Tag Archives: Leviticus

God Makes All Things New – 1

Scripture Text – Jeremiah 30-33 In these chapters, the Lord amplified the wonderful promise He gave to His people in the letter Jeremiah sent the Babylonian exiles: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans … Continue reading

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God Has Spoken – To You!

IMAGINE hearing God’s voice! Moses did (Numbers 1:1). Scripture gives little indication of what that experience was like, but it does say that the Lord spoke to Moses “face to face, as a man speaks to his friend.” – Exodus … Continue reading

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Responsibility and Accountability – 7

Scripture Text – Ezekiel 18-21 Responsibility is one of the major themes of these four chapters. By dealing with the subject of personal and national responsibility, Ezekiel was able to answer the frequent complaints of the people that the Lord … Continue reading

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A Definitive Standard

BELIEVE anything you want. “You’ve got your truth, I’ve got mine.” The frightening thing about such modern viewpoints is that those who believe them become the definers of truth and reality. They leave no room for objective truth or absolutes. … Continue reading

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A Place To Be Forgiven

FOR the Hebrews, there was only one place to worship God by offering sacrifices—at the tabernacle (Leviticus 17:8-9). This is not to say that one could not worship God elsewhere. But to make atonement for sin, one had to come … Continue reading

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The Perfect Revelation of The Lord – 4

Scripture Text – Psalm 19 Many church lectionaries assigns this psalm to be read on Christmas Day, when the “Sun of Righteousness” came into the world (Malachi 4:2) and the “Living Word” was laid in the manger (John 1:14). The … Continue reading

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Making Restitution

SOME modern law-makers, educators, and others concerned with human behavior often make proposals based on the idea that people are basically good. In Leviticus, God held a more realistic view. For example, He knew that there would be cases of … Continue reading

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Show No Favoritism

My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. (James 2:1 NKJV) My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if … Continue reading

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Taking Sin Seriously

THE ancient Israelites took sin far more seriously that many people today do. Consider the impact of carrying out the instructions given for burnt-offering sacrifices (Leviticus 1:3–5): The psychological impact. If you were a Hebrew at the time of Moses, … Continue reading

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No Wonder, No Holy Fear

Monday November 21, 2022 Leviticus 9:24 And fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces. We of … Continue reading

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Judging the Mockers and Scoffers

“Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.” – Psalm 105:15. As he (Elisha) was going up the road, some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! … Continue reading

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Noah’s Faith, Noah’s Family – 1

Scripture Text – Genesis 6:9 – 7:24 Except for the increase in violence and crime, the times were pretty good. People were “eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage” (Matthew 24:38), and life was going on as usual. They … Continue reading

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Stay Alert, Stay Vigilant – 4

Scripture Text – Nehemiah 7 A city is much more than walls, gates, and houses; a city is made up of its people. In the first half of Nehemiah’s book, the people existed for the walls; but now the walls … Continue reading

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We Want a King! – 8

Scripture Text – 1 Samuel 7-11 For centuries, the people of Israel had looked to Jehovah as their King, but then they came to a point where they asked the Lord to give them a king just like the other … Continue reading

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We Want a King! – 4

Scripture Text – 1 Samuel 7-11 For centuries, the people of Israel had looked to Jehovah as their King, but then they came to a point where they asked the Lord to give them a king just like the other … Continue reading

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We Want a King! – 3

Scripture Text – 1 Samuel 7-11 For centuries, the people of Israel had looked to Jehovah as their King, but then they came to a point where they asked the Lord to give them a king just like the other … Continue reading

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We Want a King! – 1

Scripture Text – 1 Samuel 7-11 For centuries, the people of Israel had looked to Jehovah as their King, but then they came to a point where they asked the Lord to give them a king just like the other … Continue reading

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Love One Another

Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning. Again, a new commandment I write to you, which … Continue reading

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Kill My Own Son?

IT SEEMS incredible that God would tell Abraham to “take . . . your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love . . . and offer him there as a burnt offering,” – Genesis 22:2. What sort of God … Continue reading

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False, False, False Teachers! – 3

Scripture Text – 2 Peter 2:1-9 We continue with Peters warning to the church to be alert and vigilant. This is the second of the three aspects addressing the subject of false teachers in the church. The False Teachers Destroyed … Continue reading

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