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The Book of Leviticus, Chapters 1:-27:.By Darren JohnsonA Commentary on the Book of Leviticus, Chapters 1:-27:.Publisher’s Note:The Scripture quotations found herein are from the text of the Old King James, 1611 Authorized Version of the Bible.Any deviations there from are not intentional.The publisher owns the copyright and hereby gives anyone permission to reproduce or transmit in any form and any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage, retrieval system, multimedia, or Internet system, any part or all of this publication. However, he may not sell any of it for profit. Matt. 10:8 “…freely ye have received, freely give.”The Book of Leviticus, Chapters 1:-27:. ?Darren Johnson 2020.Table of ContentsIntroduction …………..…..….…….........4I. Leviticus 1: .……………..........5-7II. Leviticus 2: ……….…….........8-10III. Leviticus 3: ….…….……......11-13IV. Leviticus 4: ….……...............14-18 V. Leviticus 5: .……..…..……..19-21VI. Leviticus 6: …...……….........22-25VII. Leviticus 7: ….……..…….....26-30VIII. Leviticus 8: …..…..………....31-35IX. Leviticus 9: …...……….…....36-38X. Leviticus 10: …...……….…..39-41XI. Leviticus 11: .…………….....42-47XII. Leviticus 12: .…………….....48-49XIII. Leviticus 13: …...……….…..50-55XIV. Leviticus 14: .…………….....56-61XV. Leviticus 15: .…………….....62-65XVI. Leviticus 16: .…………….....66-70XVII. Leviticus 17: …...……….….71-72XVIII. Leviticus 18: .…………….....73-75XIX. Leviticus 19: .…………….....76-83XX. Leviticus 20: …...………..….84-87XXI. Leviticus 21: .……………....88-90XXII. Leviticus 22: .……………....91-94XXIII. Leviticus 23: …...………......95-99XXIV. Leviticus 24: .……………100-102XXV. Leviticus 25: .……………103-108XXVI. Leviticus 26: .……………110-115XXVII. Leviticus 27: …...………..116-119XV. Salvation Message .……....120-121Introduction The purpose of this book is to motivate you to study the book of Leviticus. The average Christian is ignorant of the many truths found in the book of Leviticus as well as the other prophets in the Old Testament. For the Bible believing Christian, every book in the Bible is important and loaded with truths and everyday applications(II Tim. 2:15, 3:16-17). The book of Leviticus covers the requirements of the Levitical priesthood in terms of sacrifices, offerings, holy days and behavior of the priests, etc.. It also covers the requirements for the people when bringing their sacrifices as well as other laws on how to live(e.g. unlawful sexual practices, Lev. 18:). By the way, sacrifices didn’t begin in the book of Leviticus, they began in the garden of Eden after the fall(Gen. 3:21) and then continued after the fall with Abel under the Age of Conscience (Gen. 4:4). After the worldwide flood, sacrifices continued with Noah(Gen. 8:20) under the Age of Human Government and continued with Abraham(Gen. 12:7, 15:9-10, etc.) under the Age of Promise(For more information go to and download ‘The Test of Man and the Bible through the Ages’. The book of Leviticus probably occurs after Moses came down off the mountain with the first ten commandments(Exod. 20:, total of 603 commandments) as well as the blueprints of the tabernacle(Hebr. 8:5). Before God can speak to Moses out of the tabernacle(Lev. 1:1), it first has to be set up, etc.. The book of Exodus ends with the tabernacle being set up and God filling it with His glory. Remember that God as a cloud went into the tabernacle(probably through the front door, though He could have passed through the walls) that was over the mercy seat in the holies of holies or in the back part of the tabernacle(For more information on The Tabernacle Part I & II, go to ). God then led the children of Israel as a cloud (Exod. 40:32-38). Notice that Leviticus has the root word of Levi. Levi was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The tribe of Levi was ordained by God to be the priests for the nation of Israel. The first high priest was Aaron and the job of the high priest was passed down through the lineage. This priesthood continued until Jesus died on the cross. The types of the Levitical priesthood pointed forward to Christ and the Mosaic law fulfilled when Jesus died on the cross. The new testament was ushered in with the new testament church along with the new testament commandments. This replaced the tabernacle/temple and the Levitical priesthood commands. During the middle of the tribulation after the rapture, Israel will become a saved nation again. In the millennium, Jesus will rule the world from Jerusalem, the capital of Israel. Remember that Jesus is a priest after the order of Melchisidec which is an everlasting priesthood and not after the order of Aaron. This is why during the millennium animal sacrifices will be performed again (Ezek. 40:-48:, go to and download my book on ‘The Book of Ezekiel’). Understanding the truths in Leviticus will help the Christian understand and relate to the truths in the millennial temple. Since all of the saved will be there in their glorified bodies, it is important to understand the reasons for the sacrifices required by God and how they differed under Mosaic law and under the millennial reign of Christ(Rev. 20:). Under the new testament church, the Christian is not required to bring a animal sacrifice to church, but to pray to Christ directly, who is on his throne in heaven(I John 2:1). Notice that whether under Mosaic law, the new testament church, or the millennial reign of Christ, the saved go to the direction where God is sitting(mercy seat on earth or in heaven) to get right with Him.Leviticus 1:1-2 And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, :2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. After the tabernacle was set up in the wilderness when Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt, God spoke to Moses out of the tabernacle. By the way, most of the book of Leviticus is God speaking to Moses out of the Tabernacle, Moses writing down what God said and Moses telling the people what God said, etc.. Note that Moses is not a Levitical priest but the civil governmental leader of the nation of Israel(like the president of the U.S.). The first thing God tells Moses to do is to tell the people how to bring an offering to the Lord. They are to bring a domesticated(trained or not wild) animal of their cattle(bull), herd or flock (e.g. sheep). Domesticated means you give up your natural instincts to serve. It is not natural for man to serve God. He must yield to the Spirit(Eph. 5:18) or be spiritually domesticated for service. By the way, Jesus gave up His will(domesticated) to do God’s will to die for mankind’s sins(Rom. 5:8). Leviticus 1:3-4 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD. :4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. The burnt offering was voluntary. The burnt offering is a picture of someone voluntarily selling out to the Lord(Rom. 12:1). A Christian should sell out to God in all his ways whether in outward or inward behavior(I Pet. 1:15-16). The burnt offering consisted of a male bullock(Lev. 1:5) without blemish from the herd. A male is stronger than a female and hence it is more valuable. When selling out to God, God demands the best we have. Remember that the animal sacrifices pictured the sinless Savior and hence needed to be in perfect health and structure(II Cor. 5:21). The person who brought the sacrifice of the people of Israel was either a male or a female (Lev. 12:6), but never a child. The man or woman was in charge for bringing sacrifices for the children when necessary. The man or woman was to bring it to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. There was only one door(John 10:10) and hence only one way to approach God. For the Christian that would be with a repentant heart(Prov. 28:13). The man or woman would put his or her hand on the head of the animal signifying the transferring of sin from himself to the sacrifice. The sacrifice was killed on a brazen grate (perpendicular brazen rods that make a mesh, where two individual rods would makes a cross). The sacrifice would make atonement for the man or give him God’s forgiveness for that particular sin or sins just like a Christian confesses to God to get forgiven and right with God(I John 2:1). Animal sacrifices(Hebr. 9:22) or confessing your sins to God don’t save you or keep you saved(Eph. 2:8-9), they just make you holy and restore your relationship with God, etc.. Leviticus 1:5-6 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. :6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces. Notice that the man who brings the offering has to kill it with his own hands before the Lord as well as flay(remove the skin) it and cut it into pieces. This makes the sacrifice personal and a bloody mess to the one offering it. Confessing to God before Him is personal(I John 1:9) and it involves cutting up your will into pieces to be burnt at the altar(I Th. 5:23). The priests brought the blood of the sacrifice and sprinkled it all round the brazen altar(Exod. 27:1). This pictures the purifying of the flesh for sanctification or being set apart by God (Hebr. 9:13, II Tim. 2:20-21). Remember that the tabernacle had a brazen altar at the door (picture of salvation), followed behind by a laver(picture of consecration), followed behind by the holy place or tabernacle. The brazen altar was in the outer court or within the fence around the tabernacle. Leviticus 1:7-9 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire: :8 And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: :9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. The priests laid wood upon the brazen grate and had coals of fire beneath the grate. E.g. A barbeque pit has the place where the coals are put which is under the stainless steel grate. The coals are set on fire and they cook the meat on the grate. The fire from beneath the grate sets the wood on fire, which sets the sacrifice on fire(Hebr. 12:28). They put the parts of the animal first, followed by the head and then the fat upon the altar when they burnt it. The animal uses stored fat for energy. Hence, the fat represents all of our strength or resources that we sacrifice to God. The head represents the will of the sinner and the parts represents his life. When selling out to God, the Christian surrenders his will, gives his best and gives up his entire life to God as an offering. However, the inward parts(inside of your body) and legs had to be washed before they were burnt up. The reason for this is that the inward parts represent our inward desires(heart and mind, etc.) and the legs control where we walk(desire to walk with God or repent of sin). The inside must be cleansed by water or the water of God’s word(Eph. 5:26) before God can accept it for His use. So, everything was burnt up and the smell or smoke went up to the sky. This represents God in heaven accepting our sacrifice. Leviticus 1:10-11 And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish. :11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar. :12 And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: :13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. The sheep or goat is less valuable than a bullock. The point here is that you give to God what you have(Luke 12:48). As the parable goes, people in life are given one(turtledoves or young pigeons), two(sheep or goat), or five(bullock) talents to use for God(Matt. 25:14-30). All God requires in selling out to Him is to give Him all that you have(Rom. 11:29). When a man brought a sheep or goat he was to kill it in the same manner as before. He did it on the north side(right side) of the brazen altar in the outer court. After the sacrifice is killed, the priest as before sprinkled the blood all around the altar. In the tabernacle as well as the millennial temple during the millennium, the people will be allowed into the outer court to bring their offerings. However, only the high priests are allowed in the inner court of the tabernacle and the sons of Zadok in the inner court of the millennial temple. The parts of the animal are burnt in the same order and the inner parts of the animal with the legs are washed before they are burnt. The procedure is spelled out to signify that the burnt offering of the person with less talents in life is just important as the burnt offering of the person with more talents in life. God will judge a saved person based on what percentage of the God given talents he used for God and not by the amount he does(II Cor. 5:10). This way everyone has a chance to get the same maximum reward for serving God. Leviticus 1:14-15 And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons. :15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar: The final burnt offering is a turtledove or pigeon. Anyone could afford these and this shows that God wants all the people(common and poor, etc.) to sell out to Him and serve Him. These animals are not wild animals in the sense that they don’t prey off of others. Doves mate for life. In this sense they are domesticated or don’t run wild(like married people, Hebr. 13:4) and not fornicators(I Cor. 6:13). When the turtledove or pigeon is offered, the priest would break its neck and behead(‘wring off his head’). The head is burnt on the altar separately from the rest of the sacrifice and the blood is drained at the side of the altar. Leviticus 1:16-17 And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes: :17 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. The priest removed the crop(where a bird stores their food like fat in the stomach of a bull, sheep or goat) and removed its feathers(the hair of the bird) and threw them on the east side of the altar facing the tabernacle door. Note that the feathers are removed instead of the skin and the crop is removed instead of the inwards. The same spiritual applications apply as before(Lev. 1:6, 9, see comments there). The priest grabbed the bird by the wings and burnt the bird upon the wood of the altar without breaking its wings. Also, the hand is not placed on the head of the fowls. The place of the ashes is where the burnt out coals are put after they burn out completely. E.g. In the barbecue pit, you throw away the burnt out coals. However, you usually separate them from the rest of your garbage because of the remaining composition, etc.. The difference here between the other two burnt offerings is that the priest does all of the skinning and wringing, etc., of the bird. This signifies that to much is given, much is required(Luke 12:48). Those given less talents not only are required to give less but to do less. However, if they give all of what they have they will get the same reward as he that gave more (which was also all of what he had). Leviticus 2:1-3 And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon: :2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: :3 And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire. The voluntary meat offering is made of fine flour, oil and frankincense. The meaning of meat here refers to food in the bible(Gen. 1:29) and not the meat of an animal. The saved Jew will give it to the priest, who will burn most of it or the memorial of it on the altar by fire. The smell that goes up will be a sweet savor to the Lord. What remains of the offering will be for the priests to eat. No blood or animal is involved in this offering. Here you are giving of your own income or possessions. Flour(food), oil(fuel) and frankincense(perfume) are durable goods. For the Christian, it is like tithing the required 10% of your income(Hebr. 7:2) or voluntarily giving a financial offering over the 10% of your income to the new testament church(I Cor. 16:1-2). Notice that the meat offering is made of fine flour implying that it has been sifted or purified from the lumps. God wants the Christian to purify his life or live more godly than before(Tit. 2:12). After the flour has been sifted, the saved Jew must add oil to it. Oil is a picture of the anointing of the Holy Spirit(I Sam. 16:3). When giving to the Lord, a Christian’s heart needs to be in it(II Cor. 9:7-8). If you give because it is right, you want to be a blessing, etc.. Hence, you are giving with the power of God or with oil on your offering. If you are giving out of a grudging heart(you have to, your supposed to, you do it for fear of losing favor with others in the church, etc.), then you are giving without the power of God or without the oil. The saved Jew must also add frankincense or an expensive perfume on the meat offering. This shows God that we are giving Him our best and that the offering is personal with our relationship with God (‘most holy of the offerings of the Lord’). Women, when around their husbands, will wear a perfume that he will individually appreciate. When the aroma of the meat offering goes up in smoke, it is a picture of the offering going up to heaven and being accepted by God(‘sweet savour’). When people eat food together with friends and family, they are having fellowship with each other. The meat offering pictures having fellowship with God or living godly(John 14:15, 21, 23). Leviticus 2:4-6 And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil. :5 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil. :6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering. Oblation means the act of offering something. Notice that the meat offering could be baked in an oven. The offering could be made of fine flour without yeast mixed with oil that is baked into unleavened bread. Otherwise, it could be an unleavened wafer or cracker-like bread that is anointed with oil or oil put on it after it is baked. If the meat offering was baked on a pan, then the saved Jew had to mix the fine flour with the oil before he cooked it. After he finished cooking it, he had to break it up in pieces and pour oil on it again. The same ingredients of fine flour and oil were used. The fine flour of sifted wheat represented that the lumps of sin were removed from a saved Jews life and he was more holy or purified. The oil represents the godly attitude of the saved Jew when offering(II Cor. 9:7). The unleavened bread mixed with the oil or unleavened wafer anointed with oil pictures a Christian who is serving God in a sinless state under the power of the Holy Spirit. This is the goal of the Christian’s walk with God every moment of his life. Granted, Christians may not always be sinless, but the goal is to sin as least as possible(John 8:11, Gal. 5:13). The offering cooked in the pan had oil mixed in with the unleavened flour, just like when it was cooked in the oven. However, when it was finished cooking, it was broken in pieces and then after had oil poured on it. This signifies that when we yield are life to God(our will is broken), we are anointed with God’s spiritual blessings. Leviticus 2:7-11 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. :8 And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar. :9 And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. :10 And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire. :11 No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire. Once again, based on your ability, you could offer a meat offering(Luke 12:48). Those who were wealthy had ovens(5 talents), those were in the middle of the economy had pans(2 talents) and those who were poorest had a frying pan(1 talent, Matt. 25:14-30). All God requires to have fellowship with Him(picture of the meat offering) is to keep the commandments of God (unleavened fine flour) by the power of the Holy Spirit(oil, Eccl. 12:13, John 14:15). Everyone offered his meat offering as a percentage of what he had(Rom. 11:29). Those who offer the same percentage regardless of their economic class got the same reward. This offering was made of unleavened fine flour and oil that was baked in a frying pan. The one offering it brings it to the priest, who brings it to the altar. The priest takes part of the offering and burns it up. That which is left is for the priests or Aaron and his sons. By the way, leaven in bread makes it rise or become puffed up(picture of a proud person). Leaven is a picture of sin in the bible. Honey is a picture of man adding to God’s work to make it better. God doesn’t need man’s help for salvation(Tit. 3:5) nor consecration(I Sam. 15:13-24). Man needs to get saved God’s way(see Salvation Message at the end of this book) and keep God’s commandments his way(Eph. 5:18, John 14:6). This is why the meat offering could not contain leaven or honey. Fellowship with God(meat offering) has to be done God’s way.Leviticus 2:12-13 As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour. :13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. The first fruit offering that was given to God consisted of the grain that is first harvested. This would be a collective offering and not an individual offering(Prov. 14:34, Ps. 9:17). This offering was not to be burnt on the altar and it was to be seasoned with salt. Salt is a preservative and it represents peace with others(Mark 9:49-50, Matt. 5:13). Salt is also a picture of the covenant or agreement with God. A believer gets peace with God