LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 24:1 These verses may have been a reminder not to forget the daily tabernacle activities in between the annual festivals described in ch. Leviticus 23:1. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 24:5 The TWELVE LOAVES symbolize the 12 tribes of Israel as they stand in God’s presence. In Exodus 25:30 the loaves are called “the bread of the Presence.” New loaves are to be set out on each Sabbath. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 24:10__ These verses are an example of the laws in Israel that arose in response to specific situations. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 24:13 LET ALL WHO HEARD HIM LAY THEIR HANDS ON HIS HEAD. This may have been done to pass onto the one who cursed the guilt of all who had heard his curse and had thus become defiled. Or, it may have been done simply to indicate who it was that had uttered the curse. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 24:17 FRACTURE FOR FRACTURE, EYE FOR EYE, TOOTH FOR TOOTH. This proverbial phrase means “the punishment must fit the crime” (compare Exodus 21:18). The law was intended for judges in a court of law; it was not intended as a way for individuals to “take the law into their... [ Continue Reading ]