Numbers 2-3
on February 23rd, 2023
Daily Devotional from Numbers 2--Verse 3Those to camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah by their companies, the chief of the people of Judah being Nahshon the son of Amminadab…The more I read and learn about the Bible, the more I love the story of the Tabernacle. One of my favorite things about it is that the entrance must face the east; because back... Read More
Leviticus 27-Numbers 1
on February 22nd, 2023
Daily Devotional from Leviticus 27—Verse 21But the field, when it is released in the jubilee, shall be a holy gift to the Lord, like a field that has been devoted. The priest shall be in possession of it.Have you ever hit the reset button on something that wasn’t functioning properly?When the Israelites reached the Promised Land, God distributed land to the tribes. Over the years, as people needed... Read More
Leviticus 25-26
on February 21st, 2023
Daily Devotional from Leviticus 26—Verses 3-4If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them, then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.Verses 1-13 list the blessings of obeying God, while 14-39 pronounce curses for disobedience. We’re in the middle of the five books of the LAW and t... Read More
Leviticus 23-24
on February 20th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Leviticus 23--Verse 2These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations. What would it look like if we stopped and celebrated more? As Americans, we just keep the pedal to the metal and don’t stop nearly enough. But I like how God instructed Israel to do it. If you were to add up all the holidays listed in chapter 23, you would have 18 day... Read More
Leviticus 21-22
on February 18th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Leviticus 22-- Verse 32b-33I am the LORD who sanctifies you, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the LORD. Throughout Leviticus 21-22 we see requirements physically and relationally for the priests, and we see physical requirements for the sacrifices. Throughout this reading we also see the word “blemish” repeated over and over. It was required that ... Read More
Leviticus 19-20
on February 17th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Leviticus 19--Verse 16You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord.Slander is a plague amongst non-believers and believers alike; it seems Satan has a foothold in the church. We damage people’s reputations and sometimes we hardly know the person. Gossip and slander go hand in hand. I thin... Read More
Leviticus 17-18
on February 16th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Leviticus 17--Verse 11For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.Atonement is one of those “church-y” words that gets said a lot. We know the context of it and that it is related to the cross and that it does something with sin.In this verse, the Heb... Read More
Leviticus 15-16
on February 15th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Leviticus 16--Verses 21-22And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities of the people of Israel, and all their transgressions, all their sins. And he shall put them on the head of the goat and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man who is in readiness. The goat shall bear all their iniquities on itself t... Read More
Leviticus 13-14
on February 14th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Leviticus 13—Verses 45-46The leprous person who has the disease shall wear torn clothes and let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall cover his upper lip and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean.’ He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling shall be outside the camp.The chapter on Identifying Leprosy is the longest cha... Read More
Leviticus 11-12
on February 13th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Leviticus 11--Verse 44I am the LORD your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. This verse says that the Lord wants us to consecrate ourselves. Do you know what that means? It means to declare yourself to be sacred. Another word for sacred is dedicated. Dedicated for a special use. My wedding ring is dedicated. My birth certificate is dedicated. My ... Read More
Leviticus 9-10
on February 11th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Leviticus 9-- Verse 23And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they came out they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people. In Leviticus 9-10, we see how the sacrifices were carried out. There were very specific commands for the sin, burnt, and peace offerings. When Aaron had carried out these commands, God appeared before al... Read More
Leviticus 7-8
on February 10th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Leviticus 7--Verses 31-33The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast shall be for Aaron and his sons. And the right thigh you shall give to the priest as a contribution from the sacrifice of your peace offerings. Whoever among the sons of Aaron offers the blood of the peace offerings and the fat shall have the right thigh for a portion.Since Bible times, the pr... Read More
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