Exodus 30: 11-16….Israel was then a Theocracy!

The LORD said to Moses, “When you take the census of the people of Israel, then each shall give a ransom for his life to the LORD when you number them, that there be no plague among them when you number them. Each one who is numbered in the census shall give this: half aContinue reading “Exodus 30: 11-16….Israel was then a Theocracy!”

Exodus 30: 1-10….Why incense?

“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?”

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 9: 1-6 & 9-12a) Build on the rock!

1 Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars.She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table. She has sent out her young women to call from the highest places in the town,“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” To him who lacks senseContinue reading “Proverbs 9: 1-6 & 9-12a) Build on the rock!”

Exodus 28: 30-39….Does dress mean anything?

And in the breastpiece of judgment you shall put the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on Aaron’s heart, when he goes in before the LORD. Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the people of Israel on his heart before the LORD regularly.“You shall make the robe of the ephod all ofContinue reading “Exodus 28: 30-39….Does dress mean anything?”

Exodus 28: 4a-29….History but with a real meaning for us!

“And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and of fine twined linen, skillfully worked. It shall have two shoulder pieces attached to its two edges, so that it may be joined together. And the skillfully woven band on it shall be made like it and be ofContinue reading “Exodus 28: 4a-29….History but with a real meaning for us!”