Category: Leviticus

  • Sukkot, the Place

    That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 23:43 (KJV) Booths – When you compare the three holy days; Feast of Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, and Sukkot (Feast of Booths), it’s…

  • Good and Evil

    And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. Genesis 1:31 Tov Good – Would it surprised you to know that the word good is not based on morality? When God saw everything that he had made, he wasn’t saying that everything was righteous or morally good. He wasn’t stating…

  • Memorial of Trumpets

    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) Memorial – What trumpets (or sounds) was Israel supposed to remember? I know we like to project our own interpretations…

  • Sin Offering

    But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin…

  • Stating the Obvious

    Then Moses told Aaron: “This is what the Lord stated, saying: ‘I will be sanctified through those who are near Me and will be glorified before all the people.’” Aaron was silent. Leviticus 10:3 (Onkelos) Stated – This is such an interesting chapter! Let’s walk through it quickly. Two of Aaron’s sons bring a strange…

  • The Day of Sounding

    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 of trumpets – Would it surprise you to know that the actual text says nothing about trumpets? There is…

  • Afflict Your Souls

    Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord. Leviticus 23:27 (KJV) Afflict your souls – There is only one day per year required…

  • Forgiving All Sin

    For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. Leviticus 16:30 (KJV) Before – Is God forgiving of all sin? Can He forgive all sin? Sure we’re familiar with Mark 3:29 wherein Yeshua explains that blasphemy of…

  • The Sovereign’s Statutes

    You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, nor are you to do what is done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you; you shall not walk in their statutes. Leviticus 18:3 (NASB) Statutes – God is sovereign. So what is a characteristic of a sovereign…

  • First Day of Seventh Month

    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 First day – There is so much this commandment teaches, but our limited patience, and our planning nature, causes us to miss…