Reading Assignment for May 9th-15th

Psalm 127-133
Acts 2-6
Leviticus 1-5

As we venture into Leviticus this week we are going to be reading about the various offerings that the children of Israel were to offer to the Lord. As you read these chapters do not be blinded by the repetitious nature of the various offerings, take each chapter in stride. To the careful observer the foreshadowing will be evident. In these chapters we have a picture of the sacrifice that was to come so many centuries later. Whether priest or peasant, king or commoner all needed the benefit of the atoning sacrifices.

In these pages we are reminded that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins. Praise the Lord that the sacrifice for our sins has been made once and for all in the person of Jesus Christ our Lord, for as we are told in Hebrews 9:11-14, "...Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?" (NKJV) May this time in God's word be a blessing to you all. Your questions and comments, as always, are welcome.