Category: Teaching

[Leviticus 9] Initiating the Glory: God instructs that the morning and evening sacrifices begin on the eighth day. Eight is a number of new beginnings. The morning and evening sacrifices were offered continually as an expression of the mercies of God that are new every morning. When the offerings were made, the glory of God […]

[Leviticus 8] Cleansed, Anointed, and Consecrated. In this chapter, God brings Aaron and his sons to the door of the Tabernacle for consecration and anointing (for a second time). We see that they are washed, then anointed, then consecrated by the sprinkling of blood. God wants us to submit to the washing of the word, […]

[Leviticus 7] Cleansed from Guilt by the Blood of Jesus. Moses receives laws concerning the preparation of the trespass or “guilt” offering. Each offering was very personal, and each offering involved shedding of blood. God’s only answer for sin is the shedding of sacrificial blood. Leviticus 7 also reveals the mystery of why Jesus was […]

[Leviticus 6] To Catch a Thief! In Leviticus 6, God gives Moses laws relating to fraud, theft, and consecration offerings. Under the law, when a theft was revealed, the culprit was required to pay back, with 20% added. If you’ve experienced loss in your life, where does this originate? Is it the devil assaulting you […]

Receive the Cleansing Move on in Victory. Many times sin and failure cause us to withdraw from God in shame. In the Old Covenant, every transgression was an occasion of moving toward God and not away from Him. When we fail, we are to come TO God, offering Jesus as our trespass offering. In Leviticus […]

[Leviticus Chapter Four] Mercy is God’s First Response. In this chapter we come to the third kind of sacrifice, that of the sin or trespass offering. We have looked at the consecration offering and the peace or covenantal offering, now we come to the sin offering. The mention is made of “sinning in ignorance”. How […]

[Leviticus 3] Friendship with God in the Peace Offering. In this chapter, we learn about a form of sacrifice called the peace offering. In the peace offering, we are acknowledging that Jesus is our peace, expressing covenantal friendship with God even as Abraham did of old. The peace offering called for special handling of the […]

[Leviticus 2] Visiting God’s Bakery. In Leviticus 2, instructions are given concerning grain offerings are found. Often these were cakes mingled with oil seasoned in various ways. These offerings represent Jesus as the bread from heaven and tell us much about who he is to us and how He sustains the believer day by day […]

[Leviticus 1] The Sacrifice of Christ in Our Behalf. In this chapter, we see that the Tabernacle is completed, and instructions regarding the different sacrifices are handed down by God to Moses. Each one of these sacrifices is minutely described, and no deviation or variation of offering up is acceptable – on pain of death. […]

[Exodus 40] The Tabernacle is Erected, and the Cloud Descends. In the final chapter of Exodus, Moses washes Aaron and his sons to prepare them for service. The Ark and other items of sacred furniture are set up. Then the cloud descends to remain with and guide the people through the wilderness. All of this […]