Leviticus 19 & 20: Will You Be Holy?
Verse of the Day: (19:2) Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.

1. Holy (19:1-37)
Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD. (19:37)

God through Moses gave Israel His commandments as to how they must live holy lives before His holiness. If there is only one word to describe God, it is His holiness. This is the reason why God creates fiery hell not because He desires man to be cast into it, but because of His holiness. The only way for man to be holy, and to be with God on earth and one day in heaven, is to believe that He sent His Son, Jesus, to die for the sins of the whole world, and that whoever believes in Jesus shall never perish but have everlasting life with Him in heaven. Indeed, God’s commandments were similar to the Ten Commandments He had given earlier to Israel. (Exodus 20:1-17) In summary, God’s commands required Israel to believe that He is the only true God, and that man must honour their parents, keep the sabbaths and be contented with life. Today, these laws are still applicable, and we must obey them, as God desires us to be holy before His holiness.  

2. Hide (20:1-21)
And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not: (20:4)

If there is one thing that God hates most, it must be dishonesty. God knows everything and He sees everything, and there is nothing that He does not know or see, and let us not hide anything from Him. God warned Israel that whoever hid the sins of the man who sacrificed his child to Molech (one of the idols) and not punished him with death as He had commanded Israel, shall be guilty himself and be punished with death. (Galatians 6:7)

3. Honey (20:22-27)
But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people. (20:24)

God knows those who believe in Him, and He shall richly bless them with milk and honey or the richest of His blessings. During Moses’ time or the Old Testament era, God’s milk and honey was literally milk and honey in the land of Canaan where they had plenty of milk from the cattle, and honey from the bees. Today or the New Testament era, after Jesus Christ came and died for the sins of the whole world, God’s milk and honey to those who truly believe and trust in Him is the abundant and everlasting life with Him. Indeed, with God we have everything, and without God, we have nothing! (John 10:10)  
 
Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, please help me to be holy as You are holy.

Leviticus 17 & 18: Are You Washed In The Blood Of Christ, The Lamb?
Verse of the Day: (17:11) For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

1. Burn (17:1-7)
And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD. (17:6)

God commanded Moses and Aaron that only the priests could offer the various types of offerings to God at the door of the tabernacle, and any man who offered any sacrifice without the priests shall be severely punished. The priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar signifying that the blood of the sacrifices had taken the sins of the people, and they then burnt the fat as sweet fragrance to God signifying that they desired to please Him with their sacrifices and had repented their sins. God knew the hearts of Israel that many still committed idolatry and were worshipping false gods, and making sacrifices to them as they did in Egypt. Let us truly repent of our sins and be sweet fragrance that all who come in contact with us shall experience the love of God in us. (2 Corinthians 2:15)

2. Blood (17:8-16)
For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh; for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. (17:14)

Without the shedding of the blood of Christ, there is no forgiveness of sins. (Hebrews 9:22) God commanded Israel that they must not consume the blood of any flesh as it was the life of His creatures. This was why when the priests sacrificed the offerings, they sprinkled the blood and burned the fat, and only the flesh remained for consumption for the priests and the people. Today, we are under God’s grace and we can eat and do whatever for His glory since Jesus came and died for our sins. (1 Corinthians 10:31)

3. Beast (18:1-30)
Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. (18:23)

Man reaches his lowest point when he commits immorality with the beast that must have hurt God who created man in His image. (Genesis 1:26) God has created man with a living soul, and makes him far superior and smarter than the beast, yet man has degraded himself to a beast because of lust. God commands man to have only one wife, and give him laws of marriage, such as no sexual relationship with the same sex, and with his siblings, etc., that are still applicable today, so as to keep man holy before His holiness.  
 
Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, thank You that I am washed by the blood of Christ, Your only Son.

Leviticus 15 & 16: Are You Atoned For Your Sins?
Verse of the Day: (16:34) And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.

1. Atonement (15:1-33)
And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue. (15:15)

The sin of immorality is nothing new since the beginning of time, and it has caused many including great men of God to fall from His grace. God commanded Moses and Aaron to institute the law of cleansing especially in dealing with the sexual diseases that are contagious and infectious. The law of cleansing include cleaning themselves both outwardly as well as inwardly by atoning for their sins with offerings before the holy God.

