Preparing Hearts for the Journey.. As Israel prepares to leave Sinai and begin the long wilderness journey, the Lord pauses the movement of the camp. Before the people travel further, God addresses their hearts. These chapters reveal something deeply important about God: He prepares the inner life of His people before He advances their path. Israel…
Covenant, Consequence, and the Call to Belong.. As Leviticus draws to its close, chapters 26–27 gather everything the Lord has spoken—from sacrifices and priesthood to justice, worship, and holy rhythms—and press it into one searching question: What does it mean to live in covenant with a holy God who desires to dwell among His people?…
Sacred Time, Sacred Rest, and Trusting God’s Provision.. Leviticus 23–25 shifts the focus from sacred space and sacred people to sacred time and sacred rhythms. If earlier chapters taught Israel how to approach a holy God and live as a holy people, these chapters teach them how to order their time, work, land, and rest around God’s presence….
Learning Holiness in Everyday Life.. Leviticus 11–15 can feel unfamiliar to modern readers. Lists of clean and unclean animals, laws about skin diseases, bodily discharges, and ritual purification seem distant from our daily experience. Yet beneath these chapters lies a profound theological truth:God is teaching His people how to live with His holiness in their…
The Holiness of God and the Cost of Careless Worship.. Context: A Newly Redeemed People Learning to Live with a Holy God Israel has been delivered from Egypt and brought into covenant with Yahweh. Now the central question is not merely how to be free, but how to live in the presence of a holy God. Leviticus…
When Sin Is Named and Fellowship Restored.. Leviticus 1–3 introduced offerings of devotion, gratitude, and fellowship. Chapters 4–7 now move into another essential dimension of life with a holy God: dealing honestly with sin and repairing what it breaks. If the earlier offerings teach Israel how to draw near, these chapters teach them how to…
Nearness Through Sacrifice.. Leviticus begins where Exodus ends. The tabernacle has been built. God’s glory has filled it. A holy God now dwells in the midst of a newly redeemed people. But a pressing question emerges: How can a sinful people live near a holy God without being consumed? Leviticus is God’s answer.It is not…
Bread in the Wilderness, Water from the Rock.. As we continue the journey from the Red Sea into the wilderness, these chapters feel very human. The songs of chapter 15 fade quickly into the complaints of chapters 16 and 17. Yet what stands out most is not the instability of the people, but the steady…
And Before the Table Moves, There Is a Presence. Receiving Redemption Before Walking in Deliverance.. Key Texts: Exodus 12–15; Exodus 13:21–22; Isaiah 53; Isaiah 63:9–14; John 1:14, 1:29; Luke 22; Hebrews 13:5; Romans 8:31; 1 Corinthians 11 Introduction: God’s Order Is Never Accidental One of the most overlooked truths in the Exodus story is this: God…