Leviticus 5-7

I must confess that the many different rules and regulations for sacrifices are confusing.   I wonder why God specified them?

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Leviticus 1-4

Before we begin this book, let’s remember why we are reading it in the first place.   Between here and Numbers many stalwart Bible readers stumble and fall…

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Exodus 39-40

In the New Living Translation the token that the priest wore said “Holy unto the Lord”.   Who would dare to put something like that on?

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Exodus 36-38

God’s people gave so generously to the work that they had to be commanded to stop giving.    Let that sink in for a minute….

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Exodus 33-35

New tablets to replace the old, directions on what to build and how to use it, and a command to go to the Promised Land.   But no one is moving…why?

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Exodus 30-32

What possible reason could there be for us to know all the details about a table or a robe that was used thousands of years ago, and is lost to history?   Why would this be included in the Bible?

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Exodus 28-29

When you think about what’s happening here, it really is amazing.

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Exodus 25-27

A couple of things are mentioned here that many people forget when they decide to build.

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Exodus 22-24

Wait…we aren’t done with the crazy commands?   Okay…bring ’em on..

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Exodus 19-21

If my dog bites the mailman, and he doesn’t deliver my mail…..do I still have to pay my bills?   Find the answer to that vexing question in this passage….

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Exodus 16-18

I noticed today in 16:4 of the New Living Translation that God orchestrated all of these events in order to test them.   As one of my instructors mentioned one day “you don’t like tests, but they are good for you”.

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Exodus 13-15

When I saw the names of the places that locate where Israel crossed the Red Sea I got all excited.  But there’s one small piece of information missing…

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Exodus 10-12

If God made Pharaoh’s heart hard, then how can He be upset with him?  Did God create a situation in which children would have to be killed?

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Exodus 7-9

Most of the 10 plagues are covered in today’s reading, and they are familiar.   But I just realized some things I didn’t know before…

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Exodus 4-6

Why is it that we question God, even when we are standing on holy ground, in front of a burning bush?   Why is it so hard for us to believe what God says?

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Exodus 1-3

Today we come across a real mystery.  A man with three different names….?

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Genesis 48-50

Father’s don’t pronounce blessings on their children anymore….listening to these blessings, maybe it’s a good thing…

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Genesis 46-47

…and the Government takes over.   Some things never change.

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Genesis 43-45

Rotting in prison, accused of a crime he didn’t commit, Simeon waits and prays that his brothers find a way to get him released.

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Genesis 41-42

This part of the story reminds me of one of the names for God…

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Bonus Devotion

I just saw something in Genesis 39 that I hadn’t seen before.  

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Genesis 38-40

Did I really need to know that Judah slept with his daughter in law?   Yes.   Yes I did.  Here’s why:

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Genesis 35-37

In yesterday’s reading Jacob’s sons kill all the men in town.  Today, they are on the run.

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Genesis 32-34

Years earlier, he had left town on the run because he had cheated his brother out of a blessing.   Now he is returning a wealthy man, and his brother is on his way to say “hello” with 400 soldiers.  

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Genesis 30-31

You wouldn’t believe how the nation of Israel got it’s start….I doubt they are bragging about it.

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Genesis 27-29

One of the hardest things to understand in the Bible is why God would reward a snake like Jacob.

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Genesis 25-26

“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree…”   Can I get an “amen”?

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Genesis 22-24

You probably already know the main themes, here are a few other things to think about:

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Genesis 19-21

You aren’t going to believe where the Moabites and Ammonites came from….

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Genesis 16-18

There are so many topics screaming to be addressed in these chapters I don’t even know where to begin.   Let’s just touch on a few, including the one that will touch off a world war…

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Genesis 12-15

Reading this is bound to make some people mad.

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Job 40-42

After God speaks once, Job repents and apologizes for what he said.   But it’s God’s response that still has people talking…

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