2. Aaron (16:1-28)
And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. (16:2)

The Day of Atonement was the most important day for Israel as God commanded Aaron, the high priest, to atone not only for his own sins, but for the sins of Israel, once a year, so that God shall forgive their sins and cleanse them from all unrighteousness. Aaron shall put on the holy garments and offer a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, before the mercy seat at the holy place of the tabernacle. Aaron must truly confess and repent his sins before God, otherwise God shall strike him dead in the holy place. Indeed, the Day of Atonement was practiced throughout the years until the day God sent His only begotten Son as the final sacrifice for the atonement of the sins of the whole world reconciling man to Himself. Since then we can directly go to God’s throne of grace pleading for His mercy and asking for His help in time of our needs, without the high priest or the priests, as we are now His priests and saints. (Hebrews 4:16)

3. Afflict (16:29-34)
And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you: (16:29)

The Day of Atonement was to be held on the tenth day of the seventh month of the year and it was a day of affliction as it was a prophesy that the precious blood of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, shall be shed, not for His own sins, but for the sins of the world, so that whoever believes in Him shall have everlasting life with Him in heaven. (1 Peter 1:19)  
 
Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, thank You that I am atoned for my sins by Your precious blood.

Leviticus 13 & 14: Will You Flee From The Leprosy Of Sins?
Verse of the Day: (13:9) When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest;

1. The LORD (13:1-3)
And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, (13:1)

Whatever the Lord’s commands, Moses and Aaron obeyed them, and God blessed them. One of God’s laws was on leprosy, the contagious and deadly disease, that when Israel obeyed, they survived. Indeed, God never fails His people, as He gives us commands so that we can fully depend on Him in everything, including death, which is but sleep for those who believe in Him, as we wake up to be present with Him. (2 Corinthians 5:1-8)    

2. The Leprosy (13:4-59)
And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy. (13:8)

God used the priests as the doctors of today to diagnose and treat the lepers. In fact, God gave Moses and Aaron and the priests the law of leprosy which was the full details of the diagnosis and treatment of leprosy, including quarantine and the cleanliness of the environment, that the lepers had no excuse not to obey them, and be healed. Indeed, the lepers must immediately go to the priests once they contracted leprosy, otherwise death was inevitable. Today, we must go to God, the High Priest, the Doctor, and confess and repent our spiritual leprosy, and He is faithful and just to forgive them, and make us holy before Him. God uses the Bible, His Word, just like the law of leprosy, to teach us how to believe in Him, and to live holy lives that are pleasing to Him. Beside His Word, God even sends His Holy Spirit to lead and guide us as we trust and obey Him. (John 14:26)

3. The Lamb (14:1-57)
And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil. (14:10)

God commanded the lepers to present two he lambs and one ewe lamb of the first year, all without blemish, and three tenth portion of fine flour for the meal offering mingled with oil, to the priest on the eight day, as the trespass, sin and burnt offerings to Him. Those lepers who were poor could offer two turtledoves or young pigeons instead of the lambs and fine flour, as God sees our hearts and not our fame or fortune. This was the prophesy that one day, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, shall be the ultimate Lamb of God, to be offered as the Sacrifice of the spiritual leprosy of the whole world. Today, Jesus Christ is our Sacrifice, Saviour, High Priest and Doctor, and only He can forgive our sins, and clean us from all unrighteousness, because He is the true and living God. (John 14:6)  
 
Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, please help me to flee from the leprosy of sins and stay close to You.

Leviticus 11 & 12: Will You Sanctify Yourself?
Verse of the Day: (11:44) For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

1. Speak (11:1-43)
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. (11:2)

God gave Moses and Aaron the awesome responsibility of speaking and sharing to Israel all the laws concerning the clean and the unclean animals, the sea creatures, and the fowls as to what were edible and inedible. As God is the Creator, He surely knows what is best for His people so that they remain not only healthy, but happy in Him. Today, after Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came and died and shed His precious blood for the atonement of the sins of the whole world, we are no longer subjected to these laws, and whatever we eat and do, we eat and do all for the glory of God. However, there are some Christians who still keep and practise some of these laws for health reasons. (1 Corinthians 10:31) Nevertheless, the most important responsibility for the Christians is to share the gospel that Jesus came and died for our all sins, that whoever believes in Him, shall never perish in fiery hell, but have everlasting life with Him in glorious heaven. (Matthew 28:18-20)

2. Sanctify (11:44-47)
For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. (11:45)

Time and again, God through Moses reminded Israel that it was God who delivered Israel out of their bondage in Egypt, and they must be sanctified and cleaned in their hearts and minds so that God could use them as His witnesses, and they shall inherit the land of Canaan, God’s Promised Land. Let us therefore sanctified and cleaned our hearts and minds with God’s holy word so that He can mightily use us to share the gospel that Jesus saves so that all shall come to know Christ, and let Christ be known. (Ephesians 5:25-27)

3. Separation (12:1-8)
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child, then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean. (12:2)

Besides food, God through Moses commanded the women of Israel to be sanctified or separated when they were at childbirth. Again, we no longer have to follow these laws after Jesus came and died and shed His precious blood for our sins. Jesus frees us from the bondage of law as we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Indeed, we are His beloved children bound for the golden mansions in pearly heaven. (Ephesians 2:8-10)
 
Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, please help me to sanctify myself and be cleaned by Your holy Word.

