| The Lord told Moses to command the children of Israel to bring him pure oil of pressed olives for the light to make the lamps burn continually. Outside the veil of the Testimony, in the tabernacle of meeting, Aaron was to be in charge of it from evening until morning continually before the Lord. This should be a statute forever in their generations. Aaron was to be in charge of the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the Lord continually. He was to take fine flour and bake twelve cakes with it. Each cake was to have two-tenths of an ephah in it. The cakes were to be set in two rows on the pure gold table with six in each row before the Lord. Pure frankincense was to be put on each row so that it may be on the bread for a memorial, an offering made by fire to the Lord. Every Sabbath he should set it in order continually before the Lord, being taken from the Israelites by an everlasting covenant. This is for Aaron and his sons to eat in a holy place, because it is most holy to him from the offerings of the Lord made by fire, by a perpetual statute. |
| There was the son of an Israelite woman named Shelomith. She was the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. His father was an Egyptian. This Israelite woman’s son went out among the children of Israel and got in a fight with a man of Israel in the camp. He (the son) blasphemed the name of the Lord (speak disrespectfully or show contempt for God’s name) and cursed. So he was taken to Moses. They put him in custody, until the will of the Lord might be shown to them. The Lord told Moses to take him outside the camp and let those who heard him lay their hands on his head and let all the congregation stone him. The Lord told Moses to tell the children of Israel that whoever curses his God shall bear his sin. Whoever blasphemed the name of the Lord should surely be put to death by being stoned by all of the congregation, including both the stranger and the ones born in the land. When he blasphemes the name of the Lord, he should be killed. Whoever kills any man should surely be put to death. Whoever kills an animal should make it good, animal for animal. If a man causes disfigurement of his neighbor, as he has done, should be done to him – fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Whatever the type of disfigurement he has caused, should be done to him. Whoever kills an animal should restore it, but whoever kills a man should be killed. The law should be the same for the stranger and for one from their own country. God said, “for I am the Lord your God.” Then Moses spoke to the Israelites and they took the man who had cursed outside the camp and stoned him as the Lord commanded Moses. Watch your mouth and don’t let it get you in trouble. James 3:5-10 speaks of the damage the tongue can cause. Also, be careful that your anger does not cause you to sin (Ephesians 4:26). We’re off to Leviticus 25 next week. To God Be The Glory! Click “Be Encouraged” for Spiritual, Encouraging and Inspirational Uplifting. Be Encouraged Click here to visit Bible Reading Made Different |