Leviticus 25-27

Greetings!  This reading is Leviticus 25-27.
God commanded the people to give the land a sabbath every 7th year.  This was good for the land and also served as a reminder to the Israelites that God will provide. 
The Year of Jubilee was to be carried out every 50 years, though I am not sure if [...]

Leviticus 22-24

Greetings!  This reading is Leviticus 22-24.
This section contains further reminders that the sacrifices had to be without defect, which foreshadowed the perfect sacrifice of Jesus.  This reminds me of when King David said:

1 Chronicles 21:24 But King David replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying the full price. I will not take for the [...]

Leviticus 19-21

Greetings!  This reading is Leviticus 19-21.
The chapter heading for Leviticus 19 in my Bible says, “Various laws,” and that describes it well.  There is a mix of laws from the 10 Commandments, some other moral laws and some ceremonial laws.  There is a lot here, so please read the verses closely.
Verse 1 says a lot of about what God [...]

Leviticus 16-18

Greetings!  This reading is Leviticus 16-18.
Chapter 16 deals with the Day of Atonement (aka Yom Kippur), where the sanctuary and the people are symbolically cleansed from the pollution of Israel’s sins.  The Israelites had many feast days throughout the year, but this was a day of fasting.  While sins were dealt with throughout the year, their [...]

Leviticus 13-15

Greetings!  This reading is Leviticus 13-15.
Today’s reading covers some topics you might not expect to find in the Bible: Infectious skin diseases, discharges and mildew.  These were real problems the Israelites faced and they were also excellent metaphors for sin (i.e., they can spread and do great damage). 
Interestingly, these chapters have the fewest study notes [...]

Leviticus 10-12

Greetings!  This reading is Leviticus 10-12.
This section gets off to a sobering beginning:
Leviticus 10:1-3 Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, contrary to his command. So fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they [...]

Leviticus 7-9

Greetings!  This reading is Leviticus 7-9.
Fellowship offerings included thanksgiving offerings.  I heard a good rule of thumb this week about prayer: We should spend as much time thanking God for all his blessings as we do asking for him for things.
Note that in 7:28 the one making a thank-offering should do so “With his own hands.”  [...]

Leviticus 4-6

Greetings!  This reading is Leviticus 4-6. 
This section has a consistent and sobering theme: Sinning unintentionally does not relieve us from guilt before God.  Examples:
Leviticus 4:13 “‘If the whole Israelite community sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, even though the community is unaware of the matter, they are [...]

Leviticus 1-3

Greetings!  This reading is Leviticus 1-3.
Notice how often God speaks in Leviticus (and other parts of the Bible). It says, “The Lord said to Moses . . .” many times.  There are over two thousand such passages in the Bible.  It is all God’s Word, of course, but I find it interesting just how many [...]

Leviticus overview

Greetings!  This starts our study of Leviticus. 
I know some of you are thinking, “What?! Leviticus?!  Isn’t that the book people get bogged down in when they try to read the Bible from front to back?”  Yes, some parts of the book may appear to be outdated, dry and repetitive, but remember that it is [...]