Bible Readings for April 17th Leviticus 21 | Psalms 26–27 | Ecclesiastes 4 | 1 Timothy 6 If the last few chapters of Leviticus have focused on the personal holiness required of all Israelites, Leviticus 21–22 focuses specifically on the personal holiness of the...
Bible Readings for April 16th Leviticus 20 | Psalm 25 | Ecclesiastes 3 | 1 Timothy 5 The majority of Leviticus 20 focuses on Yahweh’s prohibitions against four kinds of wickednesses: child sacrifice (Lev. 20:1–5), mediums and wizards (Lev. 20:6, 27), cursing one’s...
Bible Readings for April 15th Leviticus 19 | Psalms 23–24 | Ecclesiastes 2 | 1 Timothy 4 Sandwiched between two sections of laws in Leviticus 19 that deal with matters of personal holiness (Lev. 19:1–8, 19–37) is a passage in which we find one of the most famous...
Bible Readings for April 14th Leviticus 18 | Psalm 22 | Ecclesiastes 1 | 1 Timothy 3 There is no getting around it—Leviticus 18 is an awkward chapter to read. Here, Yahweh details all the possible people a man was prohibited from approaching to uncover their...
Bible Readings for April 13th Leviticus 17 | Psalms 20–21 | Proverbs 31 | 1 Timothy 2 Leviticus 17 provides theological insight that not only undergirds the sacrificial system in Leviticus but also informs the theology of the rest of the Bible. The chief value of...
Bible Readings for April 12th Leviticus 16 | Psalm 19 | Proverbs 30 | 1 Timothy 1 After a lengthy discussion about cleanness in Israel over the last several chapters, the focus in Leviticus 16 returns to priestly ministry—in fact, to the highest ministry entrusted to...