Gilbert House Fellowship #297: Leviticus 24-25
THE JUBILEE of YHWH is diametrically opposed to the way the world has set up our modern financial system—which shouldn’t be a surprise.
Gilbert House Fellowship #296: Leviticus 21-23
GOD’S HOLINESS requires perfection—a standard we can never meet on our own.
Gilbert House Fellowship #295: Leviticus 19:19–20
SPEAKING WITH SPIRITS was strictly forbidden by God. This might seem to be a quaint and antiquated notion, but the fact that we encounter the prohibition three times in our reading today indicates that this was a serious issue in ancient Canaan.
Gilbert House Fellowship #294: Leviticus 17–19:18
IT’S ANOTHER weird section of scripture this week, which, as you know by now, means it’s important.
Gilbert House Fellowship #293: Leviticus 16
THE SCAPEGOAT is a concept that originated at Mount Sinai. This week, we discuss God’s commandment to send a goat into the wilderness for Azazel, similar rites in northern Syria and southern Anatolia in the days of the patriarchs, and the role of Azazel (or Asael), one of the WatchersContinue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #292: Leviticus 11-15
ISRAEL WAS commanded to be holy because God was literally in their midst. The Law set them apart for Yahweh, distinct from other people.