Category: Daily Devotion

  The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “This shall be the law of the leprous person for the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest. Leviticus 14:1-2 – Our chapter today covers the cleaning rituals for a leper that was cured of his leprosy. The process was highly unique from many other sacrifices and rituals…

  …and the priest shall examine the diseased area on the skin of his body. And if the hair in the diseased area has turned white and the disease appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a case of leprous disease. When the priest has examined him, he shall pronounce…

  And if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons,one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean. Leviticus 12:8 – Our chapter today speaks on what the process was for after a child…

  And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. Leviticus 11:7 – Here we have the law that made it impossible for a Jewish person to enjoy bacon. In chapter 11 we have the Lord outlining what meats were acceptable for the people…

  Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them. Leviticus 10:1 – Exactly what took place isn’t outlined, but from the surrounding verses we can get a logical guess. After a weeklong time…

  On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel, 2 and he said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the Lord. Leviticus 9:1-2 – The process for Aaron and his sons to be…

  And Aaron and his sons did all the things that the Lord commanded by Moses. Leviticus 8:36 – In our chapter we see the ordination of Aaron and his sons as the holy priesthood for the Lord. Now let’s be honest, as we read through this chapter and see all the aspects to the ceremony, it’s…

  Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be cut off from his people. Leviticus 7:27 – In our chapter we see verses like this one we are looking at today a few times. Around 19 times in the law there is given the direction to “cut off” the person that sinned from the people…

  Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out. Leviticus 6:11 – In the area outside the Tent of Meeting there was the altar where all the sacrifices would be made upon. What we learn from our passage was this wasn’t just a grill that the priests turned on…

  But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two pigeons, then he shall bring as his offering for the sin that he has committed a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it and shall put no frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. Leviticus…