Leviticus 9 & 10: Are You Acceptable To God?
Verse of the Day: (10:19) And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have fallen me: and if I have eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD?

1. Altar (9:1-24)
And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded. (9:7)

God through Moses commanded Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel to offer the different types of offerings before His altar so that His glory shall appear to them. The high priest, who was none other than Aaron, was the first to offer a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, before God. Then Aaron offered for Israel a young goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both one year old, for a burnt offering, and a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, all without blemish, and a meat offering mingled with oil, before God. Indeed, God’s glory appeared before Israel after Aaron and Israel fully obeyed God in everything as He had commanded them.

2. Aaron (10:1-15)
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. (10:1)

Sadly, Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, offered unauthorised fire that God had not commanded them, and God took their lives. Indeed, let us not only love but fear God as He shall judge and discipline us if we are His children whom He loves. (Hebrews 12:6-11)

3. Accept (10:16-20)
And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, (10:16)

Moses was angry with Aaron’s two other sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, as they had disobeyed God by not eating the sin offering at the holy place as God had commanded them. Aaron explained to Moses that they did not intentionally disobeyed God, and hence, their lives were spared. By the mercies of God, let us trust and obey Him, and be a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to Him, which is the best we can offer to Him. Indeed, God gave His best when He offered His Son to be the ultimate sacrifice by dying on the cruel cross and shedding His precious blood for the sins of the whole world. (Romans 12:1-2)

Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, please help me to be acceptable to You by giving my whole life to You.

Leviticus 7 & 8: Are You Thankful To God?
Verse of the Day: (7:12) If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened cakes wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.

1. Thankful (7:1-20)
Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings. (7:13)

Let us be thankful to God in everything, even bad things, as God is good to all who fully trust and obey Him. I just went through one of the hard trials in my life, if not the hardest, yet I must continue to be thankful to God, knowing that He never make a single mistake, and He knows what is best for me even though I may not fully understand His will. Indeed, God through Moses commanded Israel to be thankful as they sacrificed the different types of offerings to Him at His tabernacle, knowing that it was ultimately for the atonement of their sins, so that they shall be reconciled to Him. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)  

2. Touch (7:21-38)
Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. (7:21)

Time and again, Israel was warned of God never to touch any unclean things as they would defile their bodies, and in particular, to confess and repent their sins and be holy before the holy God. The priests, especially the high priest, were to be example of holiness, and be sanctified and consecrated in their lives, as they represented Israel in offering the sacrifices for them at God’s tabernacle. Indeed, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, left the throne of heaven and became the son of a carpenter on earth so that He could be the High Priest to represent man in offering the ultimate sacrifice, which was none other than Himself, for the sins of the whole world. Whoever therefore believes in Jesus shall never perish in hell, but have everlasting life with Him in heaven! (Hebrews 5:1-10)  

3. Tabernacle (8:1-36)
Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded. (8:35)

God through Moses commanded Aaron, the high priest, and his sons, the priests, to obey His commandments in all their services to Him at His holy tabernacle, otherwise, they shall be judged and disciplined for their disobedience. Indeed, obedience is better than sacrifice, as ultimately God sees our hearts, and knows our motives! (1 Samuel 15:22-23)

Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, thank You for everything especially my salvation and sanctification.

Leviticus 5 & 6: Will You Flee From Your Trespasses?
Verse of the Day: (5:6) And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.

1. Touch    (5:1-4)
Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty. (5:2)

God is a holy God and He creates us to be as holy as He is. In the days of Moses as well as today, the people of Israel were not only to be holy inwardly but also outwardly, as they were commanded not to touch the unclean corpses as they might contract deadly diseases from them, and it was also a reminder for them to be clean inwardly by obeying God’s commandments and fleeing from the sight of evil and lusts. (2 Timothy 2:21-22)

2. Trespass (5:5-19)
But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall be put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering. (5:11)

