by Susan Barnes | 29 Jul 2016 | Devotions OT
I will put my dwelling place among you, and I will not abhor you. I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people. Leviticus 26:11-12 This blessing was based on Israel not worshipping idols (verse 1) and keeping the Sabbath (verse 2). Why these two...
by Susan Barnes | 22 Jul 2016 | Devotions OT
Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the Lord, who makes you holy. Leviticus 20:8 The call to holiness is repeated throughout the Old Testament and yet it’s only the Lord who can make us holy. In Old Testament times sacrifices expressed a heart’s desire to be right...
by Susan Barnes | 15 Jul 2016 | Devotions OT
When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the Lord, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf. Leviticus 19:5 Moses gave the Israelites detailed instructions about how they were to bring their sacrifices. The Israelites couldn’t sacrifice...
by Susan Barnes | 8 Jul 2016 | Devotions OT
You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices … Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, because this is how the nations that I am going...
by Susan Barnes | 1 Jul 2016 | Devotions OT
Say to the Israelites: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat …’ Leviticus 11:2 We focus on what we can’t do, but God focuses on what we can do. Commentators differ on why some animals are designated ‘clean’ or ‘unclean’. Reasons tend to...
by Susan Barnes | 24 Jun 2016 | Devotions OT
Fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown. Leviticus 9:24 Wenham in Constable’s Commentary writes: “This chapter brings out very...
by Susan Barnes | 17 Jun 2016 | Devotions OT
… they must return what they have stolen or taken by extortion, or what was entrusted to them, or the lost property they found, or whatever it was they swore falsely about. They must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the owner...
by Susan Barnes | 10 Jun 2016 | Devotions OT
The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the incense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD. Leviticus 2:2 (From Constable’s Commentary) “By offering this sacrifice, the offerer...
