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Law - Leviticus 25-27

In recent years, certain sectors of the east have seen a property boom. In particular, 2 new condominium projects in my neighbourhood have made newspaper headlines within a space of 6 months. If it’s anything to go by, the property market seems to be holding its own while other sectors are struggling to keep up. What has this to do with Leviticus? In a spiritual sense, there is something...

Law - Leviticus 22-24

Another day, another reading of Leviticus, another 3 sets of teachings; it is marvellous to note how much we can gather from just each chapter of the Bible alone, isn’t it? Not forgetting that we doing a set of chapters each day, let’s try to glean what ever we can through the help of the Holy Spirit. While we may not be able to gain every single teaching available from every single chapter,...

Law - Leviticus 19-21

Recently I was pondering over the question related to mixed alternatives. And I got to read of this in today’s reading in Leviticus 19:19. Though it is a fairly short portion, it got me thinking about what a preacher mentioned once, some time back. “You shall keep My statues. You shall not let your livestock breed with another kind. You shall not sow your field with mixed seed. Nor shall a garment...

Law - Leviticus 16-18

During the month of June some years ago, the RE students were brought out for an excursion. It was part of a Bible Camp (or Bible Seminar as we know it today) programme which was meant to let the students have a bit of fun together, as well as to learn something that would enrich and broaden their Christian worldview. In that outing, the teachers and students paid a visit to a Jewish Synagogue, one...

Law - Leviticus 13-15

“Hear ye! Hear ye!” This is the health ministry’s latest memo to the general public in the face of the ever-growing number cases of Fungal Flu: Please remember that your cooperative measures are very much needed in these volatile times of an ensuing pandemic. We all wish to remain safe and sound so let’s all start with personal hygiene. While the above is fictional, we can be sure that current...

Law - Leviticus 10-12

Last week saw the passing of certain great names in showbiz. Before we could believe our eyes and ears, the word was confirmed: Yes, they were gone, both MJ and Farah. This week, we look at the passing of 2 others. And in fact, these 2 were indeed the ones who were “gone too soon”. Before we get to that, we’ll read …. Bible Passage:  Leviticus 10-12 DON’T PLAY WITH...

Law - Leviticus 7-9

After managing to sit through the first 6 chapters of Leviticus, today we come to the chapters 7 – 9. While not treating this irreverently, I must say that reading Leviticus can really be D.R.Y. But in any case, kudos to us who have patiently read through the portion of the offerings, and thanks to God for allowing us to be able to read His law. There is a minor transition in place with today’s...

Law - Leviticus 4-6

Last week in our reading of Leviticus, we were introduced to 3 different kinds of offerings - burnt offering, cereal or grain offering and peace offering.  Today, we continue our look at another couple of offerings as we continue our journey through Leviticus. I understand that there was some problem in reading last week’s blog post but the problem has been fixed now.  So if you need a quick...

Law - Leviticus 1-3

We now move onto the 3rd book of the Bible - Leviticus. Most of the things recorded in this book involves the Levites and hence the name of the book. The whole book records events that happened within a month of so and it was written roughly 5 months after the Israelites had left Mount Sinai (Leviticus 16:34). You will find a recurring theme throughout Leviticus… …. ‘You shall be holy,...