This chapter describes the cleansing of lepers and leprous houses. “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘This shall be the law of the leprous person for the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest, and the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall look. Then, if the case of leprous disease is healed…
Month: August 2019
Psalm 104
This elegant Psalm speaks of creation, and all of God’s wondrous works surrounding it. “He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved. You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they took to flight. The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to…
Leviticus 13
This chapter covers the laws regarding the diagnosing and “treatment” of diseases, specifically leprosy and “itching disease” (I’m sure we have a different name for this one now…). “The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, ‘When a person has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption or a spot, and…
Psalm 103
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies…
Leviticus 12
This short chapter describes the law concerning a woman’s purification after childbirth. “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If a woman conceives and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days. Then she shall continue for thirty-three days in the blood of her purifying. She…
Psalm 102
“Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry come to you! Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress! Incline your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call! My heart is struck down like grass and has withered; I forget to eat my bread. I…
Leviticus 11
This chapter divulges the clean and unclean creatures – those Israel can and cannot eat. It also describes ceremonial (and even literal) cleanness from touching deceased creatures. “And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, ‘Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among…
Psalm 101
“I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O Lord, I will make music. I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house; I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the…
Leviticus 10
This chapter has a great deal happening, so I can only focus on one main event. Feel free to read the rest for yourself. “Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, which he…
Psalm 100
“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his…