by keeping the covenant(Rom. 5:1-salvation, John 16:33-consecration). Leviticus 2:14-16 And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears. :15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering. :16 And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. The individual first fruit offering consisted of green ears of corn that were beaten out of the full ears of corn that were dried by the fire. Oil and frankincense were put upon it. The priest would burn some of it with all of the frankincense in the fire. He would keep the rest of the corn and oil for himself to eat. By the way, the corn is the best and most fresh when the ears are green. God wants our best and not our leftovers. Notice that the corn was beaten. Just like the flour was refined the corn must be refined or purified. As said previously, God wants the Christian to purify his life or live more godly than before(Tit. 2:12). Oil is a picture of the anointing of the Holy Spirit(I Sam. 16:3). The frankincense or an expensive perfume was on the meat offering. This shows God that we are giving Him are best and that the offering is personal with our relationship with God(‘most holy of the offerings of the Lord’). When the aroma of the meat offering goes up in smoke, it is a picture of the offering going up to heaven and being accepted by God(‘sweet savour’). Leviticus 3:1-2 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD. :2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. The peace offering is a picture of having peace with God at salvation(Rom. 5:1) and consecration(John 16:33). The offering was from the herd that was either a male(bull) or a female(cow). This offering required less than the burnt offering. This is because the burnt offering is a picture of selling out to God, which is more of a commitment than just getting saved and then getting right with God. The offering was without blemish because it took the blood of the sinless(‘without blemish’) Savior to forgive us(II Cor. 5:21). Note that the first three offerings(Lev. 1:-3:) are voluntary whereas the last two(Lev. 4:-5:) are required. The offering had to be killed by the one offering it. He laid his hand upon the head of the offering showing that his sin was transferred to the animal that had to be slain for his sin. This makes the sacrifice personal and a bloody mess to the one offering it. The priests took the blood and sprinkled it all around the brazen altar(Exod. 27:1). This pictures the forgiveness of sin and salvation of the one that offered or the sinner. Remember that Jesus, as our High Priest(I John 2:1), took our sins on His body on the cross(I Pet. 2:24). He took His blood to the temple in heaven(Hebr. 9:24-26) and poured it out on the mercy seat to obtain eternal redemption for the saved person. Leviticus 3:3-5 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, :4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. :5 And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. The caul is the lacy, fatty membrane encasing the internal organs of an animal. The flank isthe section of flesh on the body of a person or an animal between the last rib and the hip; the side. The priests put the kidneys and the caul of the animal on top of the peace offering or burnt sacrifice. These are put on wood that is put on the brazen grate. The fire beneath the grate(like in a barbeque pit) comes up and burns the wood and the sacrifice(Hebr. 12:29). The peace offering is to have the fat removed that covers the inside of the body as well as the fat that is upon the inward parts inside the body. The reason for this is that the inward parts represent our inward desires(heart and mind, etc.). The animal uses stored fat for energy. So, the fat represents all of our strength or resources and represents the goodness of man without God(Isa. 64:6). The two kidneys are organs that filter out and store harmful substances to the body and they represent the badness of man without God(Job 41:4). Everything was burnt up and the smell or smoke went up to the sky. This represents God in heaven accepting our sacrifice. Leviticus 3:6-11 And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. :7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD. :8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar. :9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, :10 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. :11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD. The flock has either sheep or goats in it(SS 6:5). They are worth less than a bull or cow from the herd. If you can’t afford an animal from the herd then you get an animal from the flock. The point here is that you give to God what you have(Luke 12:48). As the parable goes, people in life are given one(turtledoves or young pigeons), two(sheep or goat), or five (bullock) talents to use for God(Matt. 25:14-30). Also, salvation(II Pet. 3:9) and consecration(Eph. 5:26) are for everyone. If a lamb is offered, the hand is put on the head as before to illustrate the transfer of sin from the sinner to the lamb. The animal is killed and the priests sprinkle the blood around the brazen altar. The fat is removed as before and burnt on the altar. The rump is the buttock of the animal. The backbone connects to the rump area. Notice that the fat is referred to as the food of the offering, since it is the strength or resources of the animal(our resources belong to God, I Cor. 6:19-20). Leviticus 3:12-16 And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD. :13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. :14 And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, :15 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. :16 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD'S. Just like the sheep, the goat is offered the same way. The sinner brings it, lays his hand on it, kills it and cuts it up. The sinner gives it to the priests who burn it up on the brazen altar. Notice that it says, all the fat is the Lord’s. God gets all the fat of the animal, illustrating that God forgave all of the saved person’s sins(‘all the fat’) of the past, present and future(eternal security, Hebr. 8:12). Everything was burnt up and the smell or smoke went up to the sky. This represents God in heaven accepting the sinner’s sacrifice. Leviticus 3:17 It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood. Note that a perpetual statute is an act passed by a legislative body that continues indefinitely or forever. The fat represents all of our strength or resources that we sacrifice to God and the life of the flesh is in the blood. The fat represents the body of the sin bearer(Jesus) and the blood represents the pure blood of the sin bearer(Jesus, Lev. 17:11, I John 1:7). This is why the eating of the literal fat and blood is forbidden to be eaten by the priest. Nevertheless, the fake Catholic hell-bound priesthood serves to themselves as well as their lost congregations the literal body and blood of Jesus every Sunday(Acts 15:20). They go on to claim that they are the one true church(sic, Mark 7:6-9). The communion of the bread and grape juice(unfermented wine or sinless blood of the grape, etc.) was always symbolic in the new testament church(I Cor. 11:24-26). By the way, when Noah came off the ark, the eating of blood was also forbidden(Gen. 9:4). Leviticus 4:1-2 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: Here we are dealing with people who sin in ignorance(make a mistake or sin unintentionally) that require a sacrifice to get right with God. Some sins we do willfully and others we commit while trying not to. In the bible, the intentional sin is more serious and carries a heavier weight of discipline versus the same sin committed unintentionally. Also, some sins are worse than others(John 19:11). Iniquity means grievous sin and one can commit the same sin, but in a more grievous way. E.g. Lying to deceive another to swindle $1 vs. $1000. In your sinful anger, punching someone in the face vs. killing them with a pistol. Unintentionally giving someone wrong information(mistake) that costs them $100 vs. intentionally lying(deceptive) with the same wrong information to someone that costs them $100. Remember that all sin is breaking God’s law regardless of the severity(I John 3:4). Leviticus 4:3-4 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering. :4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD. The priest is like any other man in that he can sin in ignorance. However, since the priest(priesthood) is in a spiritual office(‘anointed’ or chosen of God), he is more accountable for the same sin committed by someone who is not in a spiritual office(e.g. deacon, pastor, evangelist, missionary that requires being anointed or ordained). The priest must bring a young bullock, which is the most valuable piece of livestock. If he didn’t have one he would have to buy one to make atonement for his sin. Note that the priest’s offering is a more expensive offering than some other individual(Lev. 4:23, 28), because he is more accountable for his sins than some other non-anointed individual. The priest brings the sacrifice to the tabernacle of the congregation or the holy place(Lev. 4:5). The priest puts his hand on the bullock, showing the transfer of sin to a sacrifice that is without blemish(picture of the sinless Savior), before he kills it. Once again, the sinner has to kill the sacrifice himself to show what a bloody mess his sin is to God. Leviticus 4:5-7 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation: :6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary. :7 And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. The priest dips his finger in the blood of the bullock and sprinkles it seven times(the number of completeness, go to and download my teachings on ‘Numerology, Parts I-IV’ for the meaning of the common bible numbers) before the veil of the sanctuary(that separates the holy of holies from the place where the candlestick, altar of incense and the table of showbread). Next, he is to sprinkle some blood on the horns of the altar of sweet incense that is before the veil. The horns are the most powerful part of an animal and they picture the power of God). He then takes the rest of the blood and pours it out at bottom of the brazen altar, which is in front of the door of the tabernacle(Lev. 1:3). Remember that the 1st compartment of the holy place is a picture of fellowship with God and the holy of holies is a picture of the 3rd heaven or being where God dwells(For more information download my teachings on ‘The Tabernacle, Part I & II’ at ). Spiritually, the picture here is that sin separates the Christian(Rev. 1:6) from God in heaven (veil), from getting your prayers answered(Is. 59:1-2, altar of incense), and from getting saved if you are lost(Rom. 6:23, brazen altar). By the way, when Jesus died on the cross, the veil was torn by God from top to bottom to signify the end of the priesthood after Mosaic law(Matt. 27:50-51).Leviticus 4:8-10 And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, :9 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away, :10 As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering. Like in the peace offering, the fat that covers the inwards, the two kidneys plus the fat on them and the caul or fat lining above the liver will be removed from the sin offering and burnt upon the brazen altar. Like before(Lev. 3:3-5), the reason for this is that the inward parts represent our inward desires(heart and mind, etc.). The fat represents all of our strength or resources and it represents the goodness of man without God(Isa. 64:6). The two kidneys are organs that filter out and store harmful substances to the body and they represent the badness of man without God(Job 41:4). In terms of sacrifice with our walk with God, we give God our best (fat) to be purified of sin or spiritually harmful substances(kidneys). For salvation, we must realize everything we do is sin before God and must repent of it to be saved(Luke 13:3). Like in the bible, new testament church, sacrifices and teaching and preaching, you are always getting review and something new with respect to spiritual truth. Leviticus 4:11-12 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung, :12 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt. The skin, flesh, head, legs and inwards(organs, etc.) and the dung left in his intestines are to be taken without the camp to a clean place, where the ashes of the remains of other sacrifices are poured out. On top of the ashes the priest puts wood and on top of the wood he puts the remains of the bullock. He sets the wood on fire and burns up the rest of the sin offering completely. Remember that in the wilderness the tabernacle was in the center, surrounded by the twelve tribes of Israel. When a priest took his offering outside the camp, he had to walk through the camp of Israel. There were over 500,000 men in the camp of Israel along with women and children. If each man had a wife and two kids, this would be over 2 million people. Whatever the exact number was, the priest had to walk through it, implying that many Jews observed it. This is a picture of the spiritual accountability of the priest(pastor, deacon, etc.) before the people(members of a new testament). Like the priest, the pastor and deacons are held to higher standards(I Tim. 3:1-13). Remember that Jesus(I John 2:1, our High Priest) died on the cross on Calvary(outside the city gate of Jerusalem) for mankind’s sins(Hebr. 13:11-12). The high priest was a picture of Jesus and hence the sin offering is a spiritually picture of salvation. Leviticus 4:13-15 And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty; :14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation. :15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD. There are four sets of people that will give a sin offering because of ignorance: the priests (spiritual leaders), the whole congregation(the nation collectively), the rulers(civil leaders), and the individual. If the nation of Israel sins in ignorance, when the sin is made known to them they are to offer a young bullock for the whole nation. The bullock is brought before the tabernacle and the elders or civil leaders of the people will collectively lay their hands on the bull(transfer of the sin of the nation to the innocent bull) and the bullock(male cattle) is to be killed. By the way, when you sin in ignorance, even if you don’t know about it, you are still guilty before the Lord. Note that the elders represent the people like a Congressman represents the people of his region or state in the United States. Obviously you can’t have over two million people laying their hands on the bullock, etc.. In the Bible we see a civil government that represents the people under Mosaic law. Also, God judges a nation collectively for their sin(Ps. 9:17). Leviticus 4:16-18 And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation: :17 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail. :18 And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. The priests takes the sin offering of the nation and sprinkles the blood on the veil and the horns of the altar of incense. Afterward, he pours the remainder of the blood at the bottom of the brazen altar. The spiritual application is the same as before(Lev. 4:5-7). Notice it says that the priest brings it to the tabernacle or the inner tent, implying that they get the sacrifice from the elders in front of the tabernacle.Leviticus 4:19-21 And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar. :20 And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiventhem. :21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation. Like the priest did for his own personal sin, he burns the fat on the brazen altar and carries the rest of the bullock to be burnt outside the camp(Lev. 4:8-12). Notice it says that the priest shall make atonement for the nation and the nation shall be forgiven. The Christian as a priest(Rev. 1:6, I Pet. 2:5) is to pray for the collective needs of the new testament church as well as their nation(Dan. 9:3-20). This is why we have a church prayer list by categories that includes the needs of the church and our nation(America). Leviticus 4:22-24 When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty; :23 Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish: :24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a sin offering. When the civil governmental ruler sins through ignorance and he is made aware of it, he must bring a male goat without blemish for his sin. Notice that the goat is less in value than a bullock implying that the sin of ignorance of an individual ruler is not as serious a sin as that of a whole nation or priest who is guilty. Obviously, in the spiritual realm, the spiritual leader is higher than the civil leader when it comes to teaching and preaching spiritual truth. Like before, he takes the goat to the door of the tabernacle, lays his hand on the goat’s head(picture of transferring the sin from the civil ruler to the sinless sacrifice) and then kills it and cuts it up, etc.. By the way, God’s idea of separation of church and state is that the church runs the church and not the state. Likewise the state runs the state and not and individual church. However, the civil leaders were expected to be holy(don’t lie, steal, commit adultery, etc., unlike your typical American politician). Those who cry separation of church and state to get rid of the ten commandments out of the schools and governmental offices, etc., are misusing the idea to justify their ungodly ideas. Think about it, who wants a Congressman, governor, or mayor, etc., who lies, cheats, steals, commits adultery, isn't accountable for reckless spending with your tax dollars(sadly to say the far left Democrats are comfortable with the concept(sic), 2020), etc.. Also, it can be implied that the civil leader’s relationship with God will effect how he leads. After all, wouldn’t you want a civil leader when he has a problem to be able to pray to God and get a hold of Him. He can't get a hold of God if he is lost or carnal(Ps. 66:18, Isa. 59:1-2, sadly to say, this is your typical American politician, 2020). Leviticus 4:25-26 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. :26 And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him. The priest will put the blood of it on the horns of the brazen altar with his finger and pour the rest of the blood out at the bottom of the brazen altar. The high priest only goes inside for the whole nation or himself, but not for individuals or civil rulers. The priest will burn the fat of the goat for the sin offering like he did for the peace offering(Lev. 3:12-16). The priest makes the atonement for the sinner just like God the Son(High Priest) intercedes to God the Father on our behalf to be forgiven, whether for salvation or consecration. By the way, once you are forgiven, it is forgiven. E.g. When you go to the toilet, deposit your waste and then flush the toilet, the waste disappears forever. If the waste is a picture of your sin, then flushing is a picture of God’s forgiveness. God doesn’t hold any grudges, so when someone repents of their sin and gets it right, we shouldn’t either. Leviticus 4:27-29 And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; :28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. :29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering. The average citizen in Israel when he sins through ignorance is to bring a female goat. Note that a female goat is worth less than a male goat. Therefore his sin of ignorance is not as serious as a sin of ignorance of a civil leader. As before, if you hold a leadership position, you are more accountable than if you don’t. Therefore your sin will not just affect you, but everyone you represent, etc.. Like before, the individual lays his hand on the female goat(the transfer of sin from the sinner to the innocent female goat) without blemish and then the goat is killed. Leviticus 4:30-31 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar. :31 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him. Like before, the priest will take the blood with his finger and put it upon the horns of the brazen altar and then pour out the remainder of the blood at the bottom of the brazen altar. The fat will be taken away like it was taken away for a goat with the peace offering and the priest will burn it on the altar(Lev. 3:12-16). The sweet smell up into the air is a picture that God accepts the individuals offering and that the individual’s sin is forgiven him. Leviticus 4:32-35 And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish. :33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering. :34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar: :35 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him. The individual has a choice to bring either a female lamb or goat without blemish. The procedure is the same whether a goat or a lamb. You put your head on the lamb, kill the lamb, the priest puts blood on his finger and puts