And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying… All of Scripture is God-breathed and profitable. It is profitable for teaching, for proper doctrine. God’s Word is also profitable for reproof. While being reproved is never pleasant, it is necessary and for our good. David once prayed: “Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let …
Leviticus 21-22 are now before us, which brings us to a new section in the chiastic structure of Leviticus. Chapters 17-20 gave us laws of holiness following the Day of Atonement in chapter 16. These correspond to the laws of purity in chapters 11-15, which preceded the Day of Atonement. Before the purity laws, we …
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And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying… The text before us is a portion of God’s holy Scriptures, and as 2 Timothy 3:16 says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable…” The Bible is God-breathed; it is the very Word of God. But it is also profitable, useful, or beneficial (Greek, ωφελιμος). Paul …
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying… In 2 Timothy 4:16, Paul tells us that “all Scripture is breathed out by God.” Every word was inspired by the Holy Spirit, as He carried God’s prophets along (2 Peter 1:21). The Scriptures were physically written by men, even maintaining the individuality of each author, but they …
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And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying… As we come to the Word of God, let Psalm 19:11 be our meditation: “Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.” We have already seen the goodness, the richness, and the sweetness of God’s law, but this verse calls us to …
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying… As we come to the this text, which is the very word of God, may Psalm 19:10 be our meditation: “More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.” This verse ought to force us to …
The LORD spoke to Moses… This text is the Word of God, of which Psalm 19:9 says: “the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether.” God’s rules (and Leviticus is filled with rules) are true or, we could even say, are truth. They give us the testimony of the Creator of heaven and …
And the LORD to Moses, saying… Each of our four chapters begin with this phrase (though 13 and 15 include Aaron), so let us continue our brief meditations from Psalm 19 to focus our minds upon God’s Word. Verse 9 begins: “The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever.” The fear of Yahweh is …
Continue reading Childbirth, Leprosy, & Bodily Discharges | Leviticus 12-15
"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 …
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