Tag: unclean
Biblical Principle #173: Priests Received Israel’s Firstfruits
Biblical Principles List Principle God gave the firstfruits of Israel’s blessings to the priests as provisions for them and their family. Explanation GOD provided special blessings for the Levitical priests. Among these blessings were the first and best of Israel’s produce and reproduction.
Why Do Christians Eat Pork?
Why do Christians eat pork? In the Old Testament, the Law of Moses included dietary restrictions for avoiding certain types of animals, including pigs. Moses wrote: 4 “‘There are some that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel, though it chews the cud, does…
November 24 – Salvation Spreads to All Nations
Reading Acts 9:32-12:25 Devotional To this point, the message of salvation offered by Jesus’ shed blood had been preached only to the Jews. In today’s reading, we find out how GOD begins extending the good news to people from other nations. It begins with a Roman centurion named Cornelius. Cornelius lived in the city of…
March 3 – Send Away the Unclean
Reading Lev. 13:1-59; 14:33-57 Deut. 24:8-9 Lev. 15:1-12, 16-27, 32-33 Num. 5:1-4 Lev. 15:31 Devotional GOD gave detailed instructions to the Israelites about cleanliness, determining whether rashes were infectious or clean, bodily fluids, and other specific medical situations. The priests were involved in assessing each case and would follow GOD’s pattern to determine whether the individual,…
February 25 – Purification
Reading Lev. 12:1-8; 14:1-32; 15:13-15, 28-30; 19:11-22, 1-10 Devotional GOD gave the Israelites commands regarding what to do in the event that they became unclean. An Israelite could become unclean for a number of reasons, including bodily fluids, having a baby, being in contact with a dead body, or having a disease such as leprosy. For each situation…