After Aaron and his sons are ordained, they make the first sacrifices in Leviticus 9 first to make atonement for themselves and then for the people of Israel. Moses and Aaron bless the people at the tent of meeting and then God displays his glory for all the people to see.
Leviticus 9
On the eighth day, Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel.
Continue readingIn this chapter, Aaron and his sons are be dressed in the priestly garments described in Exodus 28 and then skillfully made in Exodus 39. Here is a link to the Exodus 28 post that included images you may find helpful. After being sanctified by anointing oil and the blood of sacrifice, the priests are ordained for seven days and ready to serve in God’s tabernacle.
Leviticus 8
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
Continue readingA little bit of case law again but more instructions for the priests than anything else.
Leviticus 6
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
Continue readingWhat happens if you break a law and are not even aware you broke one? What if you know that you are guilty but cannon afford what you need to bring to the priest for atonement? Some of the things we will encounter are examples of case law. Because it happened at least once to somebody, there is a law to deal with that particular case.
Leviticus 5
“If a person sins when he is a witness and does not testify when called, then he shall bear the guilt of his sin;
Continue readingThere were different types of offerings and sacrifices made for other reasons, but animal sacrifices made for atonement are the ones that kept the priests busy. This is the very beginning of “if this happens, do this” that is prescribed by God in the Law.
Leviticus 4
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
Continue readingWe have been looking at the instructions for making various types of offerings. Chp 1 was burnt offerings, chp 2 was grain offerings; this chapter is about fellowship or peace offerings and chp 4 will be sin offerings. That chapter will be a little more involved than the others leading up to it.
Leviticus 3
“If the offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, from the herd, male or female, he shall offer one without blemish before the LORD.
Continue readingChapter 1 was about meat offerings, chapter 2 is about grain offerings. Grain offerings had to be unleavened (no yeast) and contain no honey, but they had to be seasoned with salt. God wants carbs, gluten and salt, that’s the takeaway from Leviticus 2.
Leviticus 2
“When anyone offers a grain offering to the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour and he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it:
Continue readingWe are going to keep switching back and forth between Old and New Testament books as we read through the Bible. Most of the Bible is Old Testament and while it is all valuable, you may find parts of it more useful than others. I offer a lot of discussion about Leviticus in general but have very little say about this chapter in particular after the reading.
Here is a link to the Exodus episodes on The Master’s Table, before we were on Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible and iHeart Radio. You should be able to find the Genesis posts once you’re on the website.
Leviticus 1
The LORD called Moses, and spoke to him out of the tent of meeting, saying:
Continue readingHebrews 9 begins with a brief overview of the tabernacle layout. The difference between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place and some of the furnishings are described. Verse 6 transitions into what the priests do in the Holy Place to what the High Priest does in the Most Holy Place. These accounts are brief. The instructions for making the tabernacle are given in great detail beginning in Exodus 25. The instructions for priests are the focus of the Book of Leviticus.
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