Bible Readings for July 25th Judges 8 | Acts 12 | Jeremiah 21 | Mark 7 In Judges 6–7, we might have developed high hopes for Gideon’s potential. Here was a man who began his service to Yahweh in extreme humility, insisting that he was the least man in the weakest clan...
Bible Readings for April 30th Numbers 7 | Psalms 42–43 | Song of Songs 5 | Hebrews 5 Yesterday, we looked at the non-priestly class of holy people in Israel: the Nazirites. Today’s reading in Numbers 7 addresses two other issues regarding holiness within Israel’s...
Bible Readings for April 29th Numbers 6 | Psalms 40–41 | Song of Songs 4 | Hebrews 4 One major theological distinction that comes up repeatedly in the book of Numbers—and one that we are likely to miss unless we are looking for it—is the difference between clean and...
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...
Bible Readings for April 5th Leviticus 8 | Psalm 9 | Proverbs 23 | 1 Thessalonians 2 Leviticus 8 marks the official ordination of Aaron and his sons to serve as priests before Yahweh, a pivotal moment for Israel. We saw the leadership of Israel expanded beyond Moses...