In The Word Read: Leviticus 25 The Sabbatical Year and Year of Jubilee 25 The Lord then spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you come into the land which I am going to give you, then the land shall have a Sabbath to the Lord. […]
Yahweh Is Just
In The Word Read: Leviticus 24 The Lamp and the Bread of the Sanctuary 24 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Command the sons of Israel that they bring to you clear oil from beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually. 3 Outside the veil of the testimony in the tent of meeting, […]
Complete Day Of Rest
In The Word Read: Leviticus 23 Laws of Holy Days 23 The Lord spoke again to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord’s appointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations—My appointed times are these: 3 ‘For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is […]
We Are God’s Priests
In The Word Read: Leviticus 21-22 Regulations concerning Priests 21 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘No one shall defile himself for a dead person among his people, 2 except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, […]
Holiness is Still The Standard
In The Word Read: Leviticus 19-20 Idolatry Forbidden 19 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. 3 Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep […]
God’s Way: Live In It
In The Word Read: Leviticus 18 Laws on Immoral Relations 18 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘I am the Lord your God. 3 You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, nor are you to do what is done […]
Life In The Blood
In The Word Read: Leviticus 17 Blood for Atonement 17 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord has commanded, saying, 3 “Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a […]
The Mercy Seat
In The Word Read: Leviticus 16 Law of Atonement 16 Now the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they had approached the presence of the Lord and died. 2 The Lordsaid to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter at any time into the Holy Place inside […]
Clean Your House
In The Word Read: Leviticus 14:33-15:33 Cleansing a Leprous House 33 The Lord further spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying: 34 “When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as a possession, and I put a spot of leprosy on a house in the land of your possession, 35 then the one who […]
For I, The Lord, Am Your Healer
In The Word Read: Leviticus 13:47-14:32 47 “When a garment has a mark of leprosy in it, whether it is a wool garment or a linen garment, 48 whether in warp or woof, of linen or of wool, whether in leather or in any article made of leather, 49 if the mark is greenish or reddish in the garment […]