“A priest is not to marry a woman who is a prostitute, who has been profaned or who has been divorced; because he is holy for his God. Rather, you are to set him apart as holy, because he offers the bread of your God; he is to be holy for you, because I, YHVH, who […]
L21-8: The residual pagan beliefs that remained inside of Israel even after Sinai
“They must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. Because they present the food offerings to the Lord, the food of their God, they are to be holy.”-Leviticus 21:6 In Leviticus 21:6, we encounter the interesting phrase “the food of their God”. Other translations say “the bread of […]
L21-7: Is a believer in Yeshua really representing God if he breaks the Lord’s commands?
“The priests are not to make bald spots on their heads, mar the edges of their beards or cut gashes in their flesh. Rather, they are to be holy for their God and not profane the name of their God. For they are the ones who present Adonai with offerings made by fire, the bread […]
L21-6: There is a BIG DIFFERENCE between ministering to the UNCLEAN and uniting with them
Today I want to continue the discussion we began yesterday about a common challenge that faces all believers. I’m talking about a situation where in order to exercise love and compassion to another, we sometimes have to break God’s rules concerning ritual purity. To be honest, sometimes I wish God’s commands on ritual purity weren’t […]
L21-5: If a priest is ONE FLESH with his wife, why can’t he attend to her dead body if she dies?
“Adonai said to Moshe, “Speak to the cohanim, the sons of Aharon; tell them: ‘No cohen is to make himself unclean for any of his people who dies, except for his close relatives — his mother, father, son, daughter and brother; he may also make himself unclean for his virgin sister who has never married […]