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Blended Reading Plan from Back to the Bible
Index to Blended Readings
Leviticus 19-21; Hebrews 12
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia links: Leviticus 19; Leviticus 20; Leviticus 21; Hebrews 13
Leviticus 19-21
Leviticus 19 deals with a variety of laws. The first thing God reminded Israel, as He reminds us 'Be holy, because I, the Lord your God am, Holy'. If we are holy as he is holy we would love the Lord and our neighbor as ourselves. He reminds them not to turn to idolatry. Why, because it was their downfall, we see for the next 800 years, there was constant idol worship, of Baal, Molech and other gods. God reminded the people of the Ten Commandments. We need to be constantly reminded because we are a people of short-sightedness and short term memory when it come to the things of God. The chapter spoke about how we should treat the handicapped persons those who were deaf and blind, our orphans and widows, and senior citizens. The practice of divination or sorcery was forbidden (27, 31). Many of the laws that God had instituted with the Israelites are again reflection of loving God and our neighbor as ourselves. This was written some 3500 years ago and please read the chapter carefully and see how practical this passage is today.
Leviticus 20 deals with the punishment of sin. It also forbids worshiping Molech, communication with the mediums, and a variety of sexual practices including adultery, homosexuality, incest, bestiality. Whether we like it or not, sin has its consequences. It separates God from man and man from his fellow-man. Sexual sin have its consequences. It has caused damage to the family in divorce, child molestation, the spread of the HIV-AIDs, the spread of many sexual diseases, pornography, homosexuality, crime of rape and incest. Remember a moment of sin can lead to years of heart-ache. There things that you wish could take back, words, that you have said, actions that you did. IF you could only change them...but it's too late. God will forgive of your sins but some of the consequences have to paid, repentance done, reconciliation and restitution have to be made. An example of this is David with Bathsheba. The baby conceived during that union died, Uriah was killed, Absalom rebelled against God, and he faced his remaining life paying the consequences. (2Sam 11-24)!
Life of David by Pink
Guzik on Leviticus 20
Leviticus 21 discusses the rules of Priests, the way they dress, behave, who he marries.
Why all these regulations? Because God is a holy God and He expects His people to be holy. Rom 6.23 states that the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life.
Leviticus 19 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Leviticus 20 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Leviticus 21 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Other Links
Deffinbaugh on Leviticus 19
Deffinbaugh on Leviticus 20
Deffinbaugh on Leviticus 21 and 22
Stedman: Leviticus 19 and 20
Stedman: Leviticus 21 and 22
Links to Commentaries and other References - Leviticus
Hebrews 13 with Commentaries, verse by verse
Hebrews 13
The author uses this chapter for concluding remarks and encouragement. Among the ones to remember is keep loving each other as brother, do not forget to show hospitality to strangers. remember those in prison, honor the marriage vows, keep yourselves free from the LOVE of money, and be CONTENT with what you have. Many other instructions are there for us.
Hebrews 13.8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.
Links to Commentaries and other References - Hebrews
Bible Study Tools
Jesus Saves
How to Become a Christian
This Posting is NOT a commentary of the passages read today but it is a devotional. Please send a comment if something spoke to you today from the passages, links or thoughts that I have shared with you.
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