This chapter focuses on the holiness of God, loving our neighbor, and keeping the Lord’s statutes/laws. “ ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall…
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Psalm 109
“Be not silent, O God of my praise! For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love. May his days be few; may another take his office! May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow!…
Leviticus 18
This chapter gives boundaries and laws against marital relations between relatives. “And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, I am the Lord your God. You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as…
Psalm 108
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! That your beloved ones may…
Leviticus 17
The second portion of the chapter contains laws banning the eating blood – in summary, nobody of Israel or visiting Israel, is to eat blood – the animal must be drained of blood before consumption. “And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘…If any one of the house of Israel kills an ox or a…
Psalm 107
This psalm is appropriately titled “Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So” (just like the old song named after it). The main part of the psalm describes several scenarios of distress, followed be the people being redeemed by the Lord, though we’ll focus on the final few verses. “He turns rivers into a desert,…
Leviticus 16
“and the Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell Aaron your brother not to come at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat that is on the ark, so that he may not die. For I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat. But in this way Aaron shall…
Psalm 106
This chapter is a polar opposite to Psalm 105 – I came across an interesting quote that highlights this dichotomy: “The keynote of Psalms 105 is, ‘Remember His mighty deeds,’ that of Psalms 106 is, ‘They forgot His mighty deeds.’ ” (Alexander Maclaren) “Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we…
Leviticus 15
This chapter covers the laws of cleanness regarding anyone who has any bodily fluid discharge, and anyone who comes into contact with them or something they had touched. “The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, ‘Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any man has a discharge from his body,…
Psalm 105
This Psalm neatly summarizes the important parts of Israel’s history from Joseph through Moses. I will however focus on one “small” aspect of the introduction. “Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works! Glory in his holy…