Category: Daily Readings

Feb 25 (Daily reading: Numbers 5-6) Chapter 5 may seem to be one-sided in favor of a man, but it could also provide justice for an innocent woman who was living with a jealous husband. In the time of Moses, at least there was a way to know the truth, which is not always the…

Feb 24 (Daily reading: Numbers 3-4) We have noted that God is in the details. God gave Moses detailed instructions for the moving of the Ark of the Covenant from place to place. When God had given Moses the design for the ark, it included four rings, two on each side, and two poles. “You…

Feb 23 (Daily reading: Numbers 1-2) You may have rapidly read through the repetitious listing of names in chapter 1. But be reminded of this great truth: God is a personal God, and He knows your name! But Moses also gave the number of the total population. God knows by name the 7,847,858,287 (as of…

Feb 22 (Daily reading: Leviticus 26-27) You have persevered and made it to the end of Leviticus! We arrive at 26:1-13 and see that, if we are obedient, and reject idolatry (26:1), we will see the following blessings: (2-5) God’s provision: “So you will eat your food to the full and live securely in your…

Feb 21 (Daily reading: Leviticus 24-25) God instructed Moses: “…bring clear oil…for the light, to make a lamp burn continually… He (Aaron) shall keep the lamps in order…before the LORD continually” (24:1-4). A lamp burning continually gives light continually; God’s light on this earth will never be extinguished! We see how light is continually on…

Feb 20 (Daily reading: Leviticus 22-23) Chapter 23 is a reminder of the Sabbath day of rest, and of the various feasts of the Lord. Each of these celebrations had instructions concerning work and rest (the Hebrew word for Sabbath means “rest”). I have found meaning concerning the Sabbath in Hebrews 4:1-11. “There remains a…

Feb 19 (Daily reading: Leviticus 19-21) Leviticus 19 gives a deeper understanding of some of God’s commandments, and also presents the motivation for obeying them: “I am the LORD your God” (19:3). Sixteen times in this chapter, we see the words, “I am the LORD.” We live as we do because He is the Lord…

Feb 18 (Daily reading: Leviticus 16-18, NASB) A “scapegoat” is defined as a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others. The word originated in Leviticus: “The scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord” (16:10). On the Day of Atonement, the high priest would sacrifice a bull as a sin…

Feb 17 (Daily reading: Leviticus 14-15) As God instructed Moses, on the eighth day after a leper had been pronounced clean, the cleansed person was to appear with the priest at the door of the tabernacle. The blood of the sacrificed lamb was to be applied to the tip of his right ear, to his…

Feb 16 (Daily reading: Leviticus 11-13) Everything the Hebrews did, even their dietary laws, was to show that they were to be a unique people: “Then I will take you as My people, and I will be your God” (Ex. 6:7). Sometimes God gave laws to protect His people, such as the instructions concerning infectious…