Scripture Reading — Leviticus 16:6-10, 20-22 “The goat will carry on itself all their sins to a remote place; and the man shall release it in the wilderness.”— Leviticus 16:22Limburger cheese has a smell that is sometimes compared to sweaty feet. Even worse, the smell can ling
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 16:6-10, 15-19, 34 “This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: Atonement is to be made once a year for all the sins of the Israelites.”— Leviticus 16:34When I was 12 years old, I told my father a lie—and I soon found that I had to tell more lies j
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 13:1-8; Matthew 8:1-4 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!”— Matthew 8:3Rules in Leviticus about skin diseases and rashes may not make for the most comfortable reading—especially if we are reading thi
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 10:1-7 “[God] said: ‘Among those who approach me I will be proved holy; . . . I will be honored.’”— Leviticus 10:3On my first day of work at a McDonald’s restaurant, my cash drawer was short 10 dollars, and my manager wrote me up, leaving me worri
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 9:22-24 Aaron lifted his hands toward the people and blessed them.— Leviticus 9:22Our culture is obsessed with happiness. We seek joy in wealth, in our careers, in sports and leisure, and in a host of other things. Books have been written; researc
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 8:1-9 [Moses] put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him.— Leviticus 8:7A middle-school student asked why I was studying for eight years to be “ordained.” I explained that the church ordain
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 6:1-7 “When they . . . realize their guilt, they must . . . make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the owner. . . .”— Leviticus 6:4-5Recently a jeweler in my city was sentenced to 20 years in prison for defraud
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 4:27-31 “If any member of the community sins unintentionally . . . and they realize their guilt . . . the priest will make atonement for them, and they will be forgiven.”— Leviticus 4:27, 31Rachel pulled Jon into her office to address his work per
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 7:11-15 “And from it he shall offer one loaf from each offering, as a gift to the Lord.”— Leviticus 7:14When my daughter graduated from basic training for the U.S. Army, our family traveled to South Carolina to celebrate with her. Having eaten onl
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 3:1-6; Romans 12:1-2 “If your offering is a fellowship offering . . . you are to present . . . an animal without defect.”— Leviticus 3:1When I was growing up, our family would often grill meat for our meals in the summer. My parents enjoyed grille
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 1:1-9 “You are to lay your hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on your behalf to make atonement for you.”— Leviticus 1:4I’m not proud of this, but I’m a recovering guilt-denier. When confronted with something that I’ve
Scripture Reading — Leviticus 1:1-2 The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him. . . . He said, “Speak to the Israelites and say. . . .”— Leviticus 1:1-2Yesterday we saw how God’s perfect holiness meant that even Moses, whom God had specially chosen, had to be careful about appr