Numbers 9-11 – You want What?
So many great points in these chapters! God accommodates exceptions for those not able to celebrate Passover for legit reasons. If you’re …
Numbers 7-8 – Not Same to All
The leaders give 6 carts w/ 12 oxen. Moses gives 2 to Gershon, 4 to Merari and none to Kohath. Why so …
Numbers 5-6 – Nazirite Vow
Chapter 5 has an interesting ‘adultery test’ if a husband suspects his wife. The priest makes a drink and if she’s guilty, …
Numbers 3-4 – Priests as First-Born
These chapters deal w/ the numbering of the Levites and their duties. God takes the Levites instead of the first-born of the …
Numbers 1-2 – Numbers vs God
God has Moses number the people in chapter 1. They go thru each tribe and count the men aged 20 and up, …
Chapter Topics: Leviticus
1 Burnt Offerings 2 Grain Offerings 3 Peach Offerings 4 Sin Offerings 5-6 Guilt Offerings 7 Priests Part of Offerings 8 Consecration …
Leviticus 26-27 – Blessings for Love
Chapter 26 tells about how if the people obey, God will bless and provide for them. They will have plenty, be safe …
Leviticus 24-25 – Rest or Trust
In chapter 24 it talks about the lamp and bread and then a story about a guy who blasphemed “the Name” and …
Leviticus 22-23 Feasts/Festivals
Chapter 23 talks about the feasts and festivals throughout the year for the Israelites. Three in the Spring and three in the …
Leviticus 19-21 – Why Die?
Chapters 19-21 deal w/ various sins and punishments. Largely it’s all about “be holy for I am holy.” Also, don’t be like …
Leviticus 16-18 – Morals Are Always Morals
In chapter 16, we see the Day of Atonement – an annual sacrifice for the people. One goat dies for sins and …
Leviticus 14-15 – We’re Nasty
Chapter 14 is about cleansing for a leper – so detailed and thorough. If He takes it seriously, so sd we. Particularly …
Leviticus 12-13 – Lonely and Scared
Chapter 11 started the section on ‘unclean’ rules. In 12 we see that giving birth makes someone unclean and they even have …
Leviticus 9-11 – How Quickly We Fall
Almost as soon as the sacrifices were started with Aaron, his sons offer “strange fire” and die. You’d think they’d be …
Leviticus 7-8 – God Provides Way and Fellowship
God provides for the priests thru the offerings. They don’t have jobs or inheritance (to come later), so they rely on the …
Leviticus 4-6 – God Provides and Protects
Some of the offerings included some for the priests to eat. This helped provide for them. But in other cases, it was …
Leviticus 1-3 – God Defines the Relationship
We saw in Exodus how God designed the tabernacle, materials and priests’ garments. The form of how we approach Him. Now we …
Chapter Topics: Exodus
1 Israel in Egypt 2 Moses Birth to Midian 3 Burning Bush 4 Moses and Aaron go to Pharaoh 5 Pharaoh harsh …
Exodus 37-40 – Focus on Him
In the Old Testament, the way to approach God was detailed and complex. And it had to be right! So the instructions …
Exodus 34-36 – God Moves Hearts to Provide
God provides the design and equips the people, but where do the materials come from? The people. But it’s voluntary and He …
Exodus 31-33 – Knowing Over Learning
In 31:1-6 God describes (even some by name) the people He wants to work on the tabernacle and materials. He even enables …
Exodus 29-30 – The Best for God and No One Else
God continues to describe the materials of the tabernacle and priests. How the priests are to be consecrated, the design of the …
Exodus 26-28 – As Unto The Lord
God is very particular about how you deal with Him in the Old Testament. In the New Testament Jesus even teaches …
Exodus 23-25 – God Cares about Beauty
Besides laws, God gives fairly detailed designs for the sanctuary, ark, table of showbread and the lamps. Particularly He gives details for …
Exodus 20-22 – 10 Commandments
Chapter 20 starts a section of rules/laws with the Ten Commandments. The rules that come after have the feeling of “fairness” – …
Exodus 16:22-ch19 – Pay Attention
So the people have food to eat (manna) but then grumble about not having something to drink. God provides, via Moses, water …
Exodus 14-16:21 – Dry Land
Pharaoh pursues the people, God’s plan seems as aimless wandering – that’s how it looks to us a lot too. But (v13) …
Exodus 11-12 Signs are for Us
God starts a lot of things in these chapters: New Year, Passover (lamb and feast), Unleavened Bread, blood on the doorposts and …
Exodus 9-11 – God Will Get Your Attention
The fifth plague is disease on livestock. Pharaoh is warned and gives no response. Next is boils and he basically isn’t even …
Exodus 7-8 – Nasty Days in Egypt
God sends Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh to show signs that they are from God. Pharaoh has his magicians/sorcerers do the same …