Today we begin Leviticus Chapter 22. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. “And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, that they keep apart from the sacred donations of the Israelites— lest they profane My holy name— which they consecrate to […]
Archives for April 2017
L21-14: If we are to approach God, somehow we have to be made PERFECT
“Adonai said to Moshe, “Tell Aharon, ‘None of your descendants who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God. No one with a defect may approach — no one blind, lame, with a mutilated face or a limb too long, a broken foot or a broken arm, a hunched back, stunted […]
L21-13: Why couldn’t the High Priest even participate in the funeral of his parents?
“The high priest—the one whose head has been anointed with the anointing oil and who is ordained to dress in the priestly clothing—must not dishevel his hair or tear his clothing. He must not go near any dead bodies and cannot make himself UNCLEAN even for his father or mother.” –Leviticus 21:10-11 From verse 10 […]
L21-12: The blessings AND THE CURSES of the Torah are alive and well!
Let’s step back and take a little breather to put some things in perspective and make some connections. At this stage in our Torah studies, you should have a fairly strong understanding of just how HOLY the God of Israel is and that He will exercise any measure necessary at any cost to protect His […]
L21-11: Not only the priests, but the priest’s family members were held to a higher standard
“The daughter of a priest who profanes herself by prostitution (ZONAH) profanes her father; she is to be put to death by fire.”-Leviticus 21:9 We have seen so far that the priests were held to a higher standard than the common population. Here are four rules we’ve studied so far that applied ONLY to priests. -Cannot […]