Every child born into this world is of equal value, and in equal need of salvation, says God. Before we leave Leviticus 12, we’ll stop once more at the great bronze altar. Can you see the parents with their little babe in arms? But all eyes would be on a one-year-old lambkin and a little […]
Read More… from May 4, 2022 — All Together Now, Girls And Boys
“Neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord” (1 Cor 11:11). Our last study discussed the mother’s responsibility after giving birth to a boy. We concluded with the first half of Psalm 127:3, “Children are a heritage from the Lord.” Now, as we turn to the birth of a […]
No surprise, prothrombin and vitamin K (for clotting) are at their highest levels on the eighth day. When we come to Leviticus 12, we remind ourselves of a simple definition of what is true and right: it’s whatever God thinks about something. He wants us to think about these issues, too—not to make up our […]
We aren’t designed to chew—then rechew—our food physically, but should we spiritually? We might think these instructions on clean and unclean animals have absolutely nothing to do with us today—if we didn’t see some verses here that should be familiar to readers of the New Testament. For example, notice the words repeated in Leviticus 11:44 […]
A shrimp cocktail was off limits for the Israelites. But a chocolate-covered grasshopper? Yes! The list of kosher food that God allowed for His people continues in Leviticus 11. Animals must have cloven hooves and chew the cud. Fish must have fins and scales. Birds must not be carrion-eaters, rodent-eaters, or fish-eaters. Then God even—do […]
Read More… from April 28, 2022 — Touch Not; Taste Not; Handle Not
Whether a person liked something or not wasn’t the determining factor. God wrote the menu. There’s a great debate today whether a person should eat meat or be a strict vegetarian. In Leviticus 11, God makes His position plain: the Israelites were to eat only animals that were vegetarians! But there were further restrictions. He […]
Discrimination is a bad word today, but we must learn to discriminate between things, not people. Before launching into the next five chapters of graphic details, let’s stop and consider the words holy and unholy, as in the statement, “that you may distinguish between holy and unholy” (Lev 10:10). Our English translation may give the […]
What a way to start! On the first day, in the worst way, two of Aaron’s sons defy God and die. Something very miraculous but very horrible had just occurred. Nadab and Abihu played with fire, so to speak, taking “profane fire” (Lev 10:1) into God’s presence. In response, “fire went out from the Lord […]
People say all the time, “I’m happy with my religion.” But the question should be, “Is God?” What a glorious moment this was in the history of Israel! The priesthood had been instituted, like the grand opening of a new road right into heaven. God obviously had accepted Aaron’s first sacrifices by igniting them with […]