The Woman I Love: Leaving on a Jet Plane
At 5:00 AM my wife dropped me off at the airport. She is pregnant, it was way too early for her to be up, and this is the first time in two years of marriage that we will be apart for more than a day. Needless to say, she was crying when she left. It is very strange how normal …
Read MoreLegal Code – Criminal Code: Priestly Work
Priestly Work (Leviticus 9:1-24) – This passage gives us the test case of Aaron, the high priest, as he offered up the sacrifices of the people. The passage offers some good insight into the priorities and a job we have a representatives of the Lord: “Job to Do” (Leviticus 9:1-7) – After the consecration of the priests and the week …
Read MoreLegal Code – Criminal Code: Consecration of the Priesthood
Consecration of the Priests – Meloim (Leviticus 8:22-24) – The priests had to sacrifice bull for the sin offering (8:14), a ram for the burnt offering (8:18), and then another ram for their consecration. That was a pretty penny in ancient times. Let us take a look at some principles: “Serious Stuff” Principle (Leviticus 8:1-2) – Here we see the …
Read MoreLegal Code – Criminal Code: Priestly Role
Priestly Role (Leviticus 6:8-7:38) – This passage goes into great detail about how the priest was to handle each type of offering. Rather that focus on the details of what the priest did with each offering let us explore each offering the priest was involved in and how the reflects how they were involved in the lives of people: “Accountability …
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The Woman I Love: Chile Rellenos
The joys of pregnancy and motherhood continue for my wife. My sister-in-law invited us out to dinner at Don Jose’s (a local Mexican food place here in Sebring). We had been cooped up in the house for most of the day because it had been raining pretty hard all afternoon, so we decided we should definitely get out. My wife …
Read MoreLegal Code – Criminal Code: Sin Offering
Sin Offering – Chatahah (4:1-5:13) – The Hebrew word “Chatahah” means to “miss the mark”. It comes from an archery term meaning to pull back the string, let the arrow fly, and come no where near the vicinity of the target. How often do we feel like that is what we are doing in our Christian lives (if we can …
Read MoreLegal Code – Criminal Code: Peace Offering
Peace Offering- Shelmim (3:1-17) – The word translated “peace” comes from the word “shelmim” or “shalom”. The best translation for the word is that things are as they should be. The modern Hebrew word for a check at a restaurant is literally a ”bill of peace”. When someone offers you a service you need to set things right by paying …
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