Category: Leviticus
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Cursing God
10 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;11 And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and…
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Water Baptism
And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. Leviticus 8:6 (KJV) Washed – Baptism is frequently thought of as a Christian event. The first form of New Testament baptism is found in the story of John the Baptist. But John wasn’t a Christian, he was a Jew. Why would John practice…
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Quarantine
All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be. Leviticus 13:46 (KJV) Without the camp shall his habitation be – God teaches the method of quarantine when it comes to infectious diseases. He doesn’t say that…
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To Sanctify, or Not To Sanctify
All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep. Deuteronomy 15:19 (KJV) Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the Lord’s firstling, no…
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Bread and Salt
And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. Leviticus 2:13 (KJV) Meat, Salt – So God commands that all “meat” offerings are to be…
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Food isn’t the Focus
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. Leviticus 23:2 (KJV) Feasts – The Lord really loves a good meal, doesn’t he? When reading this, I’m quite impressed by God’s desire for us to…
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Serving God the Wrong Way
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not. Leviticus 10:1 (KJV) Which he commanded them not – When you serve the Lord, do you serve Him the way you…
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Mixed Fibers
Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee. Leviticus 19:19 Linen and woollen – The command forbids wearing clothing mixed with wool and linen. Period. If our desire is…
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Contradictions
I absolutely love contradictions in the Bible. Yep, you heard me right. When I find a contradiction in Scripture, I know there’s something deeper going on that isn’t visible on the surface. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. (Hebrews 9:22) But if…
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Day of Alarm
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. Leviticus 23:24 (KJV) Blowing – The holy day in Hebrew is often referred to as Yom Teruah – Day of Sounding. But what…