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Biblical Principle #147: Israel’s Priests Offered Sacrifices Twice Daily
Biblical Principles List Principle The priests of Israel had to offer burnt sacrifices and drink offerings twice a day. Explanation GOD instructed Moses to have the priests, beginning with Aaron and his sons, offer daily burnt sacrifices to GOD before the tabernacle, once in the morning, and once at evening. 38 “Now this is what…
Christ, Our Passover Lamb (Why Jesus Being Our Passover Lamb Matters)
Have you thought about what it means that Jesus is our Passover lamb? Let’s look at why this metaphor is so important and why its depth of meaning is often overlooked. Early in his gospel account, the apostle John wrote: 29 The next day John [the Baptist] saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb…
Five Lessons from the Passover
The Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread was one of three Jewish annual feasts in the Law of Moses. GOD set up the Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread as a memorial—a reminder of specific events in Israel’s history. The Passover meal was a reminder of how GOD passed over the homes of the children…
December 31 – Revelation (part 5)
Reading Rev. 19:6-22:21 Devotional Today we conclude our study of both the book of Revelation and the Bible. What a beautiful and fitting end to GOD’s story! (This history is, after all, HIS-story.) Today’s text begins with the continuation of the celebration by those in heaven because of GOD’s defeat of Babylon the Great, which…
December 30 – Revelation (part 4)
Reading Rev. 14:1-19:5 Devotional Today’s reading is full of symbolism and figurative language that can be quite difficult to understand. The text begins with the 144,000 redeemed souls—first mentioned in Rev. 7—praising Jesus with a new song that only they could learn. There was the sound of harpists playing harps which accompanied the song. GOD’s…
December 28 – Revelation (part 2)
Reading Rev. 4:1-8:6 Devotional Chapters 4-5 of Revelation are my favorite passages in all the Bible—and the text from which the name of my Web site (chasingalion.com) originated. In these two chapters, we get a glimpse into the beauty and majesty that is present in heaven, in GOD’s throne room. The vision begins with John…
December 21 – Your Redemption Payment
Reading 1 Pet. 1:1-5:14 Devotional The apostle Peter wrote two letters which are included in the New Testament. Peter is believed to have died in 64 A.D., which would mean that his two letters were written sometime before then. Peter was familiar with Paul’s writings and Peter’s first letter is addressed to GOD’s elect scattered…
January 25 – The Importance of Memorials
Reading Ex. 12:1-13:16 Devotional GOD told Moses that He would bring one final plague upon Egypt and then Pharaoh would drive the children of Israel out of the land. GOD was going to kill the firstborn of every Egyptian. GOD gave Moses specific instructions for what the Hebrews must do to avoid this plague coming…
April 10 – David Commits a Terrible Sin
Reading 2 Sam. 21:15-22 1 Chron. 18:1; 19:1-19 Psalm 60 2 Sam. 11:1-12:13a Psalm 51 2 Sam. 12:13b-17 Devotional David had numerous wars with the Philistines, and GOD steadily gave them into his hand. During one battle, the great Philistine warrior Goliath’s brother Lahmi was killed. Over the course of time Israel took control of the…