The eating of holy things
The eating of holy things. Only priests and their families were allowed to eat the meat from sacrifices. Servants who were members of the household… Read More »The eating of holy things
The eating of holy things. Only priests and their families were allowed to eat the meat from sacrifices. Servants who were members of the household… Read More »The eating of holy things
Private sin, public action. Though sexual immorality is often considered a private matter, it was not dealt with privately in ancient Israel. The Israelites understood… Read More »Private sin, public action
Beards. Art from Bible times often shows Israelite men with full, rounded beards. This set them apart from the Egyptians and Romans, who were generally… Read More »Beards
Abomination describes a behavior or action that is utterly repulsive and detestable to God. The offenses listed in 18:24–30 defile not only the person who… Read More »Abomination
Were the Israelites vegetarians? During their wilderness journey, the Israelites seldom ate the meat of large animals. It was eaten only on special occasions.
The Day of Atonement was the most solemn of all Hebrew festivals, focusing on personal remorse for sin. Today it is called Yom Kippur.
Could a house have leprosy? The Israelites were told what to do if a house had a “leprous disease” (14:34). This most likely referred to… Read More »Could a house have leprosy?
In the OT, lepers tore their garments and veiled their faces (13:45) as signs of mourning, and to show that they were separated from public… Read More »Lepers
Leprosy. The “leprosy” mentioned in the Bible was not what is commonly called leprosy today (Hansen’s disease). Rather, it may have been a form of… Read More »Leprosy
The word unclean occurs more than 130 times in the OT, with half of those occurrences in Leviticus. It is not a statement about a… Read More »Unclean
What were the Urim and the Thummim? Mentioned in 8:8 and in various other OT passages, the Urim and the Thummim remain a mystery to… Read More »What were the Urim and the Thummim?
The account of the ordination of Aaron and his sons as priests (8:1–36) is divided into seven parts by the phrase “as the Lord commanded.”… Read More »Ordination of Aaron and his sons