"Perhaps he also thought you were Saruman," said Gimli. "But you speak of him as if he was a friend. I thought Fangorn was dangerous." "Dangerous!" cried Gandalf. "And so am I. Very dangerous. More dangerous than anything you will ever meet unless you are brought alive before the seat of the Dark Lord. And …
Leviticus 9 is a highly significant text because it presents the resolution of the problem that has been haunting these opening chapters of the book. Remember that Leviticus cannot be properly understood alone. It is the third and central volume of the Pentateuch (the 'five volumes' of Moses), so even though it is a complete …
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying... As we prepare to hear these words from God, let us warm our hearts beside the spiritual flame of Psalm 19. We have seen in verse 7 that God's law is perfect, reviving the soul, and sure, making wise the simple. Now in the first half of verse …
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And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying... These words again begin our text, so let us pause to consider them. Each section of our text begins by saying that it is the law, which as we observed last week is perfect and revives the soul. The second half of Psalm 19:7 is equally applicable: "The …
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The order of the five offerings in Leviticus 1:1-6:7 is theologically significant. After all, nothing in God's Word is random or accidental. Accordingly, many theologians have noticed that the five offerings display the overall pattern of worship for God's people, which I wholeheartedly agree with and will summarize below. Even so, I also suggest another …
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Fools mock at the guilt offering,but the upright enjoy acceptance. Proverbs 14:9 ESV This past Sunday, I preached a sermon over the guilt offering in Leviticus. When preparing to preach, there are always bits left on the cutting room floor that don’t make it into the final cut on Sunday morning. And when I …
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What would you do if you survived the apocalypse and were one of only a handful of people left on the planet? Plenty of fiction has been produced exploring that premise, but we don’t need to turn to fiction, for Noah found himself in that very circumstance. Having found grace in God’s sight for being …
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The LORD called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, Leviticus 1:1 ESV Leviticus is a manual for proper worship. “Worship is addressed in every single chapter in Leviticus. It is Israel’s orienting center” (Palmer, 823). And center is a very fitting word. The Torah, the first five books of the …
Author As with the other books of the Torah or Pentateuch, Moses has traditionally been acknowledged as the author of Leviticus. Since Jesus affirms Moses’ authorship of the Torah generally, we are well within reason to do so with Leviticus specifically. Theme Yahweh gives Moses instructions for how His covenant people can enter into His …
The following is the manuscript of the sermon preached last Sunday by Jase Hammock. You can read more from Jase at his blog here. In the introduction sermon, I made the point that Lamentations 1:1 and all of chapter 1 highlights the loss of Eden. A part of that loss was the loss of the image of …
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