Some thoughts on Scripture

Leviticus 18:6--"None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the L ORD." (KJV) Leviticus 18:6--"No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the L ORD." (NIV) It is important to be aware of how a given Bible translation... Sign in to see full entry.

Leviticus 17:12,14--"Therefore I said to the children of Israel, 'No one among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who dwells among you eat blood.... for it is the life of all flesh. Its blood sustains its life. Therefore, I said to the children of Israel, 'You shall not eat the blood of any... Sign in to see full entry.

Leviticus 16:21--"Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat [the scape goat], confess over it all of the iniquities of of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat and shall send it away into the wilderness... Sign in to see full entry.

Leviticus 14:35-36--"And he who owns the house comes and tells the priest, saying 'It seems to me that there is some plague in the house.' Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest goes into it to examine the plague, that all that is in the house may not be made... Sign in to see full entry.

Leviticus 13:13--"Then the priest shall consider; and indeed if the leprosy has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean who has the sore. It has turned all white. He is clean." From a human perspective, this whole chapter and part of the next may seem like a puzzling way to deal with the... Sign in to see full entry.

Leviticus 11:45--"For I am the L ORD who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy." The Israelites were not merely brought up out of Egypt so that they could take a joy trip to the land flowing with milk and honey. God chose and called them,... Sign in to see full entry.

Leviticus 10:1-2--"Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the L ORD, which He had not commanded them. So fire went out from the L ORD and devoured them, and they died before the L ORD." To this account... Sign in to see full entry.

Leviticus 9:24--"And fire came out from before the L ORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces." What a sight it must have been to behold for the children of Israel! God is an all-consuming fire in His glory and... Sign in to see full entry.

Leviticus 8:30--"Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar, and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons with him; and he consecrated Aaron, his garments, his sons, and the garments of his sons with him." Here described are some of the details... Sign in to see full entry.

Leviticus 6:12-13--"And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out. And the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order on it, and he shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. A fire shall always be burning on the altar; it... Sign in to see full entry.