Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: Celebrating Our Peace (Chapter 3) 8 Sep 2015 It may not be evident, but in all honesty I love to eat. Food is a hobby for me, as I love to try new things, revisit old favorites, and…
Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: All Belongs to God (Leviticus 2) 1 Sep 2015 "What do you have that you did not receive," asks the apostle Paul (1 Cor. 4:7). It's a rhetorical question aimed at humbling the reader, because the answer is obviously…
Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: God’s Wide Compassion (Leviticus 1) 25 Aug 2015 God's grace is amazingly wide. We are often prone to think of His grace in much the same way we think of our own compassion and care. Our love for…
Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: The Blood of Bulls and Goats, Part 2 18 Aug 2015 "And the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven." This is the recurring phrase of Leviticus 4. Atonement for the individual, forgiveness of sins, these are…
Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: The Blood of Bulls and Goats, Part 1 11 Aug 2015 The author of Hebrews makes abundantly clear that the sacrificial system cannot adequately deal with sin. He writes: For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to…
Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: The Sinfulness of Man 4 Aug 20154 Aug 2015 Leviticus assumes both the holiness of God and the sinfulness of man. You will not find a thorough theological argument for these doctrines, yet the lie at the very foundations…
Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: God is Holy 14 Apr 2015 It’s common place in Christianity to refer to God as “holy.” Yet it is also common for us to lose a clear sense of the meaning of words over time.…
Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: Hope Beyond Leviticus 7 Apr 2015 The book of Leviticus gets somewhat of a bad wrap. Don't get me wrong it can be dense reading. Yet the book is fully evidences of God's grace and mercy.…
Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: The Priesthood 31 Mar 2015 God’s holiness makes the Levitical priesthood necessary. The development of the priesthood in ancient Israel was not an arbitrary decision on God’s part. It was not as if God invented…
Old Testament Studies in Leviticus: Holy Living 24 Mar 2015 "And He called..." that is how the book of Leviticus begins. In fact that is its original Hebrew title. The title most English speakers know is drawn from the Septuagint,…
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