Tag Archives: Leviticus

No Original Sin

Re: Paul, Original Sin, and Rabbinic Theology It’s not as if the Hebrew people were poor, benighted bumpkins who never really understood God, and that somehow only after the church embraced western rationalism did the truth finally come out. If … Continue reading

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Sabbath: Celebrating Freedom

Leviticus 23:3 — “Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy assembly. You must not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the LORD in all … Continue reading

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Submission Is Freedom

This is one of those Bible lessons where you must think of the message of the Word as a whole. Reviewing what we have seen in Leviticus, we get an image. In the Covenant of Moses, there is no distinction … Continue reading

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Leviticus 19

While I do take some of this from Heiser’s podcast, this is not an echo of his material. We begin with noting that the Lord commands Moses to review and summarize the Covenant Law with the nation. Previous chapters of … Continue reading

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It’s the Rituals

Re: Naked Bible 79: Leviticus 17-18 We aren’t through with Leviticus. Already we’ve discovered some details that most readers never catch because the Hebraic and ANE background are missing. Starting in Leviticus 17 through 26, we are looking at what … Continue reading

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Leviticus and Sacrifices

It’s not just Heiser, though I believe he leads the way in clarifying the sacrificial system in the Old Testament, but a lot of obscure scholarship attempts to dig into something that most Christians just do not understand. Naturally, a … Continue reading

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Ignoring God’s Boundaries

Re: Heiser’s Naked Bible Podcast on Leviticus 10 The main point I picked up was that the Hebrew narrative is a little ambiguous in wording regarding the death of Nadab and Abihu. Heiser reminds us that there is only one … Continue reading

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What Is Still Left?

If you can understand the concept of half-intentional sins, then it’s a lot easier to explain something else. Surrendering your life to Christ (AKA “getting saved”) obligates you to the Covenant of Christ, but it does not automatically deliver all … Continue reading

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Half-intentional Sins

Re: Heiser on Leviticus 5 — The main point Heiser makes for here is that God recognizes fine gradations in judging whether a ritual defilement was intentional or not. In analyzing the Hebrew language of this chapter, there is at … Continue reading

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Distinctions in Leviticus 1-3

I previously referenced the idea that there were two kinds of sin in the Old Testament, particularly if you are looking in the Book of Leviticus. Unintentional or inadvertent sins were not precisely what those words imply in English. The … Continue reading

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