Leviticus

Is there an easy way of reading this book? Has anyone found some insight from this book which has helped them in understanding God and the Bible? Was reading that one of the recent chapter(s) is almost exactly the same as another book coming up (Numbers or Deuteronomy). I guess one thing I get is that God's standard is very, very high. Thank God for Jesus Christ who died on the cross so that we can stand in the courtroom of God and be pardoned from our sins - not just that but can have a close relationship with the Judge and Creator of all things

Leviticus 8:23-24

When I first read v.23, the first question that came to mind was why the need to put the blood of the ram upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot....and likewise done to each of his sons (v.24). I then came across the following in the study bible about this verse, which I found very interesting and helped me to understand it better:
This indicated that in view of the blood that had been shed, one who is truly serving God must be ready to hear His word, to undertake His work, and to move at His command. 
 
 
 
 
 

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Urim and Thummim

How do you find the last two day's reading of Exodus 25-30? I constantly found my mind drifting away, not able to concentrate. I tried to construct the ark, tabernacle, etc in my mind as I read about them, but 'lost' them soon enough. After today's reading, I read the study bible explaining the purpose of the breastplate (Exodus 28:30) and the Urim and the Thummim. My first thought was, "Did I read that? Were Urim and Thummim in today's reading?". JUST to be sure that they were, I turned to my bible and of course, there they were...Urim and Thummim. That just showed how well my reading was. Any suggestions on how to improve?  HL

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Exodus: The Rod

Humbly admitting I'm behind, only finished Exodus 5 last night. Been taking notes on things that stood out but there was one that I sat on a little longer than the others. I love the verse in chapter 4, "What is that in thine hand?" (v2), immediately this made me think of service. Sometimes we seek high and low looking for what it is that God will give us to help us through this prilgrim journey; our little helpers, our gifts.... to "do more" for God. Sometimes we think the bigger the blessing or gift the better we can serve God. Clearly this was not the case with Moses and his old rod. The following verses, God shows His power through this rod, I see this in a couple of ways. Firstly, when we look at our own gifts, situation, possessions etc, it may not be something we would boast about, but it can be used to do great things only through His might. And secondly, ourselves. We certainly are not capable to do anything, we're worthless but like that old rod, can still be used by God to do wonders. The other thing was, Moses already had the rod in his hand but was using it for little daily tasks (not sure exactly what - poke sheep?), makes me wonder what God has already given me. Maybe God will show me like He did with Moses.

Exodus 15 - Biting off more than you can chew

I found it interesting how Jethro, after a notable absence comes out of nowhere and tells Moses that he is wearing himself out with having to see everyone's problems. The lesson of delegation comes out because we are prone to take on more than we can chew, the inability to say no to responsibilities and favours run within our blood. One thing some of us don't do enough of is jealously guard our time with God. Keeping our time with God is a good reason to have to say no sometimes. AC