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 […]
MARCH 8, 2022 Leviticus 9:6 Then Moses said, “This is the thing which the Lord commanded you to do, and the glory of the Lord will appear to you.” In the opening verses of Leviticus 9, Moses instructed the priests, the elders and all of the children of Israel to present specific sacrifices before the LORD in anticipation of the LORD’s […]
MARCH 7, 2022 Leviticus 9:1 It came to pass on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. The “eighth day” that is referred to here is the eighth day after the beginning of the consecration of the priests. Aaron and his sons had been inaugurated into the priesthood, […]
MARCH 6, 2022 Leviticus 8:33 And you shall not go outside the door of the tabernacle of meeting for seven days, until the days of your consecration are ended. For seven days he shall consecrate you. Hebrew is a fascinating language for so many reasons. One reason I have been so intrigued by it through the years is […]
MARCH 5, 2022 Leviticus 8:22 And he brought the second ram, the ram of consecration. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. In Christendom, when something is consecrated, it is elevated to the status of being sacred, meaning it is set apart for service unto God. The same […]
MARCH 4, 2022 Leviticus 8:12 And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him, to consecrate him. Even though Moses anointed all the other parts of the Sanctuary, including the altar, only Aaron, the High Priest, had oil poured upon him. It is true that, in the process of consecration, Aaron […]
