We may ask ourselves what we can do in our daily work in response to such a vast problem. The refugee crisis...
If you have sinned in any of these ways, you are guilty.
Never forget that your story does not begin with you. What begins with you is every new opportunity to answer.
The glass shattered, and somewhere on the other side of a broken garage window, my cousin’s carelessly tossed rock landed with a discernible thud. My cousin and I sprinted like mad for cover...
I try to avoid blood at all costs. Yours. Mine. It doesn’t matter. It’s not necessarily about the blood. It’s about what the presence of blood means.
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I will take no pleasure in your offerings that should be a pleasing aroma to me. Leviticus 26:31 When I was a...
Show your fear of God by not taking advantage of each other. I am the LORD your...
You must be holy because I, the LORD, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own. Leviticus 20:26 Leviticus 20 continues the divine call to...
“When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not...
“Those who suffer from a serious skin disease must tear their clothing and leave their hair uncombed. They must cover their mouth...
Then Moses and Aaron went into the Tabernacle, and when they came back out, they blessed the people again, and the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole community. Fire blazed forth...
When you become aware of your guilt in any of these ways, you must confess your sin. Then you must bring to...
“When you present grain as an offering to the LORD, the offering must consist of choice flour. You are to pour olive oil on it, sprinkle it with frankincense, and bring it to...
Lessons from the book of Leviticus can be applied to our lives today.
Leviticus is a great source for people seeking guidance about their work. It is filled with direct, practical instructions, even though the...
The book of Leviticus is grounded in the truth that God is holy. The word qodesh occurs over a hundred times in...
The book of Leviticus opens with regulations for Israel’s sacrificial system, conveyed from two perspectives. The first perspective is that of the...
The purpose of sacrifice was not merely to remedy occasional lapses of purity. The Hebrew verb for “offering” a sacrifice means literally...
In today’s workplace, how are Christians to handle offenses between people regardless of their wealth or position in the company?
Each offering in Israel’s sacrificial system has its place, but there is a special feature of the guilt offering (also known as...
At the heart of it, Leviticus 11:45 explains the thematic logic of this entire section. “I am the Lord who brought you...
There are several plausible theories about the rules governing animals for human consumption in Leviticus 11. Each cites supporting evidence, yet none...
In contrast to the dietary laws, the laws about diseases and environmental contamination do seem to be primarily concerned with health. Health...
Some of the instructions in the holiness code seem relevant only in Israel’s ancient world, while others seem timeless. On the one hand, Leviticus tells men not to mar the edges of their...
Although ancient methods of harvesting were not as efficient as today, yet Leviticus 19:9-10 instructs Israelites to make them even less so. First, they were to leave the margins of their grain fields...
The commands in Leviticus against stealing, dealing falsely, lying, and violating God’s name by swearing to false oaths all find more familiar...
“You shall not revile the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind; you shall fear your God: I am the...
“You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great: with justice...
The most famous verse in Leviticus may be the command, “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Lev. 19:18). This imperative is so sweeping...
Leviticus teaches that Israelites must not “oppress” resident foreigners (Lev. 19:33). (The same Hebrew verb appears in Lev. 25:17, “You shall not...
This passage prohibits cheating in business by falsely measuring length, weight, or quality, and is made more specific by reference to scales...
The single most important conclusion we can draw from Leviticus is that our call as God’s people is to reflect God’s holiness in our work. This calls us to separate ourselves from the...
Financiers have a duty to lend profitably, but they are not to profit from the vulnerability of borrowers. You shall not lend them [people in difficulty] your money at interest taken in advance...
