Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Different versions of Leviticus present Verse 7 differently, for instance:
So they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to goat-idols or demons or field spirits with which they have played the prostitute. (AMP)
And they may no longer …
I am reading Leviticus, and am genuinely confused about the use of the phrase:
“I am the Lord [your God]”.
This phrase is added to the end of various instructions, seemingly at random. Is there any explanation for this, or logic to it?
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We read in Lev 22:32 (NRSVCE):
Thus you shall keep my commandments and observe them: I am the Lord. You shall not profane my holy name, that I may be sanctified among the people of Israel: I am the Lord; I sanctify you
And we read in Ex…
In John 18:10 (as well as the other gospels), Peter cuts off the ear of the slave of the high priest (NRSV):
Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear. The slave’s name was Ma…
The Bible referred to Jesus as the lamb of God John 1:29. The lamb was only mentioned as a sacrificial animal at the Passover, and not mentioned for the redemption of sin. The Sin Offering (Leviticus 4:1-5:13; 6:24-30), mentioned these ani…
Q. Why are there so many debates about tithing today?
JC Pennys’ chain of malls in America has the testimony of tithing; why is it negated today?
Looking unto Abraham, he gave a tithe, Jacob vowed and gave a tithe, even before Moses came a…
It is said during the offering of a burnt sacrifice of a bird the Priest shall wring off its head and burn it,then shall drain its blood,remove its feathers,divide it and then finally burn it.
Leviticus 1:14 NIV ~ “‘If the offering to th…
It appears that the eye for an eye Law (Levitcus 24:20) is punishing,
by taking away something that we need. Whereas the Law to bless our enemy
(Matthew 5:38-5:34) is like giving something good to make them happy.
Like being kind to the ev…
In Leviticus 7:21 does “abominable” mean that pigs and rats are “disgusting and repulsive” or in some sense “spiritually horrible” or “idolatrous”?:
Lev 7:21 Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the
uncleanness o…
My questions are why is the dwelling that is in the walled city able only to be redeemed during a one year period and that if its not it becomes established for ever and is not returned at the jubilee?
Also, in verse 31 the dwellings in vi…
There is a curious law in Leviticus that seems to refer to avoiding an ancient pagan rite.
Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard. (Leviticus 19:27)
Mathew Henry says:
Those that worship…
Based on reading just the Leviticus accounts, I conclude, surprisingly, that it was the blood of the burnt offering animals that provided atonement for the priests and people of Israel (16:24), and that, actually, the blood that was applie…