The Jubilee
2021-02-14
THE JUBILEE of YHWH is diametrically opposed to the way the world has set up our modern financial system—which shouldn’t be a surprise.
Rules for the Levites
2021-01-31
GOD’S HOLINESS requires perfection—a standard we can never meet on our own.
Mediums and Necromancers
2021-01-24
SPEAKING WITH SPIRITS was strictly forbidden by God. This might seem to be a quaint and antiquated notion, but the fact that we encounter the prohibition three times in our reading today indicates that this was a serious issue in ancient Canaan.
Goat demons
2021-01-17
IT’S ANOTHER weird section of scripture this week, which, as you know by now, means it’s important.
A goat for Azazel
2021-01-10
THE SCAPEGOAT is a concept that originated at Mount Sinai. This week, we discuss God’s commandment to send a goat into the wilderness for Azazel.
Holiness
2020-12-13
ISRAEL WAS commanded to be holy because God was literally in their midst. The Law set them apart for Yahweh, distinct from other people.Continue Reading
Strange fire
2020-12-06
THE FORMAL beginning of the Levitical priesthood and the sacrificial system is the focus of this week’s study–along with the disturbing episode of the deaths of Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu.
Shadows of what is to come
2020-11-22
SINS OF omission are just as serious in the Lord’s eyes as those we commit intentionally.
Burn the liver!
2020-11-15
GOD GAVE very explicit instructions for the slaughter of animals required for the slaughter of animals for required offerings.
The Tabernacle of YHWH
2020-11-08
THE CONSTRUCTION of the tabernacle is the focus of this week’s study—although, as usual, we follow some rabbit trails that lead us to other parts of the Bible.