Saturday, June 29, 2013

Numbered


Mo. 7/1/13: Numbers 1:1 5                 Why is the 4th book  Numbers?
Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: "Take a census … and with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his father's house. These are the names of the men who shall stand with you…
Why is the 4th book  Numbers? God told Moses to number Israel.

Tu. 7/2/13: Numbers 1:17 – 18                                  Who did God name?
Then Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned by name, and they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they recited their ancestry by families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, each one individually.
Who did God name? God named twelve men as heads of their tribes.

We. 7/3/13: Numbers 1:44, 46                      How many were numbered?
These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each one representing his father's house…all who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
How many were numbered? Those numbered were 603,550.

Th. 7/4/13: Numbers 1:47 – 49                      Who were NOT numbered?
But the Levites were not numbered among them by their fathers' tribe; for the LORD had spoken to Moses, saying: "Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor take a census of them among the children of Israel.
Who were NOT numbered? The Levites were not numbered.

Fr. 7/5/13: Revelation 7:9 – 10              Who COULD NOT be numbered?
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"
Who COULD NOT be numbered? The multitude of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne could not be numbered.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Can land vomit out people?


Mo. 6/24/13: Leviticus 19:17 – 18                  Who were we to love and not hate?
‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
Who were we to love and not hate? Our brother and neighbor.
Tu. 6/24/13: Leviticus 20:22                  What can land do?
‘You shall therefore keep all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them, that the land where I am bringing you to dwell may not vomit you out.
What can land do? Land can vomit people out by God’s command!
We. 6/24/13: Leviticus 20:23 – 24                  Why did God cast out the Canaanites?
And you shall not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am casting out before you; for they commit all these things, and therefore I abhor them. But I have said to you, “You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the Lord your God, who has separated you from the peoples.
Why did God cast out the Canaanites? They commit sexual perversion.
Th. 6/24/13: Leviticus 21:10 – 12                  Who was never to tear his clothes?
He who is the high priest among his brethren, on whose head the anointing oil was poured and who is consecrated to wear the garments, shall not uncover his head nor tear his clothes; nor shall he go near any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or his mother; nor shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord.
Who was never to tear his clothes? The anointed high priest.
Fr. 6/24/13: Matthew 26:65 – 66                  Who tore his clothes?
Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His blasphemy! What do you think?” They answered and said, “He is deserving of death.”
Who tore his clothes? ? The anointed high priest.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

The Terrible Leprosaur!


The title was specially created for Seb whose New Year's resolution was to read my blog.
Mo. 6/17/13: Lev. 13:1 ~ 7                  How was the unclean pronounced clean?
When a man has … a swelling, a scab, or a bright spot, … he shall be brought to Aaron the priest
The priest shall examine the sore … if the hair on the sore has turned white, and … deeper than the skin … it is a leprous sore. Then the priest … shall pronounce him unclean.
But if … not … then the priest shall isolate the one who has the sore seven days… if … the sore has not spread on the skin, then the priest shall isolate him another seven days. Then … if the sore has faded, … the priest shall pronounce him … clean.
How was the unclean pronounced clean? The test was depth, white hair and isolation, twice.
Tu. 6/18/13: Leviticus 13:9 – 11                  When was isolation not called for?
When the leprous sore is on a person, … and there is a spot of raw flesh … it is an old leprosy. The priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not isolate him. (But send him outside the camp.)
When was isolation never called for? If a raw spot of flesh was seen, the bearer was sent outside the camp.
We. 6/19/13: James 1:12                  What is temptation?
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
What is temptation? A test of endurance, with approval and a crown of life as reward. This compares to suspicion of leprosy.
Th. 6/20/13: James 1:13                  Does temptation come from God?
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.
Does temptation come from God? No, it does not.
Fr. 6/21/13: James 1:14 – 15                  What does falling into temptation end as?
But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
What does falling into temptation end as? Sin and separation are its end. This is the equivalent of leprosy.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Unintentional Sin


Mo. 6/10/13: Lev. 4:13 – 14                  Can the whole congregation sin?
‘Now if the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done something against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which should not be done, and are guilty; when the sin which they have committed becomes known, then the assembly shall offer a young bull for the sin, and bring it before the tabernacle of meeting.
Can the whole congregation sin? Yes, they can. Lack of knowledge is no excuse for breaking any law.
Tu. 6/11/13: Leviticus 4:22 – 24                  Can a ruler sin unintentionally?
‘When a ruler has sinned, and done something unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lord his God in anything which should not be done, and is guilty, or if his sin which he has committed comes to his knowledge, he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, a male without blemish. And he shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it at the place where they kill the burnt offering before the Lord. It is a sin offering.
Can a ruler sin? Yes, a ruler can sin by doing what should not be done.
We. 6/12/13: Leviticus 4:27 – 28                  Can common men sin unintentionally?
‘If anyone of the common people sins unintentionally by doing something against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which ought not to be done, and is guilty, or if his sin which he has committed comes to his knowledge, then he shall bring as his offering a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed.
Can common men sin unintentionally? Yes, men can sin unintentionally. If it comes to his knowledge, it must be forgiven with a sacrifice.
Th. 6/13/13: Leviticus 4:2 – 3                  Can a priest sin unintentionally?
“Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a person sins unintentionally against any of the commandments of the Lord in anything which ought not to be done, and does any of them, if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then let him offer to the Lord for his sin which he has sinned a young bull without blemish as a sin offering.
Can a priest sin unintentionally? Yes, a priest can sin and bring guilt on all the people!
Fr. 6/14/13: John 1:29                  Who takes away the sin of the whole world?
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
Who takes away the sin of the whole world? The Lord Jesus Christ alone.

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Antonym of Holy


Mo. 6/3/13: Lev. 10:8 – 9            What were priests not allowed?
Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying: “Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations…
What were priests not allowed? Wine was not allowed.
Tu. 6/4/13: Lev. 10:10 – 11            Why this restriction?
… that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean, and that you may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them by the hand of Moses.”
Why this restriction? Priests had to discern between holy and unholy.
We. 6/5/13: Lev. 22:32 – 33            What is antonym to holy?
You shall not profane My holy name, but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel. I am the Lord who sanctifies you, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord.”
What is antonym to holy? Profane.
Th. 6/6/13: Ezekiel 39:7            What is profanity?
So I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let them profane My holy name anymore. Then the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.
What is profanity? Taking the Lord’s name in vain
Fr. 6/7/13: 2 Tim. 2:15 – 16            What is to be shunned?
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.
What is to be shunned? Profane talk.