Tag: giving
Biblical Principle #221: Israel’s Peace Offerings
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, GOD gave specific instructions regarding peace offerings. Explanation Here are the instructions GOD gave to Israel through Moses in the Law about peace offerings. Cattle 1 ‘Now if his gift for the Lord should be a peace offering, and if he should offer it from the…
Biblical Principle #219: Levite Priests to Offer Daily Sacrifices
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, Israel’s priests were commanded to offer daily sacrifices at the tabernacle / temple. Explanation In addition to the special feasts, GOD commanded Israel’s Levitical priests to offer daily sacrifices at the tabernacle (and eventually the temple). 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Command the…
Biblical Principle #215: Israel to Celebrate Feast of Weeks (Pentecost)
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, Israel was commanded to celebrate the Feast of Weeks seven weeks after the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Explanation The Feast of Weeks was the second major feast in the Israelite callendar, following Passover / Feast of Unleavened Bread. Eventually the Feast of Weeks became known as…
Biblical Principle #211: Special Instructions Upon Conquest of Canaan
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, God commanded Israel to follow specific instructions after they took possession of the land of Canaan. Explanation The Law of Moses included several instructions specific to the period of time following conquest of the land of Canaan. Special Dedication of Fruits 1 “And it shall be,…
Biblical Principle #210: Israel to Tithe (for Specific Things)
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, God told Israel to tithe for certain specific things. Explanation GOD instructed Israel under the Law of Moses to tithe. However, certain details are often overlooked about tithing under the Law. For example: Here is what the Scripture says about tithing under the Law of Moses:
Biblical Principle #209: Israel to Offer its Firsts to God
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, God told Israel to offer its first and best to God. Explanation In the Law of Moses, GOD gave several instructions about “first’s.” Israelites were instructed to give or redeem these firsts: 28 You shall not delay to offer the first of your threshing floor and fruit…
Biblical Principle #175: Levites Received Israel’s Tithes
Biblical Principles List Principle The Levites were given the tithes offered by Israel. Explanation GOD provided special blessings for the Levites. Among these blessings were the tithe offerings from the Israelites. (A tithe means one tenth; it’s a fraction term.)
You Have Heard #1 (How we often live out 1 Corinthians 16:1-2)
“You Have Heard” is a new series that I am adding to chasingalion.com. In this series, I will take a passage that I think people (sometimes self included) often fail to follow correctly, and will “remix” that passage as it is commonly implemented today. My experience has been that this provides a great teaching tool,…
Why Mary of Bethany is My New Spiritual Hero
I imagine you are familiar with the phrase “heroes of faith.” People like Moses, Abraham, Daniel, Paul, Barnabas, John, and—of course—Jesus often come to mind when discussing this phrase. Within the past couple of months, I have gained a new spiritual hero—Mary of Bethany. For most of 2013, our house church was studying the New Testament…