Walk Thru The Bible Leviticus 1-27 Leviticus - means the Laws of the Levites. Leviticus is a difficult book for the modern man. It is filled with rules and tedious regulations regarding the detailed religious laws of Moses. The holiness of God is to be seen in all these laws. Most are laws of purification. As in Exodus so in Leviticus God introduces himself as a God of justice who will not tolerate sin. Though we as New Testament Christians, and as Gentiles, are not under these laws there are many "principles" that we may glean from them for our own holiness of life before God. Look for the many "conditional promises" that God gaves to his people. You might want to mark them with a yellow highlighter to make them forever stand out. We will read the entire book this week. It is a particularly good time to "LISTEN" as it is read. Monday - Leviticus 1 Leviticus 2 Leviticus 3 Leviticus 4 Tuesday - Leviticus 5 Leviticus 6 Leviticus 7 Leviticus 8 Wednesday - Leviticus 9 Leviticus 10 Leviticus 11 Leviticus 12 Thursday - Leviticus 13 Leviticus 14 Leviticus 15 Leviticus 16 Leviticus 17 Friday - Leviticus 18 Leviticus 19 Leviticus 20 Leviticus 21 Leviticus 22 Saturday - Leviticus 23 Leviticus 24 Leviticus 25 Leviticus 26 Leviticus 27 Sunday - Leviticus make-up day. If you missed any reading or if you only read three chapters per day make up for lost time by reading for an hour on the Lord's Day. Children's Bible Reading It is not easy for a child to read through the Bible nor to sit and listen to long passages being read. We recommend that if you have children in your home that you read daily one story from Ken Taylor's "The Book." Ken Taylor is the translator of the Living Bible. He did that while commuting by train to and from work so that his children would understand the Scriptures. The children will be catching up to us. As we read through the book of Leviticus they will be still in the stories of the Exodus. Monday - 29. The Burning Bush (Exodus 2-4) Tuesday - 30. Bricks without Straw (Exodus 4-5) Wednesday - 31. Terrible Troubles Begin (Exodus 7-8) Thursday - 32. Flies, Boils, and Hail (Exodus 8-9) Friday - 33. Locust and Darkness (Exodus 10) Saturday - 34. Worst Punishment of All (Exodus 11-12) Sunday - 35. A Path Through the Sea (Exodus 13-14) History: During the time of Jesus there was a group of religious fanatics that loved to emphasize the ceremonial law of Moses. They were called "Pharisees." They used the law as an outward badge of holiness. They brandished their good works, wore specially designed robes, ate only certain kinds of foods, and tried to get everyone (even Gentiles - non-Jews) to become servants of the law. Jesus perceived that inside they were full of filthiness and hypocrisy. When you read the book of Matthew in the New Testament, pay particular attention to Jesus words and condemnation of the Pharisees "Levitical Laws." In Paul's ministry was a missionary to mostly Gentiles, non-Jews. He taught clearly in Romans and Galatians that God has set us free from the law, that the law could never make anyone perfect, and that the law was temporary, like a babysitter (he called it a schoolmaster) to bring us to Christ. Paul taught that the law was for the purpose of exposing our sin and inability to please God on our own efforts. It was to drive us in desperation to Christ. Today there are Christian groups who want us to go back under the laws of Moses, by worshipping on the Sabbath, Saturday, and being careful to eat only certain kinds of foods, and observe the laws of Moses as if they were still in effect for New Testament believers. Be careful! The law is good, but we are sinful. Paul says in Galatians that if anyone teach any other Gospel than the Gospel of Grace that he preached that person should be acursed. We are not under the law, but under grace. What a wonderful time to read Romans and Galatians. Commandments of Leviticus: Do any apply to us today? Which? Which ones do you think might be good to keep?