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One of the major ways the Lord planned for the care of His people is through the Year of Jubilee. This was an extension of the sabbatical year, which took place every seventh year. During the sabbatical, no planting was to be done so the fields could have their rest. The Lord would provide enoughContinue reading “Day 40: Leviticus 24-25”

The feasts of Israel are significant mileposts through the year which reminded the people of who God is and what He had done for them. The official beginning of the cycle of feasts came in the first month of the religious calendar, as designated by the Lord in Egypt, with Passover. It continued through theContinue reading “Day 39: Leviticus 22-23”

One of the principles we follow in studying the Bible is to look for repeated words, phrases, or patterns. When you find something repeated in a passage, a chapter, or even a book, it is worth spending time thinking about why that repetition occurs. Since we believe that the Bible is inspired by the HolyContinue reading “Day 38: Leviticus 19-21”

One of the High Holy Days in Judaism is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Yom Kippur has been observed by Jews from the time of Israel’s wilderness wanderings under Moses, a span of nearly 3500 years. The instructions for the ritual of the day are given here in Leviticus 16. For the modern Jew,Continue reading “Day 37: Leviticus 16-18”

The extensive list of laws concerning “clean” and “unclean” fills several chapters of Leviticus. This is one of the section of the Bible where people can start to give up on finishing the task of reading through all of Scripture, and it’s only the third book out of 66! As mentioned yesterday, the separation betweenContinue reading “Day 36: Leviticus 14-15”

Modern readers have a difficult time understanding so much of what is written in ancient literature. We are far removed from the historical, geographic, and cultural settings in which these writings were made. Their world just seems so alien to our lives and our experiences. There also is often some “chronological snobbery” involved in ourContinue reading “Day 35: Leviticus 11-13”

The Bible tells us stories about many people in different time periods and geographic locations. Many of these stories are about men and women who take strong stands for God, even in times of trouble. Some are about people who are openly and sometimes violently opposed to God and His people. As we saw withContinue reading “Day 34: Leviticus 8-10”

The number of offerings and sacrifices laid out in the Law of the Old Testament can make your head spin. Reading one after another, with all of their rituals and prescriptions, will give you an appreciation for just how hard it was for the average Israelites to maintain their status before the Lord. The sacrificesContinue reading “Day 33: Leviticus 5-7”

Several times each summer my home church holds a picnic after our morning services. We might even have an outdoor service that day. Whether inside or outside, the smell of grilling meat makes everyone eager for the pastor to finish his sermon so we can get in line for our lunch. The smell of meatContinue reading “Day 32: Leviticus 1-4”

Israel had just started their travel through the wilderness when they stopped to complete the construction of the Tabernacle. They had visited Mount Sinai and received the commandments from the Lord. The people had given generously to ensure that the Tabernacle could be completed in all of its splendor. They were preparing for the lastContinue reading “Day 31: Exodus 39-40”