C.S. Lewis, in Mere Christianity, writes (and it relates to the last two chapters of Leviticus that we are finishing up today): People often think of Christian morality as a kind of bargain in which God says, “If you keep a lot of rules I’ll reward you, and if you don’t I’ll do the other thing.” [...]
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Coty Pinckney: Who God is and who we are
Posted: February 25, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, February, LeviticusTags: attributes of God, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Coty Pinckney, Coty Pinckney: Who God is and who we are, daily Bible, God, Leviticus, Scripture, sermon
We have come to the FINAL day in Leviticus! Coty Pinckney wraps up our read-through with a challenge to see two big questions in Leviticus 26, “Who is GOD? ….and Who am I?” We have seen that the book of Leviticus is not, as is so commonly thought, a book which lays down the [...]
Jubilee is a celebration of liberty!
Posted: February 24, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, February, LeviticusTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Jewish Festivals, Jubilee is a celebration of liberty!, Leviticus, Scripture, The Year of Jubilee
Let’s look at Leviticus 25, part of our read-through-the Bible plan for today: “‘Count off seven sabbaths of years– seven times seven years– so that the seven sabbaths of years amount to a period of forty-nine years. Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of [...]
God’s Calendar Answers Deep Questions of Life
Posted: February 23, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, February, LeviticusTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Coty Pinckney, daily Bible, feasts, God's Calendar Answers Deep Questions of Life, Scripture, sermon
We’re almost to the end of our reading through Leviticus. Coty Pinckney has a very helpful summary, a look back at where we’ve been reading and some questions to prompt more study: This chapter (Leviticus 23) has been called God’s calendar, because it describes festivals God planned for the people of Israel. Most of us [...]
Coty Pinckney: Christian behavior RESULTS from a relationship with God; it is NOT a prerequisite to that relationship.
Posted: February 22, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, LeviticusTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Coty Pinckney, Coty Pinckney: Christian behavior RESULTS from a relationship with God; it is NOT a prerequisite to that relationship., daily Bible, Leviticus, New Testament, Old Testament, rules and regulations, Scripture, sermon
Today in our reading plan, we come to Leviticus 18-20. Pastor Coty Pinckney shares some insights that help us understand Leviticus in light of the New Testament: The break in Leviticus between chapters 1-16 and chapters 17-27 is similar to the break in Ephesians between chapters 1-3 and chapters 4-6. Remember, in the first half [...]
The scapegoat takes our sins to the wilderness of forgetfulness.
Posted: February 21, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, February, LeviticusTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Charles Spurgeon, Coty Pinckney, daily Bible, Day of Atonement, forgiveness, Jesus, mercy, scapegoat, Scripture, sermon, The scapegoat takes our sins to the wilderness of forgetfulness.
In a sermon, “As Far as the East is From the West”, a sermon on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), on Leviticus 16 by Coty Pinckney, The Scapegoat This sacrifice, while different and more detailed than the usual sin offerings, nevertheless is similar to that daily ritual. The next act on the Day of Atonement, however, [...]
True cleanness only through Christ
Posted: February 20, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, February, LeviticusTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Bob Deffinbaugh, Clean and Unclean, daily Bible, Jesus, laws of nature, Leviticus, Scripture, True cleanness only through Christ
Bob Deffinbaugh, in a sermon on Leviticus 12-15, “Offending God: The Clean and the Unclean” It is at this point that the Israelite of Moses’ day came to a very sobering realization. While the Law could pronounce a person unclean, it made no provision to make him clean. The priest could declare an unclean person [...]
Leviticus 11-15: Clean? or Unclean?
Posted: February 19, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, February, LeviticusTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Clean and Unclean, Coty Pinckney, daily Bible, Leviticus, Leviticus 11-15: Clean? or Unclean?, Scripture
In a sermon titled, “Clean and Unclean,” Coty Pinckney says: Leviticus 11-15 tells the Israelites what is unacceptable, but also shows them how to become acceptable. Just so, Jesus tells us what defiles us, but also tells us how to be cleansed from those defilements. Hebrews 10:22 reads like this: let us draw near with [...]
The picture of the priest found in Leviticus displays New Testament truth — in a detailed form.
Posted: February 18, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, February, LeviticusTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Coty Pinckney, daily Bible, Jesus is our great High Priest, Jesus our Priest, priest, Scripture, sermon, The picture of the priest found in Leviticus displays New Testament truth -- in a detailed form.
Coty Pinckney helps us understand Leviticus 8-10 Like the offerings, the picture of the priest found in Leviticus displays New Testament truth — in a detailed form. Once again, Leviticus brings out a human need — the need for a priest, the need for another human being to help us to see ourselves, and to [...]
Leviticus 5: Blood, guilt and grace
Posted: February 17, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, February, LeviticusTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, blood sacrifice, Coty Pinckney, daily Bible, Leviticus, Leviticus 5: Blood guilt and grace, offerings, Scripture
Coty Pinckney on Leviticus 5: Recall that on Mt Sinai the Israelites had promised to abide by the commands they had heard God pronounce — yet within a matter of hours they grossly violated those very commands. They were unable to live up to the law. But God in his grace provides these offerings, painting [...]
