Genesis To Revelations

Good morning!




Leviticus Ch.1
Instructions concerning burnt offerings.
Notice the offering is to be without blemish. This is symbolic of the ultimate sacrifice.
vs. 9 The washing of the inward parts and the legs probably means purification and cleanliness.

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Ch.2
More instructions concerning offerings.

Frankincense is mentioned. A note about frankincense: It is "from the resin sap of the Boswellia tree native to the southern coastal Arabian regions, this white, bitter smelling compound turns into a perfumed richness only befit for a King which is a reason why the biblical Israelites kept it pure and sacred" in the tabernacle.
Something I read about why frankincense was used. "The best explanation appears to be that frankincense was used in grain offerings because of its aroma; this seems most likely in view of the associations with frankincense and its scent elsewhere in the Bible. This explanation coheres with the idea that aroma plays a central role in the
world of sacrifice. This is already explicit in God’s reaction to Noah’s animal sacrifice after the flood: “The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: ‘Never again will I curse the ground because of humankind’”

vs.10 What is leftover of the meat offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons.

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Ch. 3
Instructions concerning peace offerings.

The end of the chapter says: It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.

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Ch. 4
Instructions concerning sin offerings. There is instructions for how priests are to do sin offerings and instructions for rulers and instructions for the common people.
It shall burn upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the Lord; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.

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Ch. 5
Instructions for trespass offerings.
Trespasses that are mentioned: If someone sees or knows something and they do not tell what the saw/know, this is wrong. If someone touches the carcass unclean animal. If someone touches the uncleanness of man (we'll get more into what makes a person unclean as we go along). If someone makes an oath, whether it be good or evil, if it be hidden from him when he comes to know it he shall be guilty. A person guilty in any of these things shall confess and bring a trespass offering to the priest.

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Ch. 6
More about trespass offerings.
When someone commits a trespass against the Lord, and lies to/deceives his neighbor. When someone finds a lost item and lies about having it. The person who has done these things must pay back what they took, return the lost item(s) they found, make right what they've done wrong. The wrong doer is instructed to pay the full amount of the item and add an additional 1/5th. Then he shall bring a trespass offering, the priest shall make atonement, and he shall be forgiven.

vs.9 The Lord says that the burnt offering is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. In the following verses we are told more about the burnt offering, as well as what must be done with the ashes.
As the chapter proceeds, we continue to get instructions about offerings and details about the priests part in the offerings

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Ch.7

We continued to be told about the priests part in the offerings, as well as more instructions about the offerings.
vs.8 we are told the priest can have the hide of the animal
In vs.23 we are told that the people are not to eat any manner of fat of ox, sheep, or goat. And in vs.27 we are told that blood should not be eaten. If someone consumes blood, he shall be cut of from his people.

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Ch.8
We are told of the consecration of Aaron and his sons. They are cleansed and dressed.
Then Moses anointed the tabernacle and everything in it, and sanctified them. Then he anointed the alter and all its vessels, sanctifying them. Then Moses anointed Aaron, to sanctify him. After this, a bullock was slew for a sin offering and the blood was used to purify the alter. Then a ram was brought in for a burnt offering, and it's blood was sprinkled round about the alter. Next was a ram of consecration, blood of this was put on Aaron and his sons right ear lobe, thumb of right hand, and big toe of right foot. The rest of the blood was sprinkled round about the alter.
We continue to be given details of the consecration.
Moses tells Aaron and his sons that they are not to leave the tabernacle for 7 days, until the days of their consecration ends. Aaron and his sons obey.

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Ch.9
After Aaron and his sons were consecrated, they are told to offer a sin offering and a burnt offering to the Lord. Then the people are told what offerings they should bring. The priests dealt with these offerings according to the instructions that had been given to them.
Moses and Aaron came out of the tabernacle, blessed the people, the glory of the Lord appears, fire came from the Lord and consumed the offering on the alter, and the people shouted and fell on their faces.

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Ch.10
Nadab and Abihu disobeyed the Lord, so He consumed them with fire. Nadab and Abihu violated the holy law of the priesthood. Priests must be holy before the Lord.
Later, Moses becomes aggravated at Aaron's 2 other sons because they had not eaten the sacrifice. Moses questions Aaron as to why he didn't eat the offering. Aaron basically says, "Due to the tragedy that has happened to me, would it have been right in the eyes of the Lord if I had eaten the offering?" Moses was content with this.

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All this talk of lambs, I ended up purchasing lamb yesterday lol. I'm looking forward to having that soon.

I hope your day is blessed and as smashing as a lamb dinner!

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You did smashingly! I'm impressed!

It's funny you mentioned that I was probably sound asleep. Usually, I'm up most the night, but I actually slept last night!

