“You shall make an altar on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood. A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth. It shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. You shall overlay it with pure gold,Continue reading “Exodus 30: 1-10….Why incense?”
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Exodus 29: 38-46….Keep Short Accounts with God!
“Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a year old day by day regularly. One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight. And with the first lamb a tenth measure of fine flour mingled with a fourth of a hin ofContinue reading “Exodus 29: 38-46….Keep Short Accounts with God!”
Exodus 29: 29-37….Priestly Succession.
“The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him; they shall be anointed in them and ordained in them. The son who succeeds him as priest, who comes into the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place, shall wear them seven days.“You shall take the ram of ordination and boilContinue reading “Exodus 29: 29-37….Priestly Succession.”
Exodus 29: 19-28….Distress waved away, peace given!
“You shall take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram, and you shall kill the ram and take part of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tips of the right ears of hisContinue reading “Exodus 29: 19-28….Distress waved away, peace given!”
Exodus 29: 10-18: Identifying with the sacrifice.
“Then you shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting. Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull. Then you shall kill the bull before the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and shall take part of the blood of the bull and put itContinue reading “Exodus 29: 10-18: Identifying with the sacrifice.”
Exodus 29: 1-9….The first High Priest anointed.
“Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. Take one bull of the herd and two rams without blemish, and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil. You shall make them of fine wheat flour. You shall putContinue reading “Exodus 29: 1-9….The first High Priest anointed.”
Proverbs 11: 22-31….Concerning many things.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snoutis a beautiful woman without discretion. – the ring is wasted in the case of the pig, the beauty is wasted in the case of the woman!!23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,the expectation of the wicked in wrath. – we all desire goodContinue reading “Proverbs 11: 22-31….Concerning many things.”
Proverbs 11: 16-21….Don’t forget these five lessons.
A gracious woman gets honor,and violent men get riches.A man who is kind benefits himself,but a cruel man hurts himself.The wicked earns deceptive wages,but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,but he who pursues evil will die.Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the LORD,but those ofContinue reading “Proverbs 11: 16-21….Don’t forget these five lessons.”
Proverbs 11: 1-15….Living after Jesus, how would Solomon write this in 2025?
1 A false balance is an abomination to the LORD,but a just weight is his delight.2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,but with the humble is wisdom.3 The integrity of the upright guides them,but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,but righteousness delivers from death.5 TheContinue reading “Proverbs 11: 1-15….Living after Jesus, how would Solomon write this in 2025?”
Proverbs 10: 17-32….words are important!
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart ofContinue reading “Proverbs 10: 17-32….words are important!”
As I read it! 