it on the horns of the brazen altar and pours out the blood of the bottom of the altar. All of the spiritual types are the same as well. Leviticus 5:1-3 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. :2 Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty. :3 Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty. Suppose someone binds himself to do something through swearing by it(e.g. I promise to do something) and another person hears it or knows about it. Later, it is found out that the person who swears or promises doesn’t follow through and is taken before the judge. If the person who saw or heard the person binding himself doesn’t testify against him, he is guilty of iniquity or a grievous sin. Remember that there is a principle in the Mosaic law that every legal truth is established by the mouth of two or three witnesses(Deut. 17:6). By the way, in America it is against the law to withhold evidence of a crime. If a soul or a person touch any unclean thing(e.g. unclean beast, cattle or creeping thing (insect, rodent, etc., Lev. 11:), he will be unclean and guilty of sin. If a man unintentionally touches another man who is unclean, he becomes unclean before God and guilty. The common sense application here is that germs and diseases can spread through certain animals and insects by touching them as well as touching someone else who is already infected. E.g. I have heard of many examples of kids going to day care centers healthy and coming home sick as a result of being around other sick kids. I have heard of cases where someone in the family gets the stomach flu and then gives it to the rest of the family members before the week is over, etc.. Leviticus 5:4-5 Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these. :5 And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing: If someone inadvertently makes a promise or oath to do good or evil and he forgets about it, he is still bound before God. When he gets reminded by God or someone that he is made an oath and didn’t keep it, he is guilty before God. God wants the saved person to have integrity or be a man of his word. God doesn’t want the saved person to talk loosely(Matt. 5:37). When a Jew committed any of these sins(Lev. 5:1-5), he has to confess to God that he has sinned(I John 1:9) or agree that God is right and he is wrong. Leviticus 5:6-7 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin. :7 And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. When a Jew committed one of the sins in Leviticus 5:1-5, he was to bring a trespass offering to the Lord. This consisted of a female sheep or goat for his sin offering. He brought it to the priest at the tabernacle door, who would sacrifice it to the Lord like he would a sin offering(Lev. 4:27-35). If the sinner can’t afford a lamb, then he must bring two turtledoves or young pigeons. One will be used for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering(Lev. 1:14-17, for the burnt offering). The point again is that you give to God what you have(Luke 12:48) and based on your ability(Matt. 25:14-30). By the way, being poor doesn’t give a sinner an excuse to not deal with his sins. By the way, in terms of the Christian life, the five offerings are a picture of the Christian process. The lost person realizes he is a sinner(trespass offering), he gets saved(sin offering) and he gets right with God(peace offering). Now that he is right with God, he can enjoy his fellowship with God(meat offering) and eventually sell out to God in all areas of his life(burnt offering). Leviticus 5:8-10 And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder: :9 And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering. :10 And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him. Wring means to extract by twisting and squeezing. The bird that is offered for the sin offering has his neck wrung until blood comes out. However, the head is not to be removed from the neck. The blood is sprinkled on the side of the brazen altar. The rest of the blood is deposited at the bottom of the brazen altar. The burnt offering is done after the manner stated in Leviticus 1:14-17. When this is done, the priest will have made an atonement(amends made for a wrong) for the sinner and he will be forgiven. Remember that the sin offering represents the sinner who is forgiven and the burnt offering represents the sinner who is sold out to God. Leviticus 5:11-13 But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering. :12 Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering. :13 And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering. If someone can’t afford two birds then they had to bring the tenth part of an ephah(2.475 quarts of dry measure) of fine flour with no oil or frankincense on it. The fine flour(no lumps or sinless) once again means that it has been refined of lumps(sin). Since it was a sin offering(God is holy and has no part with sin) and not a meat offering(man and God fellowship around the food or meat on the table as a result of holiness, John 14:23), no oil(picture of the anointing of the Holy Spirit) nor frankincense(picture of giving God your best and that the offering is personal with our relationship with God, Lev. 2:1-3) was added.Leviticus 5:14-16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :15 If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering: :16 And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him. The holy things evidently would be a Jew promising to offer something and didn’t or was supposed to offer something for their sin and didn’t. If a Jew or a priest made a mistake during the offering process he would be guilty as well. When this occurs through ignorance, when the trespass(I John 3:4) is know, the Jew must bring a ram(male sheep) without blemish with 20% of the value of the ram estimated in silver. A shekel is .45 troy ounces(31.101348 grams = 1 troy ounce). The priest would keep the money for himself and burn up the ram as before(Lev. 4:32-35). Leviticus 5:17-19 And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. :18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him. :19 It is a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD. By the way, the soul is referring to the whole person(body, soul and spirit). Man is a living soul(Gen. 2:7) that can commit a sin unto death(Ezek. 18:20, I John 5:16). However, he can’t lose his salvation because it is not based on his works(Eph. 2:8-9, John 10:28). In this case, it is not a sin unto death. Notice that God gives the command twice for the trespass offering when a Jew commits a sin of ignorance against the holy things. When someone tells you twice right after the other, it implies that the command is very important and more important than a command given only once. If you don’t take the offerings to God seriously, it is a serious offense. Remember that Hophni and Phinehas didn’t take the priesthood seriously and they were killed in battle as a result of it(I Sam. 2:12-17, :22-25, 3:13, 4:11). This is why in the new testament church, the giving of the tithes and offerings are taken seriously. This is why church members are to be in a solemn and serious mood while the collection takes place. Leviticus 6:1-3 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :2 If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; :3 Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein: When watching a neighbor’s possessions, while he was away or when you were together, the person watching them is accountable for anything missing. If he lies about what happened to the missing possessions he is guilty. E.g., You lie about how it was lost(claim that he was threaten by gunpoint when he let his friend steal it, etc.) or lie that he didn’t find it when he did, etc.. When this happens, the person who lied(Exod. 20:16) has sinned and needs to bring a trespass offering. By the way, if you can’t be trusted with other people’s possessions, why would people trust you with other things.Leviticus 6:4-7 Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, :5 Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering. :6 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: :7 And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein. When it is found out that the person who couldn’t be trusted is guilty of lying, he has to restore what he stole plus 20% to the person he stole it from. Next, he has to bring a trespass offering of a ram(male sheep) plus 20% of the value in silver shekels to the priest. The priest will offer it up according to the trespass offering(Lev. 5:6-7, 4:32-35) and the thief will be forgiven. Here we see a combination of civil law(restitution) and ceremonial law(get right with God) when a person is caught and convicted. Leviticus 6:8-9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. The burnt offering is to burn continually(Lev. 6:12-13). It signifies that eternal forgiveness of the blood of Jesus is always available(Acts 10:43). It also signifies that the priests are always on duty 24/7 to help the individual Jew to get right with God or to give an offering to God, etc.. The fact that the burnt offering is a slow process that takes all night(2 offerings per 24 hours), shows that selling out to God is 24/7 commitment. For the Christian, Jesus is always available when we need to call upon Him(I John 2:1) in confession(I John 1:9), salvation(I John 1:7) and in every need(Phil. 4:6-7), etc.. Also, the Christian should always be sold out to God(Rom. 12:1-2) in every aspect of their lives(I Pet. 1:15-16). Leviticus 6:10-11 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. :11 And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. The priest shall put on his linen garment(outer covering of clothes) and breeches(trousers ending below the knee, evidently an under garment, Exod. 28:42) and take up the ashes from the burnt offering on the altar and put them beside the altar. Next, he will change his clothes and take the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. This shows that the linen garment and breeches were only worn in the tabernacle. Other garments(clothes) were worn when removing the ashes outside the camp. The linen garment and breaches picture the righteousness of the saints(Rev. 19:9) whereas the other garments are a picture of the removal of sin(salvation, Hebr. 10:10 or consecration, Pr. 28:13).Leviticus 6:12-13 And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. :13 The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out. The burnt offering is burnt every morning and evening(Hebr. 12:28). The fire that burns these offerings never goes out(pictures that God is eternal, Exod. 3:14, Rev. 1:8). The fat of the peace offerings is also burnt on the brazen altar. Leviticus 6:14-15 And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar. :15 And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD. The law of the meat offering states that part of the unleavened flour along with the oil and frankincense on it(memorial) shall be burnt up upon the brazen altar and the rest of it shall be eaten by the priests in the holy place. This is a repeat of Leviticus 2:1-11. In the bible we always see review and something new. This is why in the new testament church you always review old truths and then learn new truths. Leviticus 6:16-18 And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it. :17 It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering. :18 All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy. The statute or rule of law in the tabernacle given by God is that the priests throughout all their generations are to eat the remainder of the meat offering in the holy place or the inner court of the tabernacle. The meat offering was an offering of gratitude(II Cor. 9:6-8). Notice that the priests were making their living off of the ministry of God. That is why they have pastors, evangelists and missionaries who are full time ministers in the new testament church. The meat offering that the priests get to eat is holy, just like the sin and trespass offering. Remember that anything offered to God that is accepted must be holy(I Pet. 1:16). This is why the flour was fine(no lumps-picture of sin) and was unleavened(no yeast-picture of sin). If you don’t take the offerings to God seriously, it is a serious offense. Remember that Hophni and Phinehas didn’t take the priesthood seriously and they were killed in battle as a result of it(I Sam. 2:12-17, :22-25, 3:13, 4:11). Notice that the priests coming from the line of Aaron are all males. There are no females, just like there are no female pastors(I Tim. 3:2) or deacons(I Tim. 3:12). Leviticus 6:19-21 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :20 This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night. :21 In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the LORD. Remember that the tenth part of an ephah is 2.475 quarts. When the priests are anointed, they must offer a meat offering of a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour(no lumps-sin) made with oil (anointed with the Holy Spirit) baked in a pan. The piece of baked bread must be broken(our will is broken and totally yielded to God) and half of it offered in the morning and half offered at night. Morning and night implies the priest is on call for God 24 hours a day. Once again, the sweet savor implies that the smoke of the offering went up into the sky, which represents God in heaven accepting our sacrifice. Leviticus 6:22-23 And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever unto the LORD; it shall be wholly burnt. :23 For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten. When a priest is replaced by one of his sons, the new priest must offer the meat offering for his anointing. This meat offering is completely burnt up, signifying that the priests are totally committed or sold out to the work of God and held to a higher standard than any other Jew(I Tim. 3:1-13, Tit. 1:5-9). Remember that any other Jew had part of his offering burnt up and part of it given to the priest(Lev. 2:1-11). Notice that the priesthood is passed on through the family line or through the tribe of Levi. God called a specific tribe to minister in the tabernacle and then later the temple(Rom. 11:29). In life not everyone is called to the ministry(Rom. 11:29). This does not make a person who is not called less spiritual then a person who is called. Beware of new testament churches who exalt ‘being called to the ministry’ like getting a promotion on the job. Also, beware of new testament churches who will ordain anyone who agrees to their spiritual policies. The calling of God is only for a specific group of people apart from living godly, who are willing to keep the standards of their office(I Tim. 3:1-13, etc.). Leviticus 6:24-27 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD: it is most holy. :26 The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation. :27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place. The sin offering for the priest was covered in Leviticus 4:3-12(see comments there). The sin offering is killed on the brazen altar and the offering is holy. After it is offered the priest must eat it in the holy place(inner tent of the tabernacle). The priest that touches the sin offering shall be holy before the Lord. Any blood that was sprinkled on the priests uniform or linen garment had to be washed in the holy place. Leviticus 6:28-30 But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water. :29 All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy. :30 And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire. After the sin offering is finished, the pot or earthen vessel(probably made of clay, etc.) that is used to sodden or boil in water the part of the animal sacrifice given to the priest is to be broken. However if the pot is made of brass(brazen), then it is to be scoured(to clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously) and then rinsed in water. The point here is that sin makes spiritually dirty the container it is in. Man was made from the ground and hence is a earthen vessel. When a saved man sins, he has a broken relationship with God(I John 1:9). He is spiritually dirty before God and needs to clean up his sin by confessing and forsaking his sin(Prov. 28:13). Because of a lost man’s sins, he is separated from God or his life is in broken pieces because of sin. He is guilty before God, deserves hell and needs to be saved(Rom. 3:23, 6:23, 10:13). Any sin offering that requires blood to be brought into the holy place is to be completely burnt in the fire. The holy place is a picture of having fellowship with God(eating food in God’s tabernacle(John 14:21, 23) or practicing holiness. The priests are holy, the sacrifice they are eating is holy and the place where they are eating it is holy(‘holy place’). Leviticus 7:1-4 Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy. :2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar. :3 And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, :4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away: The trespass offering is most holy to God because it is sacrificed or given to God. The trespass offering is burnt on the brazen altar and the blood sprinkled around the altar as before (Lev. 3:1-17, 4:8-12, 23-35, 5:6-10, see comments there). Leviticus 7:5-7 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a trespass offering. :6 Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy. :7 As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it. If an animal is offered for the trespass offering, it is burnt on the brazen altar completely. If unleavened fine flour is offered(Lev. 5:11-13, etc.) part is burnt up and part is eaten by the priests in the holy place of the tabernacle. The sin offering follows the same rules or law as the trespass offering(Lev. 3:1-17, 4:8-12, 23-35, see comments there). The animal is burnt up completely. However, there is no option to offer fine flour, etc., for the sin offering.Leviticus 7:8-10 And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered. :9 And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it. :10 And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another. The skin of any burnt offering(the hide of an animal) offered by a non-priest and the meat offering that is baked in the oven, frying pan, or pan belongs to the priest that offered it. The priests will share the meat offerings with each other equally. The hide can be used for personal clothing, rugs, etc., for the priest and his household. Remember that the priest lives off the offerings of the tabernacle or temple(I Cor. 9:1-14, 15-18), just like a full time worker in the new testament ministry(pastor, missionary, or evangelist) lives off the required(10% of your income or tithe) and voluntary(any income over the tithe) offerings of the people. Leviticus 7:11-14 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD. :12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried. :13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings. :14 And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave offering unto the LORD, and it shall be the priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings. When a person offers a peace offering out of thanksgiving to the Lord, he must offer unleavened cakes mingled or mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil and fried cakes of fine flour mixed with oil. Along with the unleavened cakes, the person offering must also offer leavened bread. The unleavened cake is a picture of the sinless Savior who died for all of mankind’s sins(Col. 1:14). The leavened bread is a picture of sinful man who needs a Savior. After he is saved, he needs to deal with his sin to have a better relationship with God(consecration). Out of the leaven bread, one piece of it will be for a heave offering to the Lord. After the priest waves up and down with the piece of leavened bread, it is given to the priest for food. By the way, the heave goes up and down whereas the wave goes side to side. A heave and a wave make a cross. Evidently the heave and the wave signify that that part of the offering is cleared by God to be given to the priest(Lev. 7:30).Leviticus 7:15-16 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning. :16 But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten: The peace offering for the sacrifice of thanksgiving is to be eaten the day it is sacrificed. The reason for this is that when thanks is given, you must rejoice immediately(Phil. 4:4). When you delay, you will be less likely to rejoice as much and may not even rejoice at all(lose the joy of the moment). Otherwise if it is a voluntary offering or vow, it can be eaten the next day as well. The vow is for something you will do in the future(tomorrow), hence it can be eaten the next day as well. A voluntary offering is extra, hence it doesn’t need to be eaten right away and can also be eaten the next day if chosen. Leviticus 7:17-18 But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire. :18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity. The