Leviticus 24:1
THIS IS THE WORD OF YAHWEH. Leviticus 24:1 ‘And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,' Once again we are assured that these are Yahweh's words through Moses.... [ Continue Reading ]
THIS IS THE WORD OF YAHWEH. Leviticus 24:1 ‘And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,' Once again we are assured that these are Yahweh's words through Moses.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GOLDEN LAMPSTAND (LEVITICUS 24:2). Leviticus 24:2 “Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually. Without the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, shall Aaron keep it in order from evening to morning... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SHOWBREAD (LEVITICUS 24:5). The showbread consisted of twelve large cakes placed on the table in the Holy Place. It was the responsibility of the sons of Kohath (1 Chronicles 9:32). The number twelve suggests that the cakes represented in one way or another the twelve tribes of Israel. But the... [ Continue Reading ]
BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE NAME (LEVITICUS 24:10). In the midst of all the ritual instructions in the first part of the book came the practical example as a warning of the sons of Aaron who offered strange fire before Yahweh. It was a warning that the ritual must be carried out meticulously. Now here in... [ Continue Reading ]
INSTRUCTIONS ARISING FROM THE INCIDENT (LEVITICUS 24:15). The incident, and the execution, followed by these instructions, are intended to bring out the sacredness of life and the awfulness of the crime. It was true that life was sacred, but for one who had cursed or blasphemed God, or who took hum... [ Continue Reading ]