I read your notes and jotted down a few areas I'll probably reply to later. I'll be heading out the door soon, so probably in the afternoon.

May all go well and safely for you today!

I may not be understanding your question, so pardon me if I don't answer correctly. Whereas Bezaleel and the craftsmen were given wisdom of how to build the tabernacle and were allowed to build it, Aaron and his decendents were the only ones who could serve in the tabernacle, perform sacrifices, and enter the Holy Place.


I feel the same way. This part always leaves me perplexed. After seeing all that God did in Egypt. After the incredible miracle of the parting of the sea...how did they forget the exhilarating feeling of walls of water on either side of them as they walk on dry land through the sea? This is not to mention that they have the pillar of cloud amongst them in the day and the pillar of fire at night.
I feel like these journeys of the children of Israel teach about the majority of people. The gate is narrow that leads to life, and few find it.


Wisely said! It's critical, in my viewpoint.


Moses is acting as mediator. It is my belief that this is a symbolic action of Christ our mediator. We will learn more about that much later on.


Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies...
Something interesting I read: "Nakedness in the Bible also has to do with not having one's shield for battle. Every man who did not have his shield was considered naked.
In that one act of nakedness, Israel belittled their God in the eyes of the ungodly. They were no longer an example to the world.
That is exactly what we do when we strip off our robes of faith and let go of our confidence in God. Without childlike trust in God, a Christian stands naked before the world, exposed to all doubts, fears and unbelief!"


How many is not specified and the count of the Levites is typical not taken due to them being set apart. More on this as we go.


I take this to mean the Book of Life. More on this as we go...and particularly more on it as we get closer to the end of our journey.


This is another scripture pointing to the glory of God. In our current sinful state, we can't handle the glory of God. Moses had been with the Lord for 40 days and 40 nights. As a result, the glory of the Lord shown on Moses' face, causing great fear among the people.


Something interesting I read: "What Moses more likely was wanting to conceal was the fact that the glory that was on Him was fading, an indication of his inability to retain what God had imparted to him. Moses didn’t want the people to notice that the glory apparent in his life couldn’t be sustained by him. Like everyone else, he was ordinary."
Paul talks about this very thing later on.
I don't think this is a spoiler, so I will include this part... "Paul tells us that because of Jesus the glory that we can experience is different than the glory Moses experienced. That because of Jesus, ordinary people like me and you who trust what Jesus has accomplished for us are being transformed by the Holy Spirit into His image, from glory to glory.”

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Mercy, I hope I got all this right. May the Lord be with me! I'm just a wee person here

May the Lord continue to be with us both!

Blessings!

You've done splendidly! I'm amazed!


I'm elated to hear that. Was praying for you.


Oh please lol. Don't worry about it. I'd rather be in the presence of a few typos than a Grammar Nazi. I often make errors, then realize it after the window of editing is closed lol.

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I'm having one of those up-all-night type of nights, or that's how it feels so far. So, I think I'll go look at your notes and then I might get started on Wednesday's scriptures. Looks like there are some long chapters ahead.

May your Wednesday be blessed 🙏

Oh dear, I may be ejected, but I must be candid and warn you that you are in the virtual presence of a person who uses leavening agents often.
Yeast, baking soda, and baking powder are all leavening agents. Unleavened bread can not be made with any leavening agent.

Pardon me for some lighthearted humor (except I am serious about my biscuits!). You are a better person than me! I can't nix my occasional biscuit & gravy breakfast. Well, it depends on who makes it. If I make it, it's fire. But, I was at a place in Atlanta that may not have used leavening, 'cause I could have used their biscuits to play street hockey. Or maybe in a slingshot as a projectile. I often joke that the actual sign that we are in the end times is that no one knows how to make a good biscuit anymore.
Also, I use yeast to make homemade stromboli. I can't part with these delicacies. I consider it a blessing from the Lord that I have a knack for this sort of thing. You can just leave all the leavening to me


Yes, as far as the blood goes, we are getting to that in today's verses (Lev. 17:11).
Also, it just makes for better eating.

