Leviticus 20:7,8 The laws presented in Leviticus are given to a people who were already saved. They were rescued by God through miraculous events, they didn’t even really know who God was, let alone know what he was like or what he expected. He called the Israelites out from the slavery of the cruel andContinue reading “Laws and Freedom”
Category Archives: Leviticus
Please Rise
Leviticus 19:32 Who knew that the signs you see on trains and buses asking people to give up their seats for the elderly was straight out of the Bible. Some would say it is common sense to respect the elderly but that thought really goes against the strongly held ‘survival of the fittest’ belief andContinue reading “Please Rise”
Imitating
Leviticus 19:1 ‘Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.’ The ultimate sign of adoration and admiration is to take on the characteristics of the ones we look up to. We find ourselves mimicking older siblings when we are very young. A common complaint of the older child is “Mum, she’s copying me!”Continue reading “Imitating”
Dishonour
Leviticus 18:22 I am not sure why I highlighted this verse specifically. Probably because of it’s relevance to the current and controversil topic of homsexuality. I do find it interesting that this instruction is one of the last in a list of nineteen specific instructions about sex. I think the majority of people would mostlyContinue reading “Dishonour”
Holiness is Hard Work
Leviticus 11:44-45 If you have started to read the Bible cover to cover, you will probably have flown through the stories of Genesis and Exodus. When we get to Leviticus, however, I find it hard going and difficult to read and comprehend. It is filled with do’s and don’t and gets very specific about whatContinue reading “Holiness is Hard Work”
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