11 For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life. This idea of the life being in the blood is repeated three times the next four verses. It mustContinue reading “21Feb 2011 Leviticus 17:11”
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20Feb 2011 Leviticus 15:11
11 “‘Anyone the man with a discharge touches without rinsing his hands with water must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening. Now is not the time to get discouraged with reading. Keep up the pace. You are halfway through Leviticus. Long before the age of disinfectants andContinue reading “20Feb 2011 Leviticus 15:11”
19Feb 2011 Leviticus 11:45
45 I am the LORD, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy. As you have been reading these chapters, so all these rules make sense? Do you understand the logic behind them? I don’t. But our verse for this day gives us the reasonContinue reading “19Feb 2011 Leviticus 11:45”
18Feb 2011 Leviticus 9:24
24 Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown. That must have been something to see and experience. Imagine standing in that crowd of over 600,000 men andContinue reading “18Feb 2011 Leviticus 9:24”
17Feb 2011 Leviticus 5:1
1 “‘If anyone sins because they do not speak up when they hear a public charge to testify regarding something they have seen or learned about, they will be held responsible. We have to be willing to speak up when a wrong is being done. Silence is not acceptable. “But I don’t want to getContinue reading “17Feb 2011 Leviticus 5:1”
16Feb 2011 Leviticus 4:7
7 The priest shall then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the tent of meeting. The rest of the bull’s blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the tent ofContinue reading “16Feb 2011 Leviticus 4:7”
15Feb 2011 Exodus 40:38
38 So the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the Israelites during all their travels. This would be a wonderful way to know God’s will. When we see the visible sign of His Presence move, we move. WhenContinue reading “15Feb 2011 Exodus 40:38”
14Feb 2011 Exodus 35:20-21
20 Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses’ presence, 21 and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments. Willing and moved in the heart. Oh that weContinue reading “14Feb 2011 Exodus 35:20-21”
13Feb 2011 Exodus 34:7b
…. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.” Anyone who has grown up in a household with someone who drinks heavily can tell you, there are negative consequences that get passed down through the generations.Continue reading “13Feb 2011 Exodus 34:7b”
12Feb 2011 Exodus 32:33
33 The LORD replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. The Israelites were each going to be held accountable for their individual actions in connection to the golden calf. Not everyone was equally involved, so the Lord does not hold them equally responsible. They don’t get aContinue reading “12Feb 2011 Exodus 32:33”