And as far as fat goes, it's certain fat that they were told to not eat.
I read something interesting about this:
It does “plainly” say that all the fat is the Lord’s. But look at how it prefaces it; it describes the fat that covers the inwards, which includes a deposit known as “perirenal fat” in modern biology, and “the fat above the kidneys” in classical biology. And the fatty mass surrounding the liver (the caul). In other words, the “visceral fat” (chest-cavity fat) as it is now called is all specifically mentioned; but not mentioned is the “subcutaneous” (under-skin) and intra-muscular fat. All of the fat you will find in ground chuck will be intra-muscular fat. So is the fatty layer that often accompanies shanks and certain steaks.
God is very serious about us not eating the fat...it [is] clear that He is speaking of visceral fat.
God only mentions the fat of oxen, sheep, and goat; it does not mention chicken fat or fish fat.
Fat is considered by many cultures, particularly those in the middle east, to be a delicacy. And as we saw, only the visceral fat is prohibited.
God promises that they will eat the fat of the land (Gen. 45:18).
There is also a dual meaning because here the fat (the same Hebrew word is used as elsewhere in Leviticus) is pictured as a blessing of plenty of food and good land. (credit: thesimpleanswers)


If I may add a few things to your study of the horns of the alter...
The horns of the altar were a place of protection for the guilty.
Alter means a place for making sacrifices, or the killing place.
The altar points to sacrifice and death, but it also speaks of a place of safety; a refuge until a matter can be settled fairly and appropriately.
And coming up we see that David refers to Yahweh as “the horn of his salvation” ...can he be foreseeing the sacrifice Jesus would make on the cross to pay with finality the sin debt he owed? So when you see the word “horn” used as a synonym for “strength”, think “killing place of safety”. Think “cross”. (credits: John Gage)


We get more into this as we go along in the Torah.


"In the normal grain offering, part of the grain went to the priests and they made bread from it for the priest and his family. But the grain offering associated with the anointing ceremony for the priests was not to be eaten, it was to be wholly burned before the LORD."
In vs.20 it says "when he is anointed," so I take it to mean that the bread is wholly burned in this instance.


Aaron and his sons were consecrated after the golden calf incident.

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Smashing notes, as usual!

Blessings.

Leviticus Ch. 11
The people are told what beasts they can and can't eat.
Animals that have split hoofs and chews the cud, they were allowed to eat.
Definition of cud is:
partly digested food returned from the first stomach of ruminants to the mouth for further chewing. Ruminants is a 4 chambered stomach.
But, they couldn't eat an animal that chewed the cud, but didn't have split hoofs. This includes the camel, coney (aka hyrax), and rabbit.
Animals that didn't chew the cud, but had split hoofs were also not to be eaten. They were not allowed to eat pigs.
They were not to be eaten and their carcass was not to be touched.
Fish that have scales and fins were allowed.
They were not allowed to eat fish without fins and scales.
vs. 13-19 We are given a list of all the winged creatures they they were not allowed to eat
vs. 20-23 We are told what insects they could and couldn't eat.
vs 24-28 They are given instructions on what to do if they touch the carcass of an unclean animal.
vs. 29-30 More critters listed that they weren't allowed to eat.
vs. 31-47 More detailed instructions given on what to do about unclean animals and the cleansing process. Plus, more instructions about unclean animals.

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Ch. 12
If a woman gives birth to a boy, she shall be unclean for 7 days. The 8th day the child is to be circumcised. The woman goes through 33 days of purifying. During that time, she may not touch any hallowed thing or come into the sanctuary.
If she gives birth to a girl, she shall be unclean 14 days, and the days of her purifying will be 66 days.
After her days of purification, she shall make offerings and she shall be cleansed.

I watched an interesting sermon on this a few years ago. The preacher said that this is done for the woman's benefit. It takes more out of the woman to have a girl than it does a boy, thus the Lord gives her more time to recover. He gives her twice as much time to recover. These laws weren't against the woman, they were to help the woman.

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Ch.13
Instruction for diagnosing and dealing with leprosy. Those who have leprosy must dwell outside the camp. Instructions are also given on how to properly deal with garments that are unclean with leprosy.

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Ch.14
Instructions are given on what the priests must do after someone is cleansed of leprosy. Instructions are given concerning the offerings that are to be made, including instructions for the offerings if the person is poor.
Detailed instructions are given for the cleansing of a leprous house.

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Ch.15
Instructions are given regarding discharges from the body
Whatever he touches is unclean.
Instructions are also given for women.

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Ch.16
"God explains the proper way to come before Him. Aaron (or any other high priest) could not come into the Holy Place any time he pleased, but only at God’s invitation and at the appointed time and place. This was so important that God added the warning, lest he die."

Instructions are given about the offering the high priest is supposed to bring and instructions concerning the incense.

Atonement shall be made for the holy place. Instructions are given.

Instructions for annual atonement is given. This takes place on the 10th day of the 7th month. Atonement is to be made for the holy sanctuary, the tabernacle of the congregation, the alter, the priests, and for the people of the congregation.

