Writings, summaries, and commentary on the 3rd Book of the Torah (the first five books of the bible).
The eighth and final part of the Leviticus overview with commentary. Chapters 26-27 address the terms and conditions of the covenant, as well as various land, civil, and economic regulations related to land, livestock, crops, and tithes.
Continue readingPart 7 of the Leviticus series: Rules concerning holidays and festivals (Leviticus 23-25).
Continue readingPart 6 of the Leviticus overview with commentary. Chapters 21-22 focus on the Consecration of Priests and their rules.
Continue readingPart five of the overview of Leviticus with commentary. This time we go through the Moral purity laws of chapters 18-20.
Continue readingPart 3 of the overview of Leviticus with commentary. The Ritual Purity laws of chapters 11-15.
Continue readingPart two of an overview of Leviticus. Chapters 8-10 deals with the rules and processes for Priest Ordination.
Continue readingPart one of an overview of Leviticus. These are chapters 1-7, which deal with the sacrificial system.
Continue readingLeviticus 12:1-8 describes the purification system for women who give birth in ancient Israel. This is a part of the ritual purity laws and offers instructions on how a new mother is to be purified of niddah (womb bleeding) uncleanness after childbirth. One puzzling aspect of childbirth purification is why the mother must wait only 40 days after giving birth to a boy, but 80 days for a girl? Additionally, she must offer a burnt and sin offering, even though this is typically reserved for individuals who have recently been healed of a bodily discharge disorder caused by sin (Lev 15:13-15; 28-30). Having a child isn’t a sin or a disorder, so why?
Continue readingLet’s examine the animals used by the Israelites in the Bible, listed by economic value, to see how sacrificing affected an individual economically.
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