voluntary offering or the vow can’t be eaten the third day. This would picture procrastination to keep a vow or that the voluntary offering is not important to God because of the delay of it being eaten. From a freshness perspective, probably the bread starts to go stale on the third day. Hence before God, the offering wouldn’t be the best available but left over old bread, etc.. In America, older bread is cheaper right before the expiration or pull date. Today, they put chemicals in most of the breads that makes it last longer and it is bad for you(‘The whiter the bread the quicker your dead.’). In the old days before the addition of chemicals, bread strengthened your heart(Ps. 104:15). However, it went bad or stale a lot sooner. Leviticus 7:19-21 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof. :20 But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. :21 Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. If the flesh of a sacrifice touches anything that is deemed to be unclean under Mosaic law, then the sacrifice becomes unclean and it is to be burnt up. Anything that is for the priests to eat that doesn’t become unclean through contact is to be eaten. The idea here is that if the clean sacrifice becomes unclean, then it destroys the picture of having fellowship with God in the holy place(John 14:21, 23). God doesn’t fellowship around sin or that which is unclean. Therefore if a priest ate of the unclean sacrifice or ate a clean sacrifice while being unclean(I Cor. 11:27-28), that priest would be cut off from the people of Israel or banished from the Jewish nation(I Cor. 5:5). The way a priest became unclean was by touching another unclean man, beast, or abominable thing. Leviticus 7:22-24 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :23 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat. :24 And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it. God is commanding the Jews or the children of Israel to not eat the fat of the ox, sheep or goat. Remember that the fat is the Lord’s and it represents the resources of the animal. The animal uses stored fat for energy. Hence, the fat represents all of our strength or resources that we sacrifice to God. Also, they may not eat the fat of the animal that dies of internal causes or that dies when torn and killed by another animal. God requires the best of the sacrifices, not the stuff you would throw away or salvage. The sacrifice represents the innocent sinless Savior that is atoning for sin, etc..Leviticus 7:25-27 For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people. :26 Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings. :27 Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. If a Jew eats the fat of the beast or the blood of the fowl or beast that belongs solely to the Lord, he is to be banished from the nation of Israel(I Cor. 5:5). The fat represents the body of the sin bearer(Jesus) and the blood represents the pure blood of the sin bearer(Jesus, Lev. 17:11, I John 1:7). This is why the eating of the literal fat and blood is forbidden to be eaten by the people as well as the priest(Lev. 3:17). In Catholicism, which is a phony church, every Sunday they perform a Satanic religious Eucharist ritual where they believe they are eating the literal blood and body of Jesus. Under Mosaic law, they would be banished from the nation of Israel or the people of God for their iniquity. Another application of this principle is against the idea that a person can use part of his tithe(10% of his income) towards the charitable causes of his choice, rather than giving it to the new testament church as God commands. The pastor who is in charge of the new testament church is responsible for the allocation of the tithes. Usually he will make up a church budget and let the members see it to keep him accountable for not wasting the money, etc.. When you take that which belongs to God and use it for yourself, you will bring the judgment of God on your life(Mal. 3:8-12).Leviticus 7:28-32 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :29 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his oblation unto the LORD of the sacrifice of his peace offerings. :30 His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the LORD. :31 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'. :32 And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings. The wave offering is when the priest makes a motion with his hand from side to side whereas the heave offering is a hand motion up and down. The heave and the wave combined make a cross. The breast of the animal is the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen(The part of the body that lies between the thorax and the pelvis and encloses the stomach, intestines, liver, spleen and pancreas(encloses the 'belly'). The breast is waved before the Lord and given to the priests(The first five priests were Aaron and his four sons, etc.). By the way, the breast includes the heart. The priests are holy and hence have a heart for God(I Sam. 13:13-14). Therefore, they have a right to eat of the breast. The shoulder is heaved before it is given to the priest. The shoulder is associated with bearing the weight or the burden. The priest bears the burden of the ceremonial duties of the nation and hence gets to eat of the shoulder. Leviticus 7:33-34 He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part. :34 For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel. Once again God is making a statute or legislative law that is for ever while the Mosaic law is in effect(Matt. 27:50-51, end of the Mosaic law). The priests get the breast and the shoulder. No one can come along later and increase or decrease what belongs to the priests. In Israel you had corrupt kings and priests. These corrupt people could not increase or decrease what belonged to the priest without violating an obvious law and causing an uproar amongst the people. In America it would be the same as a Congressman trying to promote a bill to revoke the 1st and 2nd Amendment(Freedom of speech: to voice your disagreement, etc. & The right to bear arms: gun ownership for self-defense). Leviticus 7:35-38 This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priest's office; :36 Which the LORD commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them, by a statute for ever throughout their generations. :37 This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings; :38 Which the LORD commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai. The law of the offerings(burnt, meat, sin, trespass and peace offering) of the first seven chapters of Leviticus are summarized with respect to what belongs to the Lord and what the priests can keep for themselves. These laws are irreversible and unchangeable. These were the laws that God commanded Moses on mount Sinai. When Moses came down from the mountain he commanded the tabernacle to be built(Hebr. 8:5) and then gave the instructions for the responsibilities of the priesthood and the people with respect to the sacrifices. One again, in terms of the Christian life, the five offerings are a picture of the Christian process. The lost person realizes he is a sinner(trespass offering), he gets saved(sin offering) and he gets right with God(peace offering). Now that he is right with God, he can enjoy his fellowship with God(meat offering) and eventually sell out to God in all areas of his life(burnt offering). Leviticus 8:1-4 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :2 Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread; :3 And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. :4 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. Here God is commanding Moses to bring the priests(Aaron and his four sons who are the first group of laborers in this ministry), the garments(priests clothing or uniform), the anointing oil (picture of the Holy Spirit) and the offerings(to sanctify the priests for the job). The whole assembly of the nation of Israel is there to watch the process of sanctification of the priests for service. This is like an ordination service in the new testament church. All the church members attend to see who God has set apart and chosen to be the ministers of His church. The chosen ministers are dressed properly and are anointed in the ceremony. Notice that the uniforms of the priests are always worn in the tabernacle and later the temple. The new testament minister(pastor, deacon and missionary) likewise has a uniform to look like a man and holy(short hair, modest dress, body covered, looks like a man and no makeup or earrings(sic), etc.). Leviticus 8:5-7 And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done. :6 And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. :7 And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. Here we see that the Lord commanded Moses to wash(Eph. 5:26) and dress Aaron and his sons(God’s holy uniform) in front of the people for the job of the tabernacle priesthood. The uniform of the priest consists of a coat(Exod. 28:39), girdle around the waist(like a back support belt), robe(Exod. 28:31-35, like a trench coat), the ephod(Exod. 28:6-7) and the curious girdle of the ephod(Exod. 28:8). The ephod(like a cooks apron) goes down to about the knees and covers the coat which goes down to the ankles. The curious girdle serves as a belt. The coat is like a sweatshirt that covers the arms and top part of the body(front & back) that is beneath the ephod. Note that the priest(Rev. 1:6) is a picture of the Christian and the high priest is a picture of Jesus (I John 2:1). By the way, your typical carnal Christian Sadducee, who calls holiness legalism, will claim that they are free to dress in Christ any way they want to. However, all through the Bible we see that God has a uniform or dress code for the saved(men should wear men’s clothing and look like men and women should wear women’s clothing and look like women, etc.). It is a simple concept to the spiritual(I Cor. 2:13-15). Everybody knows that at Burger King you are required to wear a Burger King uniform. If you show up in a McDonald’s uniform and refuse to change it, you will get sent home and eventually fired. The uniform represents the organization and what they stand for. God is holy, and He requires the Christian to wear the holy uniform(I Pet. 1:15-16). Leviticus 8:8-9 And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim. :9 And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses. Also, the uniform of the priest consists of a breastplate(Exod. 28:15-19, which consists of the twelve stones that represent the twelve tribes of Israel) and the Urim and Thummim(Exod. 28:30, which is a picture of the Old and New Testament). The mitre or hat(Exod. 28:39) had a golden plate(Exod. 28:36-38, the holy crown) on it with the inscription ‘HOLINESS TO THE LORD’(I Pet. 1:15-16). The breastplate is over the heart which shows that God has a special place in His heart for the nation of Israel. Remember that God the Father has a spiritual marriage covenant with the nation of Israel. By the way, the mitre not only covered the head, but the back of the head to the middle of the shoulders as well. This is because the priest was in submission or under the authority of God. Likewise in the home, the wife is to be in submission to the husband(Eph. 5:22-24). The long hair of the woman symbolizes this(I Cor. 11:7-9, 14-15). Leviticus 8:10-12 And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them. :11 And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them. :12 And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him. Here Moses anointed with oil the tabernacle and all the vessels thereof. This shows that the tabernacle is set apart for the service of God like the new testament church is set apart for the service of God. The brazen altar was anointed seven times which is the number of completion (for more information go to and download my teachings on ‘Numerology Part I-IV’ for the meanings of the numbers in the bible). The vessels of the altar would include the fork used on the sacrifices on the altar, etc.. The laver was between the holy place and the brazen altar. This is where the priest would wash himself with water after he was done sacrificing. Remember that the altar is a picture of salvation whereas the laver is a picture of sanctification(Eph. 5:26). For more information on the Tabernacle furniture download my teachings on ‘The Tabernacle, Part I-II’ at . Next, Moses anointed Aaron(the first high priest) for service. Sanctify means to set apart to be used of God. Leviticus 8:13 And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the LORD commanded Moses. Moses dressed Aaron’s sons as well with the holy uniform. Remember that Moses was the civil leader of Israel that God used to deliver the nation of Israel out of Egypt and that spoke and met with God regularly face to face(Deut. 34:10-12). Therefore, with him dressing the priests in front of the people is showing that God approves of the priesthood and priests to perform the duties of the tabernacle. Leviticus 8:14-17 And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering. :15 And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it. :16 And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar. :17 But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the LORD commanded Moses. Moses brings the bullock(male bull) for the sin offering. Aaron and his sons lay their hands on it(sin transfer) and then Moses slays it. Moses takes the blood and put the blood on the horns of the altar of incense with his finger and then pours the rest of the blood at the bottom of the brazen altar. The fat was burnt on the brazen altar and the rest was burnt with fire without the camp(Lev. 4:6-12, see comments there). The analogy here is that before a person can minister to the spiritual needs of others, he first must deal with his own sins. Leviticus 8:18-21 And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. :19 And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. :20 And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat. :21 And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses. The ram or male sheep was given by Moses for the burnt offering(Lev. 1:10-13, see comments there). The spiritual application here is that before you can be sold out to God(burnt offering), you must first be saved(sin offering).Leviticus 8:22-24 And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. :23 And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. :24 And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. The ram of consecration(to set apart for the service and worship of God for the priests) was slain by Moses after the symbolic sin transfer from the sinner to the sinless sacrifice. The blood was applied to the right ear, thumb and great or big toe of Aaron and his sons. In general the right side is traditionally known as the dominant side. The ear is the main piece used in the sense of hearing. The thumb is the main piece in the hand with regard to the sense of touching and grabbing things. The great toe is the main joint on the foot in regards to walking and where you go. The ear is the part of the body used in regards to what you listen to. God wants the Christian to listen to holy things(good Christian music, teaching and preaching, etc.). For more information on New Testament Music as well as good teaching and preaching, go to my website at and freely download whatever you want. God wants the Christian to go to things that glorify God with their feet(fellowships, prayer meetings and preaching and teaching at the new testament church, etc.) and not things that don’t glorify God(bar rooms, sports stadiums, worldly music concerts(like the rap, country and rock, etc.) and worldly movie theatres, etc.. God wants us to touch and grab the right things(the bible, the wife when married (Hebr. 13:4, etc.) and not the wrong things(a woman in adultery or fornication, illegal drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, gambling and internet porn access, etc.). Leviticus 8:25-26 And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder::26 And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder: As before, the fat is where the energy is stored and represents the resources of man, the right (traditionally dominant) shoulder represents the part of the body that bears the burden of the work, and the kidneys are organs that filter out bad stuff in the body. The unleavened bread pictures the sinless(no leaven) man(Jesus Christ). The cake was oiled(Holy Spirit) and the wafer was put on the fat and right shoulder symbolizing that the main strength and resources of the anointed man is to be set apart for the ministry of God.Leviticus 8:27-29 And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD. :28 And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. :29 And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses' part; as the LORD commanded Moses. These sacrifices were first put into Aaron and his son’s hands before they were burnt on the brazen altar. This shows that Aaron and his son’s are accepting the responsibility of the ministry to God with all of their strength and resources. As before, the sweet savour signifies that the offering is accepted by God. Since the wave offering is for the priests, except for the breast, it is burnt up completely instead of eaten by the priests. The breast(pictures having a heart for God) was given to Moses for his wages of service for performing the sacrifice. The waving process is a form of identification between the one offering the sacrifice and God. Leviticus 8:30 And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him. Finally, Moses sprinkles some of the anointing oil and blood upon Aaron and his son’s as well as their garments or holy uniform. This signifies that they are saved(blood, I John 1:7) and empowered by the Spirit to do good works(oil, Eph. 2:10, 5:18). Leviticus 8:31-33 And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it. :32 And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire. :33 And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you. Moses commands Aaron and his sons to boil the flesh of the sacrifice at the door of the tabernacle and eat it there with the bread of the consecrations. What is not eaten is to be burned on the brazen altar. The priests work a seven(number of completion) day shift where they can’t leave the tabernacle. There food comes form the sacrifices as well as some silver and hides for money and clothing, etc.. They can wash at the laver and either eat in front of the brazen altar or in the holy place. If they slept(I don't think they did), it would be in front of the door in the tabernacle in shifts(Lev. 8:35). I believe God kept them awake for seven straight days in a row. It doesn’t say, but God has the power to keep you awake(e.g. saved in eternity, Adam in the garden and angels, etc.). When they went to the bathroom and it was dung, then it was probably buried in the ground outside the camp and if it was piss it just absorbed into the ground(just like when you go camping). In the millennial temple(Ezek. 40:-41:, etc.) they had indoor kitchens, boiling rooms and living chambers for the priests. Leviticus 8:34-36 As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you. :35 Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded. :36 So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. Atonement means to make an amends. God makes a way so Aaron and his sons can serve the Lord in His place of worship. The priests were to stay at the door of the tabernacle for seven days day and night. They were on call 24/7 for the spiritual needs of the nation of Israel. Jesus never sleeps is available on call 24/7 for the Christian(I John 2:1) and those who want to get saved(Rom. 10:13). Notice that in the tabernacle that there are no chairs, because the priests are always on call to work. The priests were not allowed to leave the tabernacle for seven days. If they did, they would be killed by God. This shows that the priests life depends totally on God for food, health, protection, energy, etc.. They are totally focused and dedicated to the ministry of sacrifice for seven days. Also remember that if they eat while being unclean or eat anything unclean they are banished from the nation for their sin. Leviticus 9:1 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel; The eighth day is the number of new beginnings, since seven is the number of completion. E.g. The eighth day is the beginning of another week. After the seven years of tribulation, you have the millennium, etc.. On day eight the elders or civil leaders of Israel under Moses and Aaron and his sons have a meeting with Moses. The people of the nation of Israel are present as well(Lev. 9:3). This is the first day that the priests will be interceding between the Jew(man) and God(I Tim. 2:5). Leviticus 9:2-4 And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD. :3 And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering; :4 Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto you. Moses tells Aaron to offer a sin offering(Lev. 4:) and a burnt offering(Lev. 1:). Moses tells Aaron to speak to the elders who represent the nation of Israel(Lev. 4:13-15) to bring a goat for the sin offering and a cow and lamb of the first year for a burnt offering. Along with this they need to bring a male bull and male sheep for a peace offering(Lev. 3:) as well as a meat offering(Lev. 2:) of fine flour mingled with oil. These four offerings must be sacrificed before the Lord promises to appear before the nation of Israel. If a Christian wants the full presence of God, he must be saved(sin offering), clean up his ungodly life(peace offering), keep God’s commandments regularly(meat offering) and sell out to God and do His will for his life(burnt offering). For a nation to be right with God(Prov. 14:34, Ps. 9:17), they are held to a higher standard than the rest of the world(Lev. 18:24). Leviticus 9:5-7 And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD. :6 And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you. :7 And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded. The elders bring the sacrifices for the nation of Israel as required. Notice that serving God is not an option but a command. The Christian serves God on God’s terms and not his own(John 14:6, 15). Aaron first offers for himself(Lev. 9:2) and then for the people(Lev. 9:3-4). In terms of sacrifice, everyone under Mosaic law as well as the new testament church are in the same boat. They need to go to God to atone or make an amends for their sin(Rom. 3:23). Leviticus 9:8-11 Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. :9 And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar: :10 But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses. :11 And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp. For the first time Aaron killed a sacrifice for himself, put the blood on the horns of the brazen altar, poured out the rest of the blood at the bottom of the altar, gutted and skinned it and finally burnt the fat, kidneys and caul on the brazen altar. He took the flesh and hide and burnt it without the camp(the only time the priest could leave the tabernacle). By the way, it is one thing to know what the Bible says, it is another thing to act on it exactly(Jam. 1:25). Leviticus 9:12-14 And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar. :13 And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar. :14 And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar. Aaron goes on to kill the burnt offering, the sons of Aaron present him the blood again and he sprinkles the blood around the altar(Hebr. 9:13). The offering is cut in pieces and is burnt on the brazen altar along with the head. The inwards and legs are washed and burnt as well(Lev. 1:5-9, see comments there). Leviticus 9:15-18 And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first. :16 And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner. :17 And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning. :18 He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about, The goat for the sin offering(Lev. 4:) is offered for the people of Israel. Notice that God required a goat for the people and a male bull for Aaron. As before, the priest has more spiritual responsibility then the non-priest. With more responsibility comes more accountability. This is why the new testament pastor is worthy of double honor to match his greater accountability(I Tim. 3:1-11). The burnt offering is offered next according to the manner(Lev. 1:). The meat offering is next (Lev. 2:) to be burnt on the brazen altar. Notice that the morning burnt offering is still burning. Remember that there was a burnt offering given every morning and evening that burned continually while the tabernacle was reared up(Lev. 6:11-13) and continually after the temple was built. Finally the peace offering is given and the blood is sprinkled around the brazen altar. Leviticus 9:19-21 And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver: :20 And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar: :21 And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded. Aaron’s sons put the fat upon the breast as well as present the blood to Aaron the high priest. Aaron finally burns the fat on the altar and waves the breasts and right shoulder as commanded before(Lev. 7:28-32, see comments there).Leviticus 9:22-24 And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings. :23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people. :24 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces. Notice it says that Aaron came down after making the offerings because there are evidently steps going up to the brazen altar like there are in the brazen altar in the millennial temple. When Aaron lifted his hand up to the people of Israel, it signified that the offerings were finished. Afterward, Aaron blessed the people. Next Moses and Aaron go into the tabernacle or holy place for a meeting and come out and bless the people again. After that the glory of the Lord appeared to the people and a fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat. After the nation of Israel saw this, they shouted to the glory of God and fell on their faces in worship. Notice that the people shouted after God validated the offerings of Aaron and Moses and not after Moses and Aaron blessed the people. This shows that God is the center of praise and obedience and not some pastor, evangelist, or missionary, etc.. Man can only do great things with the power of God and nothing by himself. In America, we have too many Christian celebrities(sic) who are always promoting their own ministries over others(sic) and not enough ministers who will do what is right for the benefit of all of Christianity. This is why I preach against churches whose main emphasis is the numbers (bigger church attendance), money(bigger offerings) and prestige(more fame amongst other Christians). The main emphasis should be holiness(I Pet. 1:15-16) regardless of the results(I Tim. 6:5). That is why American Christianity has lost its power of God. As a result, the nation is in the gutter(Ps. 9:17).Leviticus 10:1-3 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. :2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. :3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. Right after the Lord shows himself to the nation of Israel and revival breaks out, two of the sons of Aaron decide to offer strange fire before the Lord. The fire was strange because it wasn’t according to God’s commandment(Exod. 30:7-9, 34-37). The incense is a picture of the prayers of the saints going up to God and being accepted. The strange incense would be a picture of lost people having their prayers accepted before God(Prov. 28:9) or people who are carnal or not right with God having their prayers accepted(Is. 59:1-2). Because of their disobedience, the two were burnt alive on the spot by the Lord God Himself. A similar thing happened to Uzza(I Ch. 13:10) when he disobeyed by touching the ark of the Lord. We see that God takes the ministry seriously and typology is important. When you are right with God, He is a consuming fire in terms of accepting your sacrifice. When you are not right with God, He is a consuming fire in judgment(Hebr. 12:28). I am sure when the people heard about this, they realized that God was serious, He has no respect of persons and He demanded holy living(Tit. 2:12). Leviticus 10:4-5 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. :5 So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said. Now the two sons of Aaron died when offering strange fire in front of the altar of incense in the sanctuary. When someone dies in the holy place, God has non-priests come in to remove them. This is true because if you touch a dead body, you become unclean and the priests were told to stay clean(Lev. 5:3, 7:21). Hence, the two dead sons of Aaron were removed while still in their coats and taken outside of the camp to be buried. This also answers how God would proceed if the high priest died while entering the holy of holies once a year. God would have a non-priest who would come in and carry the body away. No rope tied to the high priest’s leg is necessary to pull him out just in case(Such are the stupid questions and answers of those who go to phony watered down churches and don’t read or study the Old Testament). Let’s not forget that every time the children of Israel traveled, they had to take down the tabernacle and set it up. Removing dead people is a non-issue. Leviticus 10:6-7 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled. :7 And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses. Because Aaron and the other two sons have the anointing oil of the Lord on them, they can’t bewail the death of their family members or God will kill them. Also, if they leave the tabernacle before their seven day appointment is up, they will also be executed. What we see here is that family tragedies are not an excuse to leave the work of the ministry(Luke 9:59-60). Life and the ministry goes on regardless who dies and those in the ministry positions need to understand this(Luke 14:26). If the one who died is saved, he will go to heaven(or paradise in the Old Testament before going to heaven) and is in a better and happier place. Otherwise, he went to hell. As far as the ordained minister is concerned, he can’t change that(Hebr. 9:27). So duty takes precedence over family in the ministry. However, the people can bewail the loss of the dead person. Leviticus 10:8-11 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying, :9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: :10 And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; :11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses. We see now the Lord talking to Aaron directly instead of talking to Moses to talk to Aaron. The reason for this is probably because Aaron is no doubt suffering on the inside, yet can’t manifest it outwardly. By the Lord talking to him directly, it reinforces that God is with him and wants him to serve Him. God goes on to give Aaron another thing that could get him and his sons killed. This would be drinking wine or strong drink(alcohol) when going into the holy place or the tabernacle of the congregation. By the way, alcohol was forbidden in the Bible whether you served it(Hab. 2:15, Jesus served unfermented wine or grape juice, John 2:) or drank it(Prov. 20:1, 23:29-33, Eph. 5:18) for social or food purposes. It was only allowed for medical reasons(I Tim. 5:23, 31:6-7). E.g. most cough syrup has 10% alcohol in it. Note that the Christian is a priest(Rev. 1:6) of a royal priesthood(I Pet. 2:9). He needs to practice holiness and teach others to be holy. Some Christians are called to be teachers in the ministry(Eph. 4:11). Remember that holiness is keeping the commandments of God in the power of the Holy Ghost. The commandments of God is the Old King James bible for the English speaking people. The job of the priest was also teaching the nation of Israel the godly laws or statutes of God (John 7:24). To put the difference between the clean and unclean(whether animal, human, clothing, or property, etc., I Pet. 1:15-16). The drinking of alcohol perverts the ability to judge rightly(Prov. 31:4-5) and teach holy living. Leviticus 10:12-13 And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy: :13 And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded. Moses tells Aaron and his two sons to eat the meat offering according to God’s command (Lev. 6:14-18) in the holy place or court of the tabernacle. So, Aaron and his sons go back to their duties as priests after the death of Nadab and Abihu. Leviticus 10:14-15 And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons' due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel. :15 The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded. The wave breast and the heave shoulder are to be eaten in a clean place with any sons and/or daughters that they have(Lev. 7:31-34, see comments there). This would allow the sons and /or daughters of the priest to enter the outer court of the tabernacle to eat the food with their father. By the way, the fact that priests can have sons and daughters implies that they can get married. Forbidding to marry is a doctrine of devils(I Tim. 4:1-3, like the Catholics say to their lost and phony priests). Remember that the priesthood is passed on through the family in the tribe of Levi. If they didn’t have sons, the priesthood would be over after the family died off. Leviticus 10:16-20 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, :17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD? :18 Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded. :19 And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD? :20 And when Moses heard that, he was content. Evidently, Aaron and his sons were fasting(going without food) as a result of the death of Nadab and Abihu or they were not in the mood to eat anything. As a result, they would not have eaten with thanks and be accepted by the Lord. In this case, it is better to burn up their portion to the Lord in sacrifice rather than eat it their portion in an unholy manner in the holy place. This would explain why they didn’t bring the blood into the holy place. The sprinkling of the blood on the altar of incense shows that you are set apart for God’s service. Because of their wrong mood, they were in no condition to be set apart. Therefore, it would have been a sin to bring in the blood in this state. In this situation, all they could do is let the goat burn on the altar with their portion with it. Evidently this is okay with God in this situation because Aaron and his sons were not reprimanded by God or Moses. Leviticus 11:1-2 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, :2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. Here God is speaking to Moses and Aaron on what is clean and unclean. They are both to teach the people. The analogy is that God wants the civil leader(Moses) as well as the spiritual leader(Aaron, the high priest) to be holy and know what is holy. The idea of separation of church of state means that Moses runs the country and not the tabernacle. Likewise, Aaron runs the tabernacle and not the country. Notice that both need to be holy or clean in all of their ways and they are to use their positions to teach the nation the same. This is why in America, God was everywhere in government, the churches and throughout the land. Leviticus 11:3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. Any animal that parts the hoof(cloven footed) and chews the cud is a clean beast to eat. When an animal chews the cud, he chews on the food for awhile before he digests it. This is a picture of the Christian who spiritual eats the truth(Matt. 4:4, Heb. 5:13-14) and chews or meditates on it awhile, before he digests it or applies it to his life(II Tim. 2:15). When an animal is cloven footed, it has cuts or divisions in its hoof. E.g., a horse has one hoof without division, whereas a bullock, sheep and goat have a divided hoof. The principle here is one of separation or a division. In the bible we see a division between light and darkness, right and wrong, good and evil, spiritual and unspiritual and saved and lost, etc.(II Cor. 6:14-17, for more information go to and download my teaching on ‘Separation, Part I & II’). We see here that God cares about are diet or what we eat and don’t eat. God knows that everyone on the same diet will be eating together. This will encourage fellowship amongst believers. During the dispensation of the church age(Matt. 16:18, I Th. 4:16-17), the Christian is allowed to eat the unclean animals(Acts 10:11-16) that were forbidden under Mosaic law. However, the application for today is that God wants the Christian to be healthy(I Cor. 6:20) and separate from the world(I Cor. 10:6, Rom. 15:4). By the way, those who insist on an ungodly diet won’t want to eat or fellowship around the food with the Christian. E.g. I told my lost family and lost people at work that Christians don’t drink alcohol nor hang out with those that do. As a result, over the last 27 years, 99% of the time when I go out to eat during work hours, I eat by myself. My lost family members stopped visiting me(instead we talk over the phone and e-mail off an on). This happened because of the beliefs of a narrow minded, proud, selfish, intolerant and wicked left-wing liberal attitude against God. Remember that these guys leave their brain at the door when they go to their liberal meetings when it comes to spiritual truth(John 8:32, Gal. 5:13). Leviticus 11:4-8 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. :5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. :6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. :7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. :8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you. Here we see a list of unclean animals. The camel, coney(rabbit sized animal that lives in the rocks, Prov. 30:26) and hare(rabbit) chew the cud, but divide not the hoof. These three animals are a picture of a carnal Christian that believes the bible and mediates on it, but doesn’t practice separation in his life from the world(I John 2:15-17, e.g. your typical saved Southern Baptist). Now the swine or pig divides the hoof but doesn’t chew the cud. This is a picture of a lost person(II Pet. 2:22). This would imply that the lost person obeys God in the flesh without understanding spiritually why it is right. When it comes to multiplication or teaching the next generation of believers, the saved person needs to know his bible forwards and backwards(II Tim. 2:2, 3:16-17, Matt. 28:18-20). This happens when you believe the bible and practice it(you are clean, I Pet. 1:15-16). One reason why the world started out with all Christians for God(Adam & Eve or Noah & his seven family members) before going into sin for the Devil is because of the inability to multiply or pass on spiritual truths to the next generation(Prov. 22:6). God not only gives the principle of right and wrong, he also gives a list of right and wrong. For the Christian, God lists specific sins(Gal. 5:19-21, etc.) as well as specific holiness(Gal. 5:22-23, etc.). Let’s face it, a Christian may not always understand why something is wrong. However, until they do understand, they should obey God by faith(Rom. 1:17). E.g. a lot of the regulations in Leviticus would prevent germs and disease. Germs were not discovered under the microscope by modern science until the 19th century. When you are out in the desert, good hygiene, diet and construction, etc., is essential without refrigeration or knowledge of germs and disease, etc.. With sin, comes the curse of sin. E.g. sexual sins like fornication, adultery, sodomy (fornication between two of the same sex), beastiality(fornication with an animal) have produced a lot of diseases(some incurable like AIDS(2020), Rom. 1:27). This is why certain sins in the camp of Israel were quarantined(separated from others because the health problem was contagious) or the offender was executed(Lev. 20:13-sodomy, Lev. 20:15-beastiality, etc.). By the way, if the sodomite and the one committing beastiality were killed when caught and the population practices sexual abstinence until they are married(Heb. 13:4), diseases like AIDS (from beastiality that was passed on through fornication, etc.) would go away. Also, innocent babies wouldn’t be born with sexual diseases that were passed on through the infected blood stream of the mother. Leviticus 11:9-12 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. :10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: :11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. :12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. Animals that live in the water are clean if they have fins and scales(such as fish). Otherwise the sea creature is not only unclean, but an abomination(disgusting to God) to be eaten. Moreover, the Jew could not use the carcass or body of an unclean sea creature for anything (jewelry, tools, clothing, etc.). The Christian principle is that we should not use the things of the world for spiritual food and substance(I John 2:15-17, Jam. 4:4). E.g. the problem with your typical American church today is that they brought in the world’s music(country, rock, an/or rap, etc.), the world’s dress(nakedness and women wearing men’s clothing and visa versa, Deut. 22:5), the world’s standard of success(money, numbers and prestige, I Tim. 6:5), the world’s messages(Mark 7:6-9) and the world’s idols(I John 5:21, sports, movie and music idols), etc.. The fin guides the fish through the water. The Bible or spiritual fin(Ps.119:105), guides the Christian or clean fish though life(Hab. 1:14). The scales of a sea creature are there for protection(kind of like the rib cage protects the vital organs of a human). Obeying the word of God protects us from the curse of sin(Deut. 28:14-68, Gal. 6:7-8). For the Christian, the