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Ch. 17
"In the pagan world at that time, it was customary to offer sacrifice wherever one pleased. Altars were often built on high hills, in forested areas, or at other special places.
With the building of the tabernacle, Israel had a centralized place of worship. Therefore, they were not allowed to offer sacrifice in any place or in any way they pleased. If they disobeyed, they would be cut off from among the people."

vs.7 The idea was that Israel was the covenant “wife” of God. When Israel worshipped, honored, and sacrificed to idols it was like committing adultery or even prostitution with those gods/demons they represented.

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Ch.18
They were told not to approach a close relative and uncover their nakedness.
The nakedness of a woman is not to be uncovered, as well as her close relative.
The nakedness of woman on her monthly and the nakedness of the neighbor's wife are not to be uncovered.
They were not to offer their children as a sacrifice unto Molech (a Canaanite god).
Same sex sexual relations is an abomination.
Bestiality is an abomination.
Any who commit these abominations shall be cut off from his people.

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Ch. 19
Keep the Sabbath and stay away from idols.
Meat of the peace offering may be eaten the same day and the next day, but it must be burned the 3rd day.
Do not gather the gleanings of your harvest, leave that for the poor and the stranger.
Various more laws are given...
Do not steal, deal falsely, or lie to one another.
Do not swear by the Lord's name falsely.
Do not cheat or rob your neighbor.
Do not curse the blind or be a stumbling block to them.
Judge righteously.
Do not be a talebearer (a gossip).
Do not hate your brother in your heart.
Do not take vengeance.
Love thy neighbor as thyself.
Do not sow your field with mixed seed.
The fabric of a garment shall not be of mixed linen.
Do not lie carnally with a concubine who is betrothed.
Do not eat of the fruit trees that are planted in the promised land for 3 years. In the 4th, the fruit belongs to the Lord. In the 5th year, they may eat it.
Do not eat anything with blood.
Do not shave around the sides of your head or disfigure your beard (that's what the pagans do).
Do not make cuts on your body for the dead, or tattoos (more things the pagans do).
Do not prostitute your daughter (a lot of this stuff is what the pagans do).
Keep the Sabbath.
Do not regard those with familiar spirits. Do not seek out wizards.
Honor elderly people.
Do not mistreat the stranger that sojourns in your land. Love the stranger as yourself.
Practice righteous judgement in measurement of length, weight, and volume.

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Ch. 20
The people are again told not to sacrifice their children to Molech.
Those who go after wizards and those who have familiar spirits shall be cut off from the people.
Those that curse the father or mother shall be put to death.
The adulterer and the adulteress shall be put to death.
Those having same sex sexual relations shall be put to death.
If a man marries a woman and her mother, it is wicked and they shall be burned.
Those committing bestiality shall be put to death.
If a man takes his sister and sees her nakedness, they shall be cut off from the people.
vs.18 probably means that a man and woman should not be doing the wild monkey dance during her monthly cycle.
Man shall not lay with his aunt or his sister-in-law, in so doing they shall die childless.

The Lord says they shall inherit the land and they shall keep His statutes and judgements.

A man or woman who has a familiar spirit or is a wizard shall be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones.

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Hoping for all the best in your day ahead!

Blessings.

Interesting. I didn't know this.

LEVITICUS CHAPTER 12 NOTES

v1 God is speaking to Moses

v2 If a woman bares a boy she will be unclean for seven days and according to the days she is not well after birth. Not clear on the entire meaning of this verse

v3 On the eighth day the boy should be circumcised

v4 For 33 days (blood of her purifying) she should not touch anything holy nor come in the sanctuary

v5 If a woman bares a girl she will be unclean for two weeks. The blood of her purifying should be 66 days. Double the time than having a boy

v6 Instructions for offering after days of blood purifying are completed

v7 A priest should make an atonement for the mother

v8 Instructions for offering if no lamb is available

LEVITICUS CHAPTER 13 NOTES

v1 God is speaking to Moses and Aaron

v2-3 How the priest determines is someone has leprosy. If you have leprosy, you are unclean

v4-6 How a priest determines if someone is clean that appeared to have leprosy

v12-13 Not clear why this would be considered clean

v14 In reference to verse 12-13, when raw flesh appears, they are now considered unclean

v17 If raw flesh turns white, they are considered clean again

v31 Scall meaning is a thick, dry flake of skin

v40 They knew the difference between losing hair from sickness vs natural baldness

v45 “And the leaper in who the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bar, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.” - Rent meaning is a large tear in a piece of fabric

v46 Lepers lived alone outside the camp of the children of Israel

v48 Woof meaning is another term for weft. Weft meaning is (in weaving) the crosswise threads on a loom over and under which other threads (the warp) are passed to make cloth

v49 Warp meaning is (in weaving) the threads stretched vertically on a loom, over and under which other threads (the weft) are passed to make cloth

v52 Garments exposed to leprosy were burnt