We learned of the fate of one with leprosy last time. This time we see how they are to be cleaned of this disease. We went into the story last time but we didn’t follow the cleansing through as well as it did the infection. We had our character, Mark, recover from his disease and […]
On the issue of clean and unclean God moves on to the condition of leprosy. This condition was more than skin deep and was contagious. First off, can I say I never knew clothing could be “leprous”? Apparently it can by our reading. I wonder if this is akin to mold or mildew that gets […]
We are continuing to learn God’s laws on clean and unclean situations and circumstances. Today’s reading focuses on childbirth. I am VERY glad we are not subject to the Laws given to Moses. As a Gentile I wouldn’t be subject to them anyway but then neither would I be included in the Lord’s family. Instead […]
God draws distinctions between His people and the rest of the world. One of those distinctions is their diet. I’m curious what Israel’s diet was like when they lived in Egypt. Did they eat some of these things God called unclean? Were they giving up anything with His restrictions? We know that in the wilderness […]
Not long after opening His Tabernacle for sacrifice, God has to deal out punishment. This is for the newly installed priests who broke God’s statutes. During the ordination offerings Moses demonstrated how things should be done for the sacrifices. I’m pretty certain he explained how the rest of the daily activity in the Tabernacle should […]