests Aaron was extremely hesitant to approach the Tabernacle in order to enter into his duties. This tradition is based on the belief that, because of his […]
