Num. 5-6 Once again, it strikes me how impossible it is for any of us to stay pure by our own power. Mark 13:1-20 “But the one who endures to the end will be saved.” (Mark ...
Day 70 – Num 3-4; Mark 12:28-44Day 70 – Num 3-4; Mark 12:28-44
Num. 3-4 I have noted before that I believe the Israelites are a representation of all of God’s people – of us. Well, it seems to me that the Levites are to the Israelites as ...
Day 69 – Num 1-2; Mark 12:1-27Day 69 – Num 1-2; Mark 12:1-27
Num. 1-2 603,550 men from the age of 20 and up…That is somewhere between the size of Colorado Springs and Denver. Of course, this number did not include any females or boys under 20 or ...
Day 68 – Lev 26-27; Mark 11:19-33Day 68 – Lev 26-27; Mark 11:19-33
Lev 26-27 Why are we humans never satisfied? It seems we never have enough; we always want more. Adam and Eve had everything they could possibly need or want in the Garden of Eden, with ...
Day 67 – Lev 25; Mark 11:1-18Day 67 – Lev 25; Mark 11:1-18
Lev. 25 Not much to say except that this chapter really seems to stress the thought that everything we think we own really belongs to God and that it is important for us to remember ...
Day 66 – Lev 23-24; Mark 10:32-52Day 66 – Lev 23-24; Mark 10:32-52
Lev 23-24 My Bible study group did a study a good while back on the Feasts of the LORD (there are seven). It was fascinating. The feasts are a roadmap of God’s redemptive plan for ...
Day 65 – Lev 21-22; Mark 10:1-31Day 65 – Lev 21-22; Mark 10:1-31
Lev 21-22 God’s laws seem awfully harsh sometimes – in stark contrast to the merciful that we know God is. Paul says in Romans that the law was given that our sin might be made ...
Day 64 – Lev 19-20; Mark 9:30-50Day 64 – Lev 19-20; Mark 9:30-50
Lev. 19-20 I just want to mention, before I get to my main thought, that this is the second time God has mentioned not being partial to the poor in court. I note this because ...
Day 63 – Lev 17-18; Mark 9:1-29Day 63 – Lev 17-18; Mark 9:1-29
Lev. 17-18 Just two…okay, three, quick thoughts from this reading. First, I note how God repeatedly stresses that the laws and the ways He has for His people are different from the cultures around them. ...
Day 62 – Lev 15-16; Mark 8:22-38Day 62 – Lev 15-16; Mark 8:22-38
Lev. 15-16 Reading through these laws, it’s hard not to notice that there are so many things that render a person unclean! Leviticus chapter 15, concerning the bodily discharges, also makes me realize that it ...
Day 61 – Lev 14; Mark 8:1-21Day 61 – Lev 14; Mark 8:1-21
Lev. 14 Yeah…I thought the laws for declaring leprosy were complex!! Turns out, being declared clean ain’t no easy thing either! I still feel like all those details must have some significant meaning, I just ...
Day 60 – Lev 13; Mark 7:14-37Day 60 – Lev 13; Mark 7:14-37
Lev. 13 I still don’t get all these detailed laws. What’s up with the heavy focus on leprous diseases? A brief search on the issue suggested two possibilities. One is that leprosy is a very ...
Day 59 – Lev 11-12; Mark 7:1-13Day 59 – Lev 11-12; Mark 7:1-13
Lev. 11-12 This business of clean and unclean is laborious! And I must admit, as with most of the other very detailed laws, I do not understand it. Something did occur to me this morning, ...
Day 58 – Lev 8-10; Mark 6:30-56Day 58 – Lev 8-10; Mark 6:30-56
Lev. 8-10 At the end of chapter 10, Aaron does not do as he was commanded. He and his remaining sons refused their portion of the sin offering for the people and they did not ...
Day 57 – Lev 6-7; Mark 6:1-29Day 57 – Lev 6-7; Mark 6:1-29
Lev 6-7 Not much to say here. It might be interesting to do a deep-dive study on the sacrifices and their nuances. I don’t know that God would have given so much specific detail with ...