spiritual scales and fins go hand in hand. If God is guiding you, He will likewise protect and take care of you(Matt. 6:33). Briefly, any sea creature such as the fish that have fins and scales are clean. However, sea creatures like crawfish, lobster, or crabs, etc., that are found on your typical seafood menu in south Louisiana where I live, were unclean under Mosaic law because they have no fins. However, they were made clean in the church age(Acts 10:11-16, Hallelujah!!!). Sea creatures like dolphins and sharks were unclean because they had no scales. Leviticus 11:13-19 And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, :14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; :15 Every raven after his kind; :16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, :17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, :18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, :19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. Animals that fly that are unclean as well as abominable are the eagle, ossifrage, ospray, vulture, kite, raven, owl, night hawk, cuckow, hawk, little owl, cormorant, great owl, swan pelican, gier eagle, stork, heron, lapwing and the bat. Also, any other bird that walks on all four legs is unclean. After their kind is any variation of the species. Any other bird not mentioned is clean(like chicken(Popeye’s) and turkey(Subway), Amen). What the unclean birds have in common is that they are predators that eat meat or eat dead things. The spiritual application is that these birds prey on the innocent wildlife, like the wicked prey on the people to take advantage of them through stealing, violence, corrupt government, or business practices, etc.. They eat dead things or unspiritual things like the teachings of false religion(Sadducees call holiness(I Pet. 1:15-16) legalism(Mark 7:6-9), Pharisees call legalism holiness, Catholicism, and Orthodox Judaism, etc.), false gods(Micah 4:5, Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam, etc.) and idolatry(I John 5:21). The abominable or disgusting birds are a picture of Satanism and worldly-ism in the bible, Eph. 2:2, Rev. 18:2). Leviticus 11:20-22 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.:21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; :22 Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. The insects are referred to as fowl that creep in the bible. The following insects with four legs that have legs above their feet to leap or jump are clean: locust(Matt. 3:4), bald locust, beetle(a friend of mine in the army ate these on a survival trip, etc.) and grasshopper after their kind. After their kind means any variation of the species. The typology here is that these insects can leap into the air or first heaven. The Christian is commanded to be heavenly minded(Col. 3:2) and to live holy(John 14:15, Eccl. 12:13). Leviticus 11:23-25 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. :24 And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. :25 And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. All other insects that have four feet are an abomination and unclean to the Jew to eat. E.g. flies walk on four feet and use the other two to eat with. Also, it is unclean for the Jew to touch the bodies of these insects. Those who pick up bugs with their hands(‘beareth ought’) are unclean and need to wash their clothes. The unclean bugs are a picture of those lost people or carnal Christians who walk on the ground or in the world(Tit. 2:12, I John 2:15-17). By the way, a person stays unclean until he follows the instructions for getting clean. It is the same way with the Christian(Prov. 28:13). In the case of touching the body of an insect, you were unclean until even or the beginning of the next day. A good spiritual application up to this point for the Christian is that being separated from the world(cloven footed) and meditating on the bible(chew the cud) enables you to go through life in the world(fins) protected from the curse of sin(scales). As a result you will know God’s will(fly in the sky over the ground or have victory over the world and live godly(leap into the sky or heaven as a result of obeying God, etc., Eph. 5:18). Leviticus 11:26-28 The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. :27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. :28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you. If a Jew touches the body or carcass of an unclean beast(Lev. 11:4-8) he must wash his clothes and as a result, will be unclean until the even or next day. The list of unclean beasts include those with paws(cats, dogs and lion, etc.). They may not be eaten or touched. The person that bears the carcass(pick up the dead animal and moves it, etc.) must wash his clothes and is unclean to the even. As before, dead animals breed germs and disease, so the one day quarantine and washing of clothes is the sterilization process. Leviticus 11:29-31 These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, :30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. :31 These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even. Other creeping things that are not insects that are unclean are the weasel, mouse and tortoise after their kind. Also, the ferret, chameleon, lizard, snail as mole are unclean as well. These animals are not to be eaten nor touched when they die. If you touch a dead animal on this list you are unclean until even or the beginning of the next day(Gen. 1:13). Once again, these animals dwell on the ground on the world and are a picture of worldliness(Tit. 2:12, etc.). Leviticus 11:32-33 And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed. :33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it. When an unclean animal or creeping thing dies and falls dead on an object, that object is unclean. This included any vessel of wood, raiment(clothing), skin(animal skin, etc.), sack, or any vessel where work is done. The vessel is made clean by putting it into water and the vessel is unclean to the even. However, every earthen vessel(like clay pottery, etc.) is broken and thrown away when an unclean animal falls on it. The spiritual application is that the unclean things of the world make the Christian(vessel, II Tim. 2:20-21) dirty. As a result, he must clean up his life daily by the washing of the water of the word(Eph. 5:26). The earthen vessel being broken is a picture of someone confessing and forsaking his sin(Prov. 28:13). The broken earthen vessel(ungodliness and/or worldliness, etc.) is removed from the house(a Christian’s life). Leviticus 11:34-35 Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean. :35 And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you. If the water that is used to be used to make the unclean vessels clean falls on any meat or drink(liquid) in the house, the meat and drink becomes unclean. E.g. It would be like the dirty water from the dishes getting into your milk. You don’t drink the milk because of the germs in the dirty water because it would make you sick, etc.. Also, the appliances of the oven and ranges (e.g. the top of a stove) become unclean when the carcass of a dead animal dies and falls on them. These appliances become unclean and are to be broken down or destroyed when this happens. The spiritual application is that the world makes the Christian unclean and he needs to deal with the sin by throwing away the unclean food(false doctrine) and destroying the unclean appliances(devices of the world, like the porno magazines, worldly music and/or clothing, etc.) of the world to be right with God. Leviticus 11:36-38 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean. :37 And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean. :38 But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you. The fountain or pit full of water is clean. However, the water that comes out of the pit or fountain that touches the unclean carcass is unclean. If the unclean carcass falls on the seed, the seed is still clean and can be planted. However, if there is water on the seed when the unclean carcass falls on it, the seed becomes unclean and is not to be planted. The spiritual application is that the fountain of water(the bible, Eph. 5:26) can’t be made unclean by the world because it is from heaven(Ps. 119:89) and is preserved perfect(Ps. 12:6-7, 19:7). The original perfect bible for the English speaking people is the Old King James. The seed is the teaching and preaching of the word of God(Mark 4:14) which is clean and the world can’t make it unclean. However, when a seed gets water, it will start to grow and germinate. The dead carcass of false doctrine of the world has no place in the germination or growth process(Mark 4:18-19). When combined, it will kill the growth of the seed or the understanding of the word of God in a person’s life. Leviticus 11:39-40 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even. :40 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. When a clean animal dies, if a person touches it, eats it, or carries it(‘beareth’), he must wash his clothes and will be unclean until even or the beginning of the next day. The same spiritual applications follow as before(Lev. 11:4-8, see comments there). Leviticus 11:41-43 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten. :42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. :43 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. Any creeping thing whether an animal or insect is an abomination and could not be eaten except those mentioned in Lev. 11:22). This includes animals that go on their belly(like the snake), those with four feet, as well as those with more than four feet(like the caterpillar). A Jew is not to defile himself with any of the unclean things mentioned. E.g. the homosexuals of West Hollywood, CA defile themselves by letting gerbils run up their rear ends for a sexual thrill. This is a form of beastiality that is condemned by the bible and practiced by perverts. The same spiritual applications follow as before(Lev. 11:20-28, see comments there). Leviticus 11:44-47 For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. :45 For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. :46 This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth: :47 To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten. God summarizes the teachings in this chapter by calling the people of Israel to be sanctified or set apart for God and practice holiness(I Pet. 1:15-16) with respect to beasts, birds, creeping things and fish. God reminds the people that He brought them out of the bondage of Egypt(the bondage of the world) to serve Him by acting holy(John 14:15). God demands that they make a difference between the clean and the unclean and what can be eaten and not be eaten. The spiritual application is that God wants the Christians to be holy and to separate from the world(Jam. 4:4) in their behavior, etc.. God saved the Christian to do good works(Eph. 2:10), not use their freedom in Christ to sin(Gal. 5:13). Leviticus 12:1-5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean. :3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. :4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled. :5 But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days. The Lord talks to Moses instead of Aaron about childbirth because it is a civil issue and not a ceremonial issue. When a woman gets pregnant and births a boy under Mosaic law, she will be unclean for the first seven days of the boy’s life. On the eighth day, the boy is circumcised. From day 8-40, the woman has her blood purified through the natural body process. For those 33 days, she can’t touch any hallowed(set apart as holy) thing nor go into the outer court of the sanctuary. If the woman bears a daughter or maid child, she is unclean for 14 days and for 66 days she has her blood purified through the natural body process. Note that estrogen overproduction to prepare for the female baby in the woman is the medical reason for needing twice the time to heal. Also, the woman has no foreskin and hence no circumcision is done. Circumcision pictures spiritual circumcision which occurs at salvation. Spiritual circumcision is when the spirit and soul are cut away from the body or flesh. The Holy Spirit is placed inside the body and now the spirit and soul can choose between the flesh and spirit. Notice that this happens on the eighth day which is the number for new beginnings(Download my teachings on ‘Numerology, Part I-IV’ at for more information). When a person gets saved or spiritually circumcised, he passes from death to life(II Cor. 5:17) and no has a spiritual new beginning. By the way, choosing the Holy Spirit in obedience for the Christian is called holiness whereas choosing the flesh in disobedience is called carnality and sin. The lost person doesn’t have a choice to serve God unless he gets saved first(Luke 13:3, for more information on how to go to heaven, read the Salvation Message at the end of this book). Another spiritual picture here is that man is born with a sin nature(Rom. 3:23). The woman is unclean by reproducing something with a sin nature by birth. If a baby dies before the age of accountability, he is innocent and goes to heaven(II Sam. 12:22-23). However, once he understands what sin is and does it, he is guilty before God and he needs a Savior(Rom. 6:23). For medical reasons, circumcising a child on the eighth day is smart although it is not required in the church age. After a woman has a baby, she can have blood discharged from her body as a result of the delivery for a few weeks. Hence there is a 40 day(80 days for girls) blood purification process after childbirth. Also, that is why they have maternal leave in the workplace. It is healthy for the baby to be with the mother all the time for the first several weeks of the babies life, before putting them into a crib by themselves(I am not a baby expert, but this is what I have seen by observation from others, etc.). The reason why boys are half the time for girls in uncleanness and purification is probably because the males are over the females in God’s order(Gen. 3:16, I Pet. 3:7). Remember that God makes a distinction between male and female in the bible, so it is no surprise that there purification times are different for the mother after childbirth. Leviticus 12:6-8 And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest: :7 Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female. :8 And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean. When the days of purifying after childbirth are over, the woman is to bring a burnt offering of a lamb(Lev. 1:, see comments there) of the first year and a sin offering(Lev. 4:, see comments there) of a young pigeon or turtledove. The priest will offer it to make an atonement(make amends) for her and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. If the woman is economically poor, then she must bring two turtles(short for turtledoves, Lev. 12:6) or two young pigeons. One is used for the burnt offering and one is used for the sin offering. Spiritually, the sin offering forgives for the sin of child birth(remember that the sinless spiritual birth, Eph. 1:13, is painless and passes no blood). The burnt offering is a picture of the mother’s commitment to sell out for God or raise the child for God. Leviticus 13:1-3 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, :2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests: :3 And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean. Leprosy is a skin disease that is deadly and contagious. It was the high priest’s(Aaron) job as well as the governmental leader(Moses) to be on the alert for this disease to protect the congregation. They inspected people’s flesh very carefully. If the disease was found, they were pronounced unclean. When a person’s leprosy was cured, he had to bring a sin offering(Lev. 14:9). Leprosy causes a rising, scab, or bright spot in the skin and looks to be deeper than the skin. It causes the body hair that grows in it to turn white. Leprosy in the bible is a picture of sin(Numb. 12:10, II Chron. 26:19-21. It starts out small. It causes numbness. If it is not taken care of, it will cover the body and eventually cause death. Sin acts the same way in a person's life. I t starts out small in the flesh(Gal. 5:19-21), it numbs you spiritually and if not dealt with will eventually kill you(Jam. 1:15). It is the pastor’s job to inspect everyone in his congregation for sins in the flesh. He is to preach the word(II Tim. 4:2) and call sin unclean. If you are sinning, he needs to personally confront you(say you are unclean before God) and urge you to repent(I John 1:9). Also, it is the government’s job to protect the people from evil(Rom. 13:1-4). This is why crime is unclean and punishable. Leadership doesn’t cure the people, they protect the people. The unclean person needs to own up, grow up and make restitution for his bad behavior, before God and man etc..Leviticus 13:4-6 If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days: :5 And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more: :6 And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. Because leprosy is contagious, the person who had it or may have had it needed to be quarantined. If there is a bright spot in the skin, but not deeper than the skin, as well as the hair in it not turning white, it may or may not be leprosy. Notice that the person is checked in two seven day intervals. If after seven days, the leprosy isn’t spreading(“at a stay”), he would be quarantined(“shut up”) seven more days. If the spot goes dark and doesn’t spread, it is a scab and not leprosy. When you scrape your arm, etc., it can turn red. Afterwards the skin forms a scab. In the process you keep it clean and bandaged so you don’t get an infection(“wash his clothes”), etc.. Leviticus 13:7-11 But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again: :8 And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy. :9 When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest; :10 And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising; :11 It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean. However if the scab is spreading after 7 days, the person is quarantined and checked 7 days later. If the scab is still spreading than it is leprosy and the person is pronounced unclean. If a person has an old leprosy(chronic condition), he will have a white rising in the skin, with raw flesh in the rising as well as white hairs coming out of it. This person is declared unclean, but not quarantined. Notice that some sins are obvious whereas others are not. Sometimes there are miscommunications and misunderstandings in churches over things done. However, the pastor and congregation need to take sin seriously(I Pet. 1:15-16). When sin is not guarded against, it can spread to other church members and the pastor can have a mess on his hand in a hurry, etc..Note that some sins need to be isolated from others(I Cor. 6:11), whereas others don’t. Everyone has their chronic sin condition per se(thought life, Prov. 24:9, etc.). By the way, ‘rising’ is a picture of examining external holiness, ‘deeper’ is a picture of examining internal holiness. Also, when in doubt, wait or wait on the Lord for him to reveal to you whether it is leprosy or not(spiritually whether it is holy or not, etc.). Leviticus 13:12-17 And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh; :13 Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean. :14 But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean. :15 And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy. :16 Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest; :17 And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned into white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean. If the leprosy has covered the whole body of a person. it can spread no further and hence it is no longer contagious. Therefore the person is declared clean. Spiritually, when you hit the bottom of the barrel, everyone will know and see your destruction. It’s time to get help before that sin kills you(alcoholic, drug addict, gambling, and/or sodomy, etc.). Raw flesh is living(“quick”) or new growing leprosy(not “old”). It is contagious. However, when it stops growing and turns white, it is no longer contagious. Sometimes leprosy stops growing and then starts growing again. In church, sometimes a person gets right with God and then falls back into sin again. The church disciplinary process for members is found in Matthew 18:15-18. Leviticus 13:18-23 The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed, :19 And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest; :20 And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil. :21 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: :22 And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.:23 But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. If there is a boil in the skin, it needs to be checked for leprosy. If there is a white rising, somewhat reddish bright spot and lower than the skin, it