Monthly Archives: April 2016

Love Your Neighbor

Sometime around A.D. 140, about a hundred years after the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, a ship owner from the town of Sinope, located on the Black Sea, traveled to the capital city of Rome. His name was Marcion … Continue reading

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What is Holy

In Leviticus 10:10-11, the Lord is speaking to Aaron, His High Priest. God tells Aaron that he is to distinguish between what is holy and what is common, what is clean and what is unclean. The conversation happens in the … Continue reading

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Sacrifice

One of the central practices of the people of Israel was the practice of sacrifice. Sacrifice predates the Book of Leviticus and the people of God at Mount Sinai. We can look back through the Bible and note that Cain … Continue reading

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Embedding Leviticus

As the Book of Exodus comes to a close, the people of Israel witness the creation of the Tabernacle and its furnishings. The Tabernacle is a portable place of worship for God’s people. Its design was specifically laid out by … Continue reading

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