IT IS easy for us, with 3,500 years of hindsight, to be surprised at how quickly the Israelites rebelled against God after their rescue from Egypt. Yahweh was right there in the midst over the Tent of Meeting as a cloud by day and pillar of night by night–and yet the people complained.Continue Reading
WE BEGIN a new book this morning, concluding the book of Leviticus and moving to the book of Numbers. The emphasis begins to shift from Yahweh teaching the Law through Moses to counting and organizing the tribes of Israel for war.Continue Reading
This week, we read and discuss God’s statutes for holiness relating to sexual immorality, contacting the supernatural realm, and child sacrifice. The Israelites haven’t entered Canaan yet, and already God is warning them to avoid worshipping the evil god of the Ammonites, Molech.Continue Reading
GOD TAKES His sanctity, His holiness, very seriously. We discuss His standards of sexual morality (which make it appear that “Canaanite morality” was an oxymoron), and we examine the ritual of atonement, which features a mysterious entity named Azazel.Continue Reading
YAHWEH WILL not allow his holiness to be violated, especially not by those called to serve Him. That is the takeaway from today’s study, in which Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, are destroyed by God with a blast of fire.Continue Reading
YAHWEH HAD very specific instructions for offerings. We discuss those instructions and compare the sacrifices under the old covenant to the once-for-all sacrifice of our Lord, Jesus Christ.Continue Reading
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