is leprosy and the person is declared unclean and quarantined. However if the boil goes dark, there is no white hairs in it and it is not lower than the skin, then the person is quarantined and checked again in seven days. If it spreads then the person has leprosy and is unclean. In modern medicine, skin rashes, gashes, etc. need to be properly diagnosed and treated to avoid spreading and infection, etc.. If the bright spot doesn’t spread, then the boil is a burning boil and not leprosy. Leviticus 13:24-28 Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white; :25 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. :26 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: :27 And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. :28 And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning. If a person has a burn mark on his skin and the live flesh has a white bright spot that could be somewhat reddish, the hair in it turns white and it is deeper than the skin, it is leprosy and the person is declared unclean. If the burn mark is dark with no hair in the bright spot, the person is quarantined for another seven days. If after seven days it spreads, then the person has leprosy and is pronounced unclean. If it doesn’t spread than it is just inflammation and the person is clean. Note that tendon inflammation(tendonitis) is hot where it occurs, etc.. By the way, this is why in medicine they have a defined protocol on what to do(emergency room, surgery, and/or family doctor’s office). If you have a correct medical diagnosis, treatment and rehab, you will be cured. In church we also have a defined spiritual protocol on what to do. This is how we can diagnose, isolate, deal with, and/or treat sin effectively, etc.. The source of the holiness protocol is the Old King James bible for the English speaking people(John 7:24). Unfortunately in the U.S., some doctors or insurance companies are more concerned in making more money than looking out for the better interests of the patient. Likewise many churches are more interested in money, church attendance and prestige(I Tim. 6:5) rather than practicing and promoting holy and godly living(Tit. 2:12). Leviticus 13:29-34 If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard; :30 Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard. :31 And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days: :32 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin;:33 He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more: :34 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. Here we see the examination of potential leprosy on the head or beard. The medical protocol is that it is leprosy if it is deeper than the skin and the hair in it is yellow. Leprosy on the head or beard is called a “dry scall”. Notice that in modern medicine that they have medical terms for specific conditions(neuritis: nerve inflammation, etc.). Note that scall means a scaly eruption of the skin or scalp. If the scall is not deeper than the skin and it contains no black hairs, then the person is quarantined for seven days. If after seven days it is not deeper than the skin and it has no yellow hair, the person is to shave the hair around the scall and be quarantined seven days more. If it doesn’t spread further and is not deeper than the skin, then the person is declared clean after hewashes his clothes. Leviticus 13:35-37 But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing; :36 Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean. :37 But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean. However, if after the person has shaven and the scall spread, then he is declared to have leprosy and is unclean. If the scall doesn’t spread and black hairs grow out of it, the scall is healed and the person is clean.Leviticus 13:38-44 If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots; :39 Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean. :40 And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean. :41 And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean. :42 And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead. :43Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh; :44 He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head. If a person has bright spots or white bright spots in their skin, if they be darkish white it is a freckled spot and the person is declared clean. A person who loses all his hair on his head is bald and is clean. If he loses just the hair on his forehead or front of his head, he is called forehead bald and is clean. If there is a white reddish sore in the head or forehead where the person is bald, then he has leprosy and is declared by the priest as unclean. By the way, God want us to be holy on the outside(no surface leprosy). That is why a Christian needs to be dressed modestly and his nakedness covered. He should not have any tattoos. He should be careful where he goes and doesn’t go, etc.. For more information download my teachings on Separation, Part I & II at . God wants are head to be clean or to have pure thoughts(Phil. 4:8, Prov. 24:9, Ps. 66:18). When your thoughts are holy, you are more likely to act holy. Be careful what you listen to(beware of Christian rock, country, or rap or any secular garbage out of (Helly)Hollywood, CA). For more information go to and download my teaching on New Testament Church Music.Leviticus 13:45-46 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. :46 All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be. A leper is on who has leprosy. In the camp of Israel that person was to rent or tear his cloth, shave his head, put a covering on his upper lip and cry out “unclean, unclean” to those people who come near him. He is put in isolation or quarantined until he is healed of his disease. The person with leprosy is physically defiled. The person in sin is spiritually defiled and needs to go to God with a repentant heart to get spiritually clean(I John 1:9, Prov. 28:13).Leviticus 13:47-48 The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment; :48 Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin; Leprosy can get into clothing or the garment. The warp is the clothing thread that runs lengthways whereas the woof is the clothing thread that runs crosswise(ask any woman who makes cloth and she can explain the weaving process and terminology). Anyways, leprosy can get into the clothing whether it be made of wool, linen(woven from flax, like a bed sheet, etc.), or animal skin(leather, etc.). Wool is a picture of forgiven sin(Isa. 1:18). False salvation doctrines are spiritually leprous and can’t save a person(Tit. 3:5, etc.). Linen is a picture of the righteousness of the saints or Christians(Rev. 19:9). False holiness is spiritually leprous, like Pharisee-ism(make up rules and keep them, Mark 7:6-6) and/or Sadducee-ism(nullify what God says, e.g. nullify in the name of its cultural context, etc.). Any religious teaching that goes contrary to the bible is spiritually leprous(Koran, Hindu writings, etc.). The stitches are the foundational threads that keeps the clothes together. Beware of spiritual leprous doctrines that destroy the foundations of the church, like homosexual marriage(Lev. 18:22), abortion(Exod. 20:13), a government soft on crime(Rom. 13:1-4), and/or premarital sex(I Cor. 6:18-20), etc.. Note that animal skin is used in jackets to protect us from the weather elements of the world during rain and snow. We need to be protected from the spiritually leprous things(people, teachings, and/or devils, etc.) of the world(I John 2:15-17). By the way, the woof of a garment goes east to west whereas the warf goes north to south (making a cross). Also, the outer garment is a picture of the whole armor of God(in terms of protection or outside holiness, Eph. 6:). Leviticus 13:49-52 And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest: :50 And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days: :51 And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean. :52 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire. If the leprosy in the garment is green or red looking, it is leprosy. The garment will be quarantined for seven days. If the leprosy spreads then the garment has fretting leprosy and the garment is burnt in the fire. Fire is a picture of the judgment of God(Hebr. 12:28). False salvation doctrines lead to the lake of fire(Eph. 2:8-9). False holiness doctrines will result in lost reward for the Christian after the rapture(II Cor. 5:10). False protections from the world will allow sin to get into your church and destroy it, etc.. This is why preaching or judging righteously is good(II Tim. 3:16-17, 4:2). Preaching is judging what is right(doctrine), what is wrong(reproof), how to get the wrong right(correction) and how to keep the right right (instruction). Notice that the priest is checking the inside of the garment(internal holiness).Leviticus 13:53-55 And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; :54 Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more: :55 And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without. If the leprosy doesn’t spread in the clothing or garment, the garment is washed and re-examined in seven days. If the green or red doesn’t go away or change colors, the garment is unclean and needs to be burnt. By the way, the priest is a bible scholar(teacher and preacher), a cook(animal sacrifices), a doctor(leprosy check up) and a clothing inspector(like inspector 77 of ‘Fruit of the Loom’). Christian be careful what you spiritual eat(Matt. 4:4), who you hang around(II Cor. 6:14-15) and what you wear(not naked or worldly, etc.). The Levitical priest is like the pastor in that he is knowledgeable and wise in many facets of life to be practical and helpful to his congregation, etc.. Leviticus 13:56-59 And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof: :57 And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire. :58 And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean. :59 This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. If the leprosy in the garment gets darker, it is to be torn or rent out of the garment. If the leprosy spreads after the bad spot is torn out, the garment is burnt. If it doesn’t spread, then the remaining garment shall be washed a second time and then the garment will be declared clean. Hence, these are the rules to determine whether the clothing is clean or unclean. Leviticus 14:1-4 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :2 This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest: :3 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper; :4 Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: When a leper is healed of his leprosy, he is to be brought to the priest to be examined outside the camp of Israel. If the plague is healed, then the priest will offer two live and clean birds to atone the leper. Afterward, the person can be pronounced as clean. Leviticus 14:5-7 And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water: :6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water: :7 And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field. One bird is killed in an earthen vessel over running water. Jesus was God in the flesh(I Tim. 3:16) that was in an earthen vessel(His body), who was a living and clean(sinless) bird. He was sacrificed for our sins according to the scriptures(or running water, Eph. 5:26). The second bird was kept alive and dipped in the blood of the dead bird, along with the cedar wood, scarlet and hyssop. The blood of the dead bird is sprinkled seven times over the leper who was cleansed and the living bird is set free. In terms of restoration, a Christian who goes into sin(leprosy) is isolated from the congregation. When he repents, he goes to the priest(Christian, Rev. 1:6, church congregation, Matt. 18:15-18) to be restored. He is reminded that his sins are forgiven by the blood of the crucified Savior(dead bird), who has risen from the dead and can travel the universe freely(living bird). Scarlet is a picture of Jesus bearing our sins on the cross(Isa. 1:18). Cedar wood is aromatic (sweet smelling), light(not heavy with sin), soft(forgiving) and resinous(bonding agent like tar or preserving like salt, etc.). Cedar wood is durable(eternal security), even when in contact with soil(sinful man from the world) or moisture(the worldly elements, I John 2:15-17). That’s a powerful piece of wood(power of God). Hyssop is a small bushy aromatic plant(Hyssopus officinalis) of the mint family, of which the bitter minty leaves are used in cooking and herbal medicine(the crucifixion of Jesus was bitter, but the result was a sweet smell of eternal salvation, Ps. 51:7). Leviticus 14:8-11 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days. :9 But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean. :10 And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.:11 And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: After being cleansed, the restored leper has to wait seven days and on the seventh day wash his clothes, shave his hair and take a bath or shower to be clean. On the eighth day he has to take his offering of two lambs without blemish(sinless Savior, obedient domesticated sacrifice), three tenth deals of fine flour(sinless pure flour and no lumps, etc., see Lev. 2:, for more symbolism), mingled with oil and one log of oil (Holy Spirit). The sacrifice is brought to the tabernacle and the man is presented for restoration. Note that when one is born again, he is like a new baby with no body hair that is starting over or starting with a fresh slate, etc..Leviticus 14:12-14 And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: :13 And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy: :14 And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: One lamb will be sacrificed as a trespass offering along with a log of oil and it will be waved before the Lord. The Levitical priest will kill the other lamb in the holy place(tent structure). The second lamb will be for the priest(food, etc.). Some of the blood of the second lamb will be applied to the leper on his right thumb, toe and tip of ear. The right side of the body is the dominant side, the thumb is the dominant piece of the hand and the toe is the dominant piece of the foot. God wants what you touch, where you go and what you hear to be cleansed(I John 1:9) and holy(I Pet. 1:15-16). Seven is the number of completion. Eight is the number of new beginnings. Hence on the eighth day, the leper is completely restored. Leviticus 14:15-18 And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand: :16 And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD: :17 And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering: :18 And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD. The priest pours oil on his left hand, dips his right finger in it and sprinkles it before the Lord seven times. The rest of the oil in the priests hand is applied to the cleansed lepers right thumb, toe and tip of ear, as well as upon the blood of the trespass offering. The rest of the oil left in the log of oil is poured upon the head of the cleansed leper. Oil is a picture of the Holy Spirit in the bible. Kings and priests are anointed with oil(I Sam. 16:3). This ceremony shows that they are chosen by God for a certain office to be used. The leper is anointed to show that he is available to be used by God again(see Lev. 8: for more symbolism). Christians are anointed kings and priests(Rev. 1:6, I Pet. 2:9). Backslidden Christians who repent are restored and can be used by God again or set apart for His service(II Tim. 1:19-21). Leviticus 14:19-20 And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering: :20 And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall be clean. The priest offers the sin offering(Lev. 4:) to make an atonement for the leper and then offers the meat(Lev. 3:)and burnt offering(Lev. 5:) for the leper. For the lost person(leper), he must first be saved(sin offering). Next, he can have fellowship with God(meat offering) and then sell out to God(burnt offering). Leviticus 14:21-23 And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil; :22 And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering. :23 And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD. If the leper is economically poor, he can bring 1/10 deal of fine flour instead of 3/10, and two turtledoves or pigeons(Lev. 1:14-15) instead of two lambs for the meat and burnt offering. Notice that the sin offering is the same whether rich or poor(salvation is the same for everyone, Eph. 1:13, I John 1:7). However, consecration is based on ability(to much is given, much is required(some 1 talent, 2 talents, or 5 talents, etc.). If you are given more, you are more accountable and it requires a greater sacrifice to be restored. However, the process of restoration is the same(go to the priest at the tabernacle on the eighth day to offer, etc.) whether rich or poor spiritually as well as physically. Leviticus 14:24-29 And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: :25 And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: :26 And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand: :27 And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD: :28 And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering: :29 And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the LORD. The ceremonial process is identical as before as well as the spiritual typology. The process is repeated because everyone is important and an individual to God Leviticus 14:30-32 And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get; :31 Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the LORD. :32 This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing. The rules of restoration of the leper are set forth. Unless you follow the rules you can’t be restored. Likewise, when the Christian is disobedient and doesn’t want to repent, he can’t be restored(Matt. 18:15-17, I Cor. 5:11). Leviticus 14:33-35 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, :34 When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession; :35 And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house: When the nation of Israel enters the promised land or the land of Canaan, they will have rules for the plague of leprosy found in the their permanent homes. Notice that it is a foregone conclusion that Israel will take over the land of Canaan while they are in the wilderness. Remember that every future prophecy of God(2nd coming, the rapture, tribulation, millennium and eternity, etc.) will come to pass with 100% accuracy. Don’t let the corrupt left wing media in America fool you. God is in charge and He makes the rules. If your saved, repent or else (Rev. 2:16)!!! If you are lost, you better repent of your sins. Otherwise, you will split hell wide open, where there will be weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth(Luke 16:23). In hell your body will degenerate into a worm, where the worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched(Mark 9:43-48)!!! Leviticus 14:36-38 Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house: :37 And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall; :38 Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days: To check a house for the plague of leprosy, the house needs to be emptied and the walls need to be checked for greenish or reddish hollow strakes that look lower than the wall. If leprosy is found then the house will be shut and uninhabited seven days. A strake is defined as a thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship. The spiritual lesson here is that a family needs to be on guard for sin in the home or family. Family problems can cause spiritual divisions and problems that can multiply as well as last a lifetime. Parents need to be good Christian examples for their kids as well as raise them up in the ways of the Lord(Prov. 22:6). This is why the pastor preaches on the home. Like the priest, he is a home building inspector. Just like in the world, you have building inspectors who condemn unsafe buildings for destruction or demand them to be repaired, etc., so that the people who live, work, and/or do business in them are safe. The home, like the church, is one of the main authoritative and teaching foundations for the Christian. Leviticus 14:39-42 And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house; :40 Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city: :41 And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place: :42 And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house. If the leprosy spreads in the walls of the house, then the bad part of the house is replaced with new stones and mortar. The bad part of the house along with any scraped dust is cast into an unclean place without the city(like your local garbage dump, where they deposit everyone’s trash, etc.). For the building inspector, he requires that unsafe or unhealthy parts of the building be repaired. That is why every building and home needs