March 2018

LEVITICUS 21: DON’T USE THIS TEXT TO TAKE PEOPLE’S LAND!

When Leviticus speaks of land, we need to be cautious not to think we can just take people’s land from them. Texts about possessing land have been misused by generations of people and to think that somehow religious people continue to hold the ability to possess land and take it away from people is a problem. First of all, Leviticus is trying to show Israel, and us by extension, that land is not ours. Who does it belong to? Read this post and find out from Leviticus 21 who the land belongs to.

March 28, 2018
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LEVITICUS 20: WOULD YOU STONE AN ADULTERER?

In the CBS TV show “Living Biblically” the main character tries earnestly to take the Bible literally, including stoning adulterers. Jesus followed the Torah, but when he met people caught in adultery, what did he do? Leviticus 20 includes some very sobering kinds of punishments for sins like adultery, but in this post we also remember the Rabbi who said to the woman, “Where are your accusers?” and “Go and leave your life of sin.”

March 26, 2018
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LEVITICUS 19: HOLY LOVE

Leviticus 19 connects holiness of God to the treatment of our neighbors and even strangers. How can holiness be connected to how we treat others. Leviticus 19 is a huge chapter in the Bible to make this connection plain. It may seem confusing at first, but it has an organized structure, and it can be understood!

March 23, 2018
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LEVITICUS 18: SEXUAL HEALING

Leviticus 18 speaks very frankly about sexual matters. In today’s Journey Bible Project blog, Greg Taylor tells a funny story but gets serious with prayer for those needing sexual healing.

March 21, 2018
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LEVITICUS 17: BE HOLY BECAUSE I THE LORD YOUR GOD AM HOLY

Leviticus 17 makes a transition to another section often called “The Holiness Code.” Find out why holiness is so important in today’s Journey Bible Project blog.

March 19, 2018
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LEVITICUS 16: WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT ATONEMENT?

In this week’s Journey Bible Project reading from Leviticus 16, we come to the most ancient source of much atonement theory that we theologians connect to the redemptive grace of God in Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. What happened on the Day of Atonement, called “Yom Kippur”? 

March 14, 2018
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LEVITICUS 15: DO WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT BODILY FLUIDS IN A DEVOTIONAL?

Oh for crying out loud, do we have to talk about bodily fluids. Why is this stuff in the Bible anyway?! And what does God or the Bible care about bodily fluids? Find out in today’s Journey Bible Project on Leviticus 15.

March 12, 2018
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LEVITICUS 12: HEALING FOR WOMEN THROUGH CHILDBIRTH AND ABORTION

This blog post is about Leviticus 12 and women giving birth, but it got us to thinking about other issues around childbirth. We call on God’s grace, mercy, love, and compassion to pour out on those who have succumbed to abortion for any reason, and we believe God can heal you.

March 9, 2018
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LEVITICUS 14: WHAT IS THE DANGER OF MILDEW?

Why is mildew so bad? The ancient world viewed “cleanliness” as next to “godliness,” or “holiness,” as we see in Leviticus 14, today’s Journey Bible Project reading and devotional.

March 8, 2018
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LEVITICUS 13: IS THERE A FUNGUS AMONG US?

What do fungi have to do with living as God’s holy people? Read today’s Journey Bible Project blog and see if we know.

March 7, 2018
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