Things We Don’t Talk About

Wow, where do I begin with a devotional on today’s Bible reading*? There are so many practical applications to today’s reading, but I’ll only mention a couple Today’s reading covers some issues we don’t talk about in church. But all of God’s Word is God’s Word. And we shouldn’t be ashamed to talk about those…

Because God is Holy

Because God is holy, today’s Bible reading* begins the bloody sacrificial system. Before Aaron and his sons are ready to serve the Lord before the people, they must be clean. For them to be clean, three animals had to be slaughtered. Once their sacrifice had been made, they had to offer another sacrifice before beginning…

The Sacrifice of an Unblemished Male

With today’s Bible reading* we begin the book of Leviticus (from Greek “According to the Levites“) The work of the Levites (the Jewish Priesthood) is given in meticulous detail. Oftentimes when someone attempts to read through the Bible, they get to Leviticus and lose interest because of all of the details of the Jewish Sacrificial…

We Need Sabbath Rest

Among other things in today’s Bible reading*, God expounds on the Fourth Commandment: Sabbath Rest Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy: You are to labor six days and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work—you, your son or…