Today's Reading
Leviticus. After a brief description of some of the sins requiring an offering, more specifics are given about the use of the offerings among the priests. Yesterday we saw how blood was sprinkled to demonstrate the remission of sins. Today, we see how the priests (the descendants of Aaron) were to treat those offerings when they used them as food. The offerings weren't just left there to rot. They provided meals for the priests who served God and the people.
One thing I found interesting: the priests garments were worn only at the Tabernacle. If any of the sacrificial blood (Lev. 6:27) was dripped on them, they had to be washed. The very blood that represented cleansing from sin actually defiled the holy garment. Hmmmm.
Mark. Jesus called His disciples, then set twelve apart as apostles. They were so busy they couldn't eat. Jesus' family struggled and most didn't believe in Him, the religious leaders argued against Him and the demons ran the other way. What a picture!
This passage in Psalms is very precious to me. The name of my other blog, "Dwell & Cultivate," is taken from a different translation of verse 3. Sometimes it takes many years to turn hard ground to a fertile field. What a privilege, though, to watch God bring life from once futile soil. Today, I am ministered to by verse 7: "Be still in the presence of the Lord,
and wait patiently for him to act.
Don’t worry about evil people who prosper
or fret about their wicked schemes." It helps me as I wait for some word about the fate of our family members and the other missionaries in jail in Haiti.
Proverbs. One verse brings comfort and the other one a challenge in today's tough economic times.
Comments are going great this year. What do YOU think today?
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First of all, I saw the news report that eight of the missionaries were released. I assume that in those eight are your family members. Praise the Lord! Now we will pray that they can rest their minds and hearts along with their bodies and fully recover from this experience.
ReplyDeleteIn Lev. 6:26-29 he differentiates between a sin offering and an offering for purification or atonement. The priest can eat the sacrifice for the sin offering, but he can't eat the one offered for purification. What is the difference between the two. I also was wondering why you said, "Hmmmm" after mentioning that the blood that represented cleansing from sin actually defiled the holy garment. What are you thinking?
Yes, Ranelle, our nephews are free. We are grateful!
ReplyDeleteI think the sin offering was given in gratitude for God's forgiveness. The purification offering was a symbol of Jesus' death for our cleansing and couldn't be eaten. I think that it's interesting that blood, used to purify the altar and other things in the Tabernacle, was considered unclean on the priest's garments. I'm chewing on what it might mean.
Psalm 37:8 Stop being angry! Turn from your rage!
ReplyDeleteDo not lose your temper-it only leads to trouble.
Boy do I have a problem with this. I should make this my new mantra and chant it all day long.
A simple quetion Sam. What does the Lord have against yeast?
Roberta, I'm not sure that God has anything against yeast. It's just that it represented taking unnecessary time when God told them to hurry. It started that way on the original Passover, when the death angel passed over Israel and killed the firstborn of Egypt. The people were to be ready to leave quickly and God said to make the bread without yeast. Yeast then came to symbolize sin in our lives. Jesus said, "A little yeast leavens the whole lump of dough."
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