This chapter contains a variety of commands regarding lamps and bread in the tabernacle, as well as some social justice issues. We’ll look at a commonly misquoted/abused passage. “Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death. Whoever takes an animal’s life shall make it good, life for life. If anyone injures his…
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Psalm 114
“When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back. The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back? O…
Leviticus 23
This chapter details several feasts (holy days) and instructions for how to conduct them. “These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight, is the Lord’s Passover. And on the…
Psalm 113
Interesting side note: this is the first Psalm in a collection called the “Egyptian Hallel” – songs commemorating Israel’s freedom from slavery. Traditionally, Psalms 113-114 were sung before the Passover meal, and Psalms 115-118 were sung following the meal. It is very likely that Jesus and His disciples would have sung this hymn on the…
Leviticus 22
This chapter contains two main sections of parameters around the consumption of the “holy things” (offerings sanctified through tabernacle sacrifice) and more details on which animals are acceptable for the different types of offering (in summary, animals without blemish). “Speak to Aaron and his sons so that they abstain from the holy things of the…
Psalm 112
This psalm is also an acrostic poem, with each line starting with consecutive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. “Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments! His offspring will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are…
Leviticus 21
This chapter describes the holiness of the priests and some boundaries around their ritual cleanliness. “He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself. They shall not make bald patches on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts on their body….
Psalm 111
One interesting note about this Psalm is it’s an acrostic poem – meaning, each line starts with a consecutive letter of the Hebrew alphabet (but it doesn’t translate that way into English, unfortunately). “Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the…
Leviticus 20
The first two thirds of the chapter detail the punishments for sacrificing children to foreign gods and for sexual immorality. There is a list of infractions followed by the appropriate punishments – almost all of which are death. The conclusion is God’s summary of why the commands should be obeyed. ” ‘You shall therefore keep…
Psalm 110
This Psalm appears to be David foretelling the second coming of Jesus, before He even came the first time. “The Lord says to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.’ The Lord sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter. Rule in the midst of your enemies! Your people…