Day 56 – Lev 3-5; Mark 5:21-43Day 56 – Lev 3-5; Mark 5:21-43
Lev. 3-5 Oy! So many different sacrifices and so many detailed instructions for each! I feel like most, if not all, of these details must have some meaning or significance. Many of the specifics are ...
Day 55 – Ps 90; Lev 1-2; Mark 5:1-20Day 55 – Ps 90; Lev 1-2; Mark 5:1-20
Ps. 90 Funny, this prayer of Moses almost seems more relevant for today than for his time! He says that our lives last 70 or 80 years – this from a man who was 80 ...
Day 54 – Ex 39-40; Mark 4:21-41Day 54 – Ex 39-40; Mark 4:21-41
Ex. 39-40 “Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.” (Ex 40:34). It is so awesome to me that, though they were a sinful and stiff-necked ...
Day 53 – Ex 36-38; Mark 4:1-20Day 53 – Ex 36-38; Mark 4:1-20
Ex. 36-38 In the last part of Exodus 36:7 it says, “So the people were restrained from bringing”. They gave so abundantly for the building of the Tabernacle that they had to be told to ...
Day 52 – Ex 34-35; Mark 3:20-35Day 52 – Ex 34-35; Mark 3:20-35
Ex. 34-35 Here’s a thought…when Moses had been with God, it showed on his face. His face actually shone so bright he had to wear a veil in front of the people. We don’t stand ...
Day 51 – Ex 31-33; Mark 3:1-19Day 51 – Ex 31-33; Mark 3:1-19
Ex. 31-33 It is often difficult to find a specific way to apply a portion of scripture in and to your life. Sometimes, however, we can see things that reaffirm to us the Hand of ...
Day 50 – Ex 29-30; Mark 2Day 50 – Ex 29-30; Mark 2
Ex. 29-30 There is a point in the life of King David where God punishes the people because David took a census. I never understood this. But there is a clue to this right here ...
Day 49 – Ex 27-28; Mark 1:23-45Day 49 – Ex 27-28; Mark 1:23-45
Ex. 27-28 I am impressed by the detail God gives in the design of His Temple, and I wonder at the significance of all of it. I know that the Temple is a representation of ...
Day 48 – Ex 25-26; Mark 1:1-22Day 48 – Ex 25-26; Mark 1:1-22
Ex. 25-26 The portable Temple –this thing was no small feat! For leaving Egypt “in a hurry”, they sure took a bunch of stuff with them!! Just the stuff that went into the Temple is ...
Day 47 – Ex 23-24; Matt 28Day 47 – Ex 23-24; Matt 28
Ex. 23-24 Now the part of the law given in the first several verses of Exodus 23 I can understand! And it struck me as I was reading the first two verses, “You shall not ...
Day 46 – Ex 21-22; Matt 27:51-66Day 46 – Ex 21-22; Matt 27:51-66
Ex. 21-22 Yeah….I don’t even know what to say about all the laws. So many of them seem very strange and ‘unfair’ to me. But I think at least some of the laws were based ...
Day 45 – Ex 19-20; Matt 27:27-50Day 45 – Ex 19-20; Matt 27:27-50
Ex. 19-20 God revealed Himself to His people – He gave them a glimpse of His power and might and showed them a glimpse of His character in the 10 commandments (His Law). Moses said ...
Day 44 – Ex 16-18; Matt 27:1-26Day 44 – Ex 16-18; Matt 27:1-26
Ex. 16-18 So…God sent Manna – the bread of life – to the Israelites while they were in the wilderness of Sin. If that doesn’t paint the picture of Christ, the Bread of Life, who ...
Day 43 – Ex 14-15; Matt 26:36-75Day 43 – Ex 14-15; Matt 26:36-75
Ex. 14-15 “The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” (Exodus 14:14) This is very similar to Psalm 46:10 – “Be still and know that I am God.” Be silent. ...
Day 42 – Ex 12-13; Matt 26:1-35Day 42 – Ex 12-13; Matt 26:1-35
Ex. 12-13 The Bible is a very intricate story. It is full of pictures within pictures of God’s Plan – like the layers of an onion. It is utterly fascinating. The Passover is a foreshadowing ...