Category: Daily Readings

Feb 15 (Daily reading: Leviticus 8-10) Before Aaron made the sin offering for the people, he made one for his own sins (9:8, 15). As we serve one another as priests, praying for one another and encouraging one another, we must always ask forgiveness for our own sins so that God can use us as…

Feb 14 (Daily reading: Leviticus 5-7) On Valentine’s Day, we emphasize the theme of love. But to quote Oscar Thompson: “Where is love going if there is no relationship?” God told Moses that when we deceive and lie to our neighbor, we are guilty of acting “unfaithfully against the LORD” (6:1-7). Remember what Jesus said…

Feb 13 (Daily reading: Leviticus 1-4) “Every grain offering of yours, moreover, you shall season with salt, so that the salt of the covenant of your God will not be lacking from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt” (2:13). I became intrigued about the importance of salt in the Bible…

Feb 12 (Daily reading: Exodus 39-40) I read online that a German philosopher is credited with saying “the devil is in the details.” But a German architect was often quoted as saying “God is in the details.” I agree with the architect (hats off to Aaron)! Exodus 40:17-33 gives an extremely detailed description of God’s…

Feb 11 (Daily reading: Exodus 36-38) Exodus 36:1-7 describes a unique occasion when the preacher had to tell the people to stop giving! Even after enough had been contributed, “they still continued bringing to him voluntary offerings every morning” (verse 3). What was going on? In verse 2, we read, “Every skillful person in whom…

Feb 10 (Daily reading: Exodus 33-35) Going back to yesterday’s reading, we find a clear definition of idolatry: ““Come, make us a god who will go before us … Then he took the gold… and fashioned it into a cast metal calf; and they said, “This is your god, Israel, who brought you up from…

Feb 10 (Daily reading: Exodus 33-35) Yesterday’s reading gave us a clear definition of idolatry: ““Come, make us a god who will go before us … Then he took the gold… and fashioned it into a cast metal calf; and they said, “This is your god, Israel, who brought you up from the land of…

As soon as I posted today’s commentary, I realized I had overlooked something in the daily requirements of the Aaronic priesthood: the burning of incense. This is symbolic of our prayers that rise to heaven. This is without doubt the most important aspect of our role as priests. “Pray for one another” (Ja. 5:16). -Al…

Feb 9 (Daily reading: Exodus 30-32) Today I emphasize the importance of the word “daily” in our relationship to God. We have talked about the sacrifice of atonement offered by the high priest once a year. But we read yesterday that God required the sacrifice of two lambs, “each day, continuously … It shall be…

As soon as I posted today’s commentary, I realized I had overlooked something in the daily requirements of the Aaronic priesthood: the burning of incense. This is symbolic of our prayers that rise to heaven. This is without doubt the most important aspect of our role as priests. “Pray for one another” (Ja. 5:16). -Al…