John Hall

“Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ households, made an offering” Numbers 7:2a As we begin Today’s reading we’re told that “Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed it and consecrated it with all its furnishings, and the altar and all its utensils; he anointed them and consecrated them also.” […]

“but they shall not go in to see the holy objects even for a moment, or they will die.” Numbers 4:20 As we saw in yesterday’s reading, God had set aside the Levites for service towards the Tabernacle. Today we see how the three Levite Families, those from Kohath, Gershon, and Merari, were assigned their

“Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel,” Numbers 1:2a Today, as we begin the Book of Numbers, we’re told that “the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had

“So you shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the Lord your God.” Leviticus 25:17 As we come to the end of Leviticus, Moses delves into the Law of Sabbath Year and Jubilee. The Israelites were to work the land for 6 years and allow it to go

“Moreover, the one who blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death;” Leviticus 24:16a There are several instances of capital punishment recorded in the Pentateuch; Today’s Reading provides one of them. We’re told that two men were fighting one day; one was the son of an Egyptian father and the other

“You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, nor are you to do what is done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you; you shall not walk in their statutes.” Leviticus 18:3 As God continues providing Moses the Law that will rule His People, He

“Now the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they had approached the presence of the Lord and died.” Leviticus 16:1 As we continue our Journey through the Book of Leviticus, today we come to the Most Sacred Day in the Jewish Calendar; The Day of Atonement. In

“For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy.” Leviticus 11:45a At the opening of Chapter 11 we are introduced to the Dietary Law where God spoke to Moses and Aaron these words “These are the creatures which you may eat from all the animals that are

“Then Moses said to Aaron, “It is what the Lord spoke, saying, ‘By those who come near Me I will be treated as holy, and before all the people I will be honored.’” So Aaron, therefore, kept silent.” Leviticus 10:3 Today we read about the Ordination Ceremony where Aaron and his sons will be consecrated.