Tag: Leviticus

Leviticus 12I didn’t realize that women were unclean for twice as long after having a daughter as they were after having a son. For a son they were unclean for a week and then they had to spend another 33 days of purification after the son was circumcised. For a daughter they were unclean for…

Leviticus 11Unless I am mistaken, the rules of which animals the people could eat were all those who were both cloven footed and chewed the cud. It sounds like the order of instructions was that they had to have cloven hooves or chew the cud and then the instruction were that each animal that fell…

Leviticus 10I had not remembered that fire from the Lord consumed the sacrifices soon after Aaron started offering sacrifices. Now I see that I had also forgotten that two of Aarons sons offered unauthorized sacrifices and were also consumed by fire from the Lord. Aaron and his remaining sons were instructed not to mourn for…

Leviticus 9After Moses had offered the sacrifices for a week so that Aaron and his sons souls be sanctified and consecrated then Aaron offered sacrifices of atonement for himself and for the people. I had not realized in previous readings that the offerings were made repeatedly for Aaron by Moses, nor had I taken note…

Leviticus 8The whole congregation of Israel was there to watch as Moses washed and annointed Aaron and his sons and offered the initial sacrifices to sanctify the tabernacle and all it’s elements.

Leviticus 7There would have to be a relatively high proportion of priests among the people to consume all the various offerings that they were to eat of the various offerings.

Leviticus 6Besides offering a trespass offering, if people gained something unethically (by lying, taking by force, or similar action) they were to restore the gain plus twenty percent. Compare that to our justice system where the larger their gain the more likely it is that they will only be required to restore twenty percent of…

Leviticus 5Interesting, if people were too poor to afford a sheep for a trespass offering they had the option to use two turtledoves instead – one as a sin offering to be offered first and the second as a burnt offering to be offered second. If that offering was too expensive then they could simply…

Leviticus 4When Saul tried to offer a sacrifice in the stead of Samuel he displayed a gross ignorance concerning the basic tenets of their religion. Perhaps it would be even more accurate to say that what he demonstrated was his belief that as king he was above the laws of their faith. When a priest…

Leviticus 2 – 3Leaven and honey were forbidden in breads used for sacrifice but salt was required in all of them. The firstfruits being offered as oblations were not burned. I wonder if the firstfruits are of higher quality than the rest of the harvest or if this is simply a reminder that our first…