Monthly Archives: February 2012

Numbers 4 deals with the moving of the tent of meeting and its contents when the people of Israel break camp. Specific clans and ancestral houses of the tribe of the Levites are assigned to the different tasks. Male members … Continue reading →

In Numbers 2 God sets up the camp around the tent of meeting. We learned in the last chapter that the Levites camped closest to the tent of meeting to guard it. The rest of the people surround the Levites … Continue reading →

Leviticus 27 speaks of redeeming property of any kind that has been consecrated to the Lord. It is interesting that things that are donated to the Lord may be purchased back. Congratulations, you have finished yet another book of the … Continue reading →

In Leviticus 25 God establishes that the people should give the land a rest every seven years. In that year they are not to sow seed or prune the vineyards. They may eat of whatever the land produces by itself. … Continue reading →

In Leviticus 23 God establishes his festivals. God begins with a reminder that every seventh day is to be a Sabbath, a day of complete rest and a holy gathering of the people. While Sabbath is not a festival perhaps … Continue reading →

In Leviticus 21 and 22 God speaks to the priests again. He speaks to them about proper conduct in order to remain holy. He also speaks further about proper donations and offerings. Much of his discussion is about being and … Continue reading →

In Leviticus 19 and 20 God addresses the people of Israel through Moses. He sets out his law before the people. Included in the law are the original Ten Commandments, instructions about the proper way to sacrifice, and warnings not … Continue reading →

In Leviticus 17 and 18, God is establishing again with the people of Israel that they should follow his statutes and ordinances not those of either Egypt, the country they have left, or Canaan, the country they will be entering. … Continue reading →

Leviticus 15 continues to deal with issues of uncleanness. You may have noticed that these laws generally deal with health practices. God prescribes ways to keep disease from spreading throughout the community. The priest functions much like a physician to … Continue reading →

Leviticus 13 and 14 deal with the treatment of people with skin lesions known as leprosy. If the priest examines a person and determines that the person has a leprous disease the person is declared unclean and must live away … Continue reading →