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Proverbs 4:14-19 meaningMarch 2, 2021
Wickedness leads to evil just like wisdom leads to righteousness.
Proverbs 4:10-13 meaningMarch 2, 2021
Solomon, having completed his testimony about how he received wisdom, goes on to explain what to expect from a life of wisdom.
Proverbs 4:7-9 meaningMarch 2, 2021
Solomon finishes his testimony and expounds on how wisdom is in our best interest.
Proverbs 4:1-6 meaningMarch 2, 2021
Solomon continues to proclaim the value of wisdom by introducing a testimony from the time of his youth.
Leviticus 1:14-17 meaningFebruary 24, 2021
The LORD gives Moses instructions for bird offerings.
Leviticus 1:10-13 meaningFebruary 24, 2021
The LORD gives Moses instructions for burnt offerings that are from the flock, sheep or goats.
Leviticus 1:4-9 meaningFebruary 24, 2021
The LORD gives Moses steps for how the burnt offering was to be prepared if it was a bull or ox. These steps include how it was to be killed, and to create smoke as a “soothing aroma to the Lord.”
Leviticus 1:2-3 meaningFebruary 24, 2021
God commands Moses to speak to the sons of Israel and declare which types of animals He accepts as offerings. Sacrificial land animals can be chosen from cattle (the herd), as well as sheep and goats (the flock). Later in this chapter the types of sacrificial birds are listed. Three details are given for burnt offerings of the flock or herd. They 1. Must be an unblemished animal, 2. Must be a male, and 3. Must be offered in front of the Tabernacle.
Leviticus 1:1 meaningFebruary 24, 2021
Leviticus begins with God speaking to Moses from the newly constructed Tabernacle, also called “the tent of meeting.” The Tabernacle is God’s dwelling place among the Israelites.
Deuteronomy 12:29-32 meaningFebruary 23, 2021
Moses warns the Israelites against behaving like the native Canaanites who burned their children in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
Deuteronomy 12:26-28 meaningFebruary 23, 2021
In contrast to allowing the eating of meat in the home, Moses commands the Israelites to take their holy things and their votive offerings to the central sanctuary in order to offer burnt offerings to the Suzerain (Ruler) God.
Deuteronomy 12:20-25 meaningFebruary 23, 2021
Moses again told the Israelites that they were allowed to slaughter of their herd and flock and eat their meat within their gates when the central sanctuary is too far from them. Also, the animal’s blood was to be poured out on the ground like water, because blood is the life of the flesh.
Deuteronomy 12:17-19 meaningFebruary 23, 2021
Moses warns Israel against eating sacrifices within their gates. This act is to be done before the Suzerain God in the sanctuary as a way of thanking Him for His provisions.
Deuteronomy 12:15-16 meaningFebruary 23, 2021
Moses gives guidelines concerning the slaughter of animals to be used for meals and not for sacrifices.
Deuteronomy 12:13-14 meaningFebruary 23, 2021
The requirements for worshipping the LORD when living in the Promised Land are brought to a close. Moses emphasizes the importance of obeying these commands to the letter.
Deuteronomy 12:8-12 meaningFebruary 23, 2021
Moses instructs the Israelites on how they are to conduct their worship in the land of Canaan. They are to bring all their offerings in the place which the Suzerain God chooses, and they are to rejoice for God’s blessings.
Deuteronomy 12:4-7 meaningFebruary 23, 2021
Moses asks the Israelites to worship the Suzerain (Ruler) God at the place which He chooses for His name to dwell.
Deuteronomy 12:1-3 meaningFebruary 23, 2021
Moses commands the Israelites to utterly destroy all the religious sites where the Canaanites serve their gods. He commands them to cut down the engraved images of the Canaanite gods in order to erase them from memory.
Exodus 40:34-38 meaningFebruary 18, 2021
Now that the tabernacle had been erected, the LORD came to dwell amongst His people. He appeared as a cloud, like before, and His glory came to reside in the tabernacle.
Exodus 40:17-33 meaningFebruary 18, 2021
These verses record the actual assembly of the tabernacle as the LORD commanded in verses 1 – 16. It began with the tabernacle itself, and then its furnishings were put in place. The altars were erected along with the laver. Then the curtains that comprised the walls of the courtyard were set up around the tabernacle.
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