Beside the burnt, meat, peace and sin offering, the fifth offering was the trespass offering that Israel must sacrifice to plead for God’s forgiveness of their trespasses that they intentionally sinned against God. If they could not afford a lamb or a kid or even two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then they could bring tenth part of an ephah (35 litres) of fine flour as their trespass offering. God knew their poverty and hearts though blood was not shed from this trespass offering. Indeed, God’s desire is for us to confess and repent our sins, and live holy lives. Let us therefore flee from our trespasses as God is not mocked and we shall surely reap the grave consequences of our trespasses. (Galatians 6:7)
 
3. Tabernacle (6:1-30)
And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it. (6:16)

God commanded Israel to erect His tabernacle to remind them of His presence with them so that they shall live holy lives before Him. The fire at the altar of the tabernacle which was ever burning as it consumed the burnt offering symbolised our lives as continual living sacrifice and service to God. Though we may not be perfect and holy yet we must strive to be perfect and holy by God’s mercies and power by continual renewing of our minds and sanctifying of our hearts until the day He calls us home. (Romans 12:1-2)

Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, please help me to flee from my trespasses and stay close to You.

Leviticus 3 & 4: Will You Live Peacefully With All Men?
Verse of the Day: (3:1) And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
    
1. Peace (3:1-17)
It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood. (3:17)

Beside the burnt and meat offering, the third offering was the peace offering that Israel must sacrifice so that they shall have peace with God and one another. Though the peace offering could be a male or female, yet it must be without blemish and the blood that was shed must be sprinkled at the altar. Indeed, God’s desire is for all His people to have peace with Him and one another and that was why He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross and shed His precious blood for our sins so that man shall be reconciled to Him as well as to one another. (Colossians 1:19-20) Finally, Israel was commanded not to take the fat and blood from the sacrifices for all their generations as they belonged to God. This commandment though is not applicable today since Jesus came to die for our sins, yet it is a good advice not to take them for health reasons and for our own benefits.  

2. Priest (4:1-26)
If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering. (4:3)

Beside the burnt, meat and peace offerings, the fourth offering was the sin offering, which symbolised God’s forgiveness of man’s sins. When the priests ignorantly sinned against God, they must offer the sin offering, which was young bulls without blemish, and lay their hands on the bull’s heads signifying that these bulls were taking the penalty of their sins on their behalf, and shall then be killed in order for God to forgive their sins.  
 
3. People (4:27-35)
And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; (4:27)

Whether it was the high priest, the priests, the ruler or the common people, every one of them who ignorantly sinned against God must offer his sacrifice and lay his hand on the sacrifice’s head, and let the priest kill the sacrifice, and dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before God. The priest then put some blood upon the horns of the altar and pour the remainder at the bottom of the altar before taking the fat and burning it upon the altar. Indeed, all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, and only through the atonement of the blood sacrifice shall all our sins be forgiven. (Hebrews 9:22)

Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, please help me to live peacefully with all men for Your praise.

Leviticus 1 & 2: Are You A Sweet Savour To The LORD?
Verse of the Day: (1:9) But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
    
1. Savour (1:1-17)
If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD. (1:3)

The burnt sacrifice is the prophecy that Jesus shall be the ultimate sacrifice for the sins of the world. By faith Israel offered burnt sacrifices as they looked forward to the coming of Jesus. This was why the sacrifice must be a male without blemish as Jesus is the Man without sins. If the people could not afford the young bulls, they offered the male sheep or goats or turtledoves or pigeons. They must offer their sacrifices willingly so that they were a sweet savour to God, and this symbolised the atonement of their sins. Indeed when we believe by faith that Jesus died on the cross and shed His blood for our sins, we shall be saved from hell and be promoted to heaven when we die. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

2. Sons (2:1-11)
And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: (2:2)

The meat or meal offering was made to reveal the humanity of Jesus. The meat offering was different from the burnt offering as fine flour was used for the offering, and it was to be burnt by fire that symbolised purifying of impurities or sins. All the sacrifices were made by Aaron’s sons, God’s priests, on behalf of the people. Today, when we believe in Jesus, we are not only His priests, but we are also the sacrifices because we must present our bodies to God in holiness which is our reasonable service to Him. (Romans 12:1)
 
3. Salt (2:12-16)
And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. (2:13)

Salt is a preservative and it was used in the meat offering to symbolise the preservation of God’s promises to His people that their sins shall be forgiven if they would offer their burnt and meat sacrifices, and would repent their sins. Indeed, when we believe in Jesus, we are the salt of the earth as we preserve God’s promises by sharing the gospel and His promises of salvation and sanctification to all the people of the world. (Matthew 5:13)

Prayer of the Day:
Dearest God, please help me to be a sweet savour and pleasing to You and You only.