to be kept up structurally and cleaned. That is why kids need to do their house chores and be taught why it is important in life. Also, it is good to teach children how to repair, fix and maintain things. It will save them much time and money in the future. Instead of the spiritual upbringing, most kids are trying to be athletes, partiers, and/or fornicators. This is why the teenage and young adult population in America is in crisis and unprepared for the challenges of life, etc.. Don’t let this happen to your kids, Christians(Eccl. 12:13-14, John 14:15, 21, 23)!!! Leviticus 14:43-45 And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered; :44 Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean. :45 And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place. If leprosy breaks out in the house after it is treated, then the house is declared to have fretting leprosy and it is destroyed. The ruins of the house are taken to an unclean place without the city.Leviticus 14:46-47 Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even. :47 And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes. Anyone who goes into the leprous house is unclean until the evening. Evidently, God knows a lot about infection, dermatology and disease. He knows how long a person needs to be quarantined. This is true because the God who made us, knows how the body works. That is why we have health inspectors in buildings. The goal is a safe and clean workplace and living quarters to do business or to relax(like hotels, 1-5 stars, etc.). Leviticus 14:48-53 And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. :49 And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: :50 And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water: :51 And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times: :52 And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet: :53 But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean. If the leprosy in the house doesn’t reoccur after it has been treated, then the house is declared clean. To cleanse the house, the priest will kill one bird over running water in an earthen vessel. He will dip the cedar wood, scarlet, hyssop and the living bird in the dead bird’s blood and running water(Lev. 14:1-7, see comments). The house will be sprinkled seven times. Afterwards the living bird will be set free outside of the city in the open fields and the house will be declared clean. The only difference between here and Lev. 14:1-7 is that the living bird and the other materials are dipped in the running water as well. Obviously the house doesn’t need to repent. However, the spiritual application is that the home needs to be get right and stay right with God for it to prosper. First the leper or the family member gets saved and right with God, then his home environment and behavior needs to get right and stay right with God(I Pet. 1:16-17). E.g., don’t let that leprous music of the world(country, rock, and/or rap, whether secular or Christian) into your house. Don’t let the world's clothing styles, attitudes, behaviors, alcohol, drugs, gambling, porno, or internet porno(or any other online godless trash) into the home. Beware of the trash that is on Hell’s Box office(HBO), Sin to the max(Cinemax), etc.. Protect yourself and your kids. Get godly videos, teachings and activities in the household. Have house rules of holy behavior, etc.. For more information go to and download ‘The Christian Home’. Leviticus 14:54-57 This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall, :55 And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house, :56 And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot: :57 To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy. This chapter covers all of the laws of the plague of leprosy, whether on the body, clothing, or in the house. It is done to keep the Israelites free of disease as well as to teach them spiritually what is holy and unholy. Leviticus 15:1-4 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying, :2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. :3 And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness. :4 Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. An issue is something that passes out of the body. A running issue is something that outflows continually. E.g. Once I had an open gash on my elbow. I didn’t seal the skin properly overnight and I was losing body fluids through the opening. I used butterfly band aides to seal it and it stopped leaking, etc.. In this case, everything I laid or sat on could potential be infected with my bacteria, assuming the elbow got infected and the bacteria landed on the object, etc.. I would be unclean and everyone that touched that I came in contact with would be unclean. Leviticus 15:5-8 And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.:6 And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. :7 And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. :8 And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. Continuing with my elbow gash example, those who came in contact with the objects I contaminated(chair, bed, sofa, etc.) would be unclean and would have to take a bath and wash their clothes to sterilize themselves to be clean. This is why in a gash wound they recommend to wash it with water and baby shampoo and then wrap it tightly together immediately. That aside, any other medical condition that causes a running issue or outflow out of the body would qualify. If the unclean person spits on a clean person, then the clean person becomes unclean and must bathe himself. Those who become unclean are unclean until the next day(temporarily quarantined). Leviticus 15:9-12 And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean. :10 And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. :11 And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. :12 And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. Continuing, the saddle of the horse becomes unclean by the unclean person who sits upon it. A person who touches an unclean person and forgets to wash their hands has to take a bath and be unclean until the next day(“even”, PM). Note that when you go to the bathroom, you in a sense have a running issue. That is why they tell you to wash your hands after you go to the bathroom. It is sanitary and clean(Jam. 4:7-8). If the unclean person touches a vessel of earth(pottery, etc.), that vessel is to be broken. The infected wooden vessel needs to be washed. This is common sense sterilization and disease protection. Remember that the nation of Israel was living in tents in the wilderness, so their environment was more bacteria filled. Spiritually, when you sin you make yourself unclean before God and you need to be cleansed (I John 1:9). Others who participate with your sin get infected as well and they need to repent. Be careful who you hang around and notice who influences who(II Cor. 6:14-17). Sin negatively affects where you sit(work) and where you lie down(home) as well as your fellow employees and family members. Sin affects your daily routine(where you ride(“saddle”) or what you eat (“earthen vessel”), etc.). Leviticus 15:13-15 And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean. :14 And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest: :15 And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue. When the one with the running issue is cleansed or cured(issue no longer running), he quarantines himself for seven days, washes his clothes and then takes a bath to be clean. On the eighth day(number of new beginnings) he gives the priest two turtledoves or pigeons for a sin and burnt offering to make atonement for his issue. By the way, all the typologies are as before (read my comments on Lev. 1:-5:, etc.). Also, the spiritual application here is the sin offering represents confessing your sins as a Christian(I John 1:9) and then the burnt offering represents committing to selling out again to God after restoration(Eph. 2:10).Leviticus 15:16-18 And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. :17 And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. :18 The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even. Copulation means the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman. The seed of copulation would be the male semen. When a male has a discharge of semen for any reason, he has to take a bathe, wash the clothes that got semen on it and is unclean until the evening. If the man has sexual procreation with a woman, the woman has to take a bathe also and is unclean until the even. Remember that you have stuff running out of the body or into another body. This can sometimes cause an infection where sterilization is needed. Washing with water is the basing sterilization procedure everyone does without thinking. Note that God’s idea for marriage is one man and woman(Matt. 19:) and that sex is for the marriage bed(Heb. 13:4). Anything else is fornication, adultery, beastiality, or sodomy, etc., and they are sins against God(Lev. 20:). Sexual diseases are caused when you operate outside of God’s order of holiness. However, even in a proper marriage and home, the husband and wife can still have health issues relating to their sex life and it needs to be taken care of. Spiritually, man is born with a sin nature. When issues come out of a person, it is a picture of the sin that is within him that comes out in the open. Therefore, he is unclean.Leviticus 15:19-23 And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. :20 And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean. :21 And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. :22 And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. :23 And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even. In life, every month the female body prepares itself to be pregnant(around ages 13-55). During this cycle the body produces and releases extra blood that was prepared for the potential baby. There is around a seven day period that this blood is discharged. Hence, if a woman gives off an issue or discharge of blood(menstrual cycle, etc.), she must be quarantined seven days and anyone who touches her in those seven days is unclean until the evening. Also as before, anything she lies or sits on is unclean. If you touch the woman’s bed, anything she sat upon, etc., you become unclean until evening. By the way in the middle ages in Europe when the bubonic plague was killing everyone, the Jews that followed Mosaic law sterilization verses in Leviticus, etc. didn’t get the plague. There is a reason why diseases get into a country through Mexican illegal immigration. It’s because America has a high hygiene standard that protects the people, the clothes, the buildings and the food, etc., whereas socialist Mexico doesn’t. Leviticus 15:24-27 And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean. :25 And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean. :26 Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation. :27 And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. If any man lies with a woman who is going through her menstrual period cycle, he is unclean for seven days and his bed is unclean. If the woman has a running issue of blood beyond the normal cycle time, then she is unclean the whole time. Her bed and whatsoever she sits on is unclean. Anyone who touches her or anything she sits or lies on is unclean.Leviticus 15:28-30 But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. :29 And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. :30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness. After a woman is cleaned of her issue, then after seven days she is clean. On the eighth day she shall offer two turtledoves or pigeons and bring them to the priest for a sin and burnt offering, just like the man does when he is cleansed of his issue(see comments under Lev. 15:13-15). Leviticus 15:31-33 Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them. :32 This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith; :33 And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean. Notice that a person can die in his uncleanness. Infection and disease are serious issues. Why do you think when you go into surgery it is cold(felt like 50 degrees to me) in the operating room. Bacteria can’t breed well in cold weather, etc.. There is a medical reason for everything for the patients benefit. Why do you leave stitches in for so many days, why do you take antibiotics, and/or get preventive flu shots, etc.. When done right, the patient gets healthy or avoids a disease later. God was protecting his nation from medical harm. Likewise Christian, he wants to protect you from harm. If you trust in the rock(Deut. 32:4) you will be protected from the elements and predators of the world(Prov. 30:26). Once again, God is summarizing that these are the rules for running issues for both male and female.Leviticus 16:1-2 And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died; :2 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. The two sons of Aaron died for offering strange fire before the Lord(Lev. 10:1-2, see comments). After this happened, God told Moses to tell Aaron specifically to not go into the holy of holies past the veil where the mercy seat is found. God dwelt on the mercy seat in a cloud in the tabernacle and only wanted Aaron in there for a specific purpose. It turns out that Aaron as the high priest only went past the veil to the mercy seat to offer blood for the nation once a year. This is a picture of what Jesus did after he died on the cross. He took his blood to the mercy seat of heaven where God the Father sits(Rev. 15:) and poured His blood on the mercy seat for our eternal redemption(Hebr. 9:7-8, 24-28).Leviticus 16:3-4 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. :4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. When Aaron went into the holy place(the first compartment of the tabernacle), he was to bring a bullock for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering(Lev. 1:, 4:, see comments for explanations and analogies). He was to wear his special high priest garments of a linen coat, breeches(pants), girdle and mitre(head covering). For the meanings of all the garments and the tabernacle furniture go to and download my teachings on The Tabernacle Parts I & II. Aaron as the high priest, who is a picture of Jesus(I John 2:1), was to be properly washed and dressed in holiness. Linen is a picture of the righteousness of the saints (Rev. 19:8). Christians should be properly washed and dressed in holiness when they go to church as well as in public. Nakedness, worldliness, and/or clothing that is too tight or flashy etc., draws attention to the body and not to holiness(go to and download my teachings on Separation Parts I & II). God has a uniform and a hygiene plan for the Christian.Leviticus 16:5-6 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. :6 And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. Aaron must first offer his sin offering, before he can offer for the people. A Christian can’t pray for others, unless he is first right with God himself(Isa. 59:1-2, Ps. 66:18). If Aaron’s home isn’t atoned for, he can’t offer for the people as well. We see that if the home of the pastor isn’t right, how can he run the new testament church(I Tim. 3:4-5)? Leviticus 16:7-9 And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. :8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. :9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. After Aaron offers his bullock and gets himself and his family right, he can know offer the two goats for the people of Israel. The goat that falls to the Lord by lot(random draw) is a picture of Jesus who died for our sins(Hebr. 9:28, 10:12). Hence, the Lord’s goat is a picture of the atonement of the people of Israel(Hebr. 9:7-12). Leviticus 16:10-11 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. :11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself: The scapegoat is a picture of the resurrected Savior that lives. This is why this goat is set into the wilderness(where the children of Israel were wandering 40 years) to roam freely. Note that the sin offering is a picture of salvation(Col. 1:14) and a burnt offering is a picture of selling out to God(Rom. 12:1). Leviticus 16:12-14 And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail: :13 And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not: :14 And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with hisfinger seven times. Along with the animal offerings, Aaron brings a censer full of burning coals from off the brazen altar(Isa. 6:5-7, go to and download my commentary on the book of Isaiah) to atone for his sin, as well as sweet incense(picture of your offerings being acceptable to God - sweet smell). Notice that he brings the burning coals within the veil and puts the sweet incense on the fire of burning coals, which is before the mercy seat(that is on the ark of God). Aaron takes the blood of the bullock and sprinkles it seven times(number of completion, your salvation is complete with the blood of Jesus, I John 1:7) upon the mercy seat eastward (there is mercy with God for salvation, Eph. 2:8-9) and before the mercy seat. We know that the glory of the Lord enters the millennial temple in the millennium from the east(see my commentary on the Book of Ezekiel at ). Leviticus 16:15-16 Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat: :16 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. After the bullock is killed, Aaron kills the goat of the sin offering for the nation of Israel in the holy place. He takes the blood within the veil into the holy of holies and sprinkles the blood seven times on the mercy seat and before the mercy seat. Aaron here makes an atonement for the holy place(one compartment, before the veil, contained the golden candlestick, altar of incense and table of showbread and the other compartment had the mercy seat) as well as the tabernacle of the congregation(which included the outer court). This yearly function was done away with when Jesus died on the cross(Matt. 27:51), because this is what the two goats symbolized, etc., under Mosaic law(see my book on ‘The Test of Man and the Bible through the Ages at ). God wants the new testament church to be a holy place that is cleansed of the iniquities and sins of the world. This is why we don’t have statues, pictures of athletes, movie stars, music stars, and/or any other idolatrous abomination before God(Ezek. 8:, see my comments in The Book of Ezekiel at ). This is why we don’t have worldly music (rock, country, and/or rap whether Christian or secular) playing in the sanctuary of God(go to and download New Testament Church Music). This is why Christians should be clean and modestly dressed and covered in the sanctuary, etc.. In the 19th century in America, this was all common sense to the average churchgoer). America has lost its common sense in the last 100 years because they have lost their holiness(Ps. 9:17, I Pet. 1:15-16). Leviticus 16:17-19 And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel. :18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. :19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. Evidently, no other priest can be in the tabernacle of the congregation or while Aaron is offering for the people once a year. After Aaron sprinkles blood on and before the mercy seat seven times, he now sprinkles the brazen altar with the blood of the bullock and goat seven times. The brazen altar(picture of salvation) with horns(picture of the power of God, Rom. 1:16) and the mercy seat(holiness before God’s presence as a Christian) must be clean. Notice that Aaron is a picture of Jesus in that he is the intercessor between God and man(I Tim. 2:5, Rom. 5:19). Leviticus 16:20-22 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: :21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: :22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. After Aaron reconciles the holy place(inner tent before the veil) as well as the outer court where the altar is located, he shall lay his hands on the head of the live goat and transfer the sins of the nation of Israel(in type) on him. Remember that Jesus bore the sins of all the world on the cross to make salvation available to all who believe(John 3:16, 18). The living scapegoat is a picture of the crucified Savior who is resurrected and lives(Acts 7:56). Notice that the sins are taken with the goat to a land not inhabited. We know that Jesus left the sins He bore on the cross in the fires of hell(I Pet. 3:19, Hebr. 9:28). The fires of hell is a place not inhabited by the Christian or saved person in the Old Testament(Luke 16:22-23). Leviticus 16:23-24 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: :24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. After Aaron is done with his once a year ceremonial offering ritual for God, he takes off the linen garments and leaves them in the holy place. He takes a bath in the holy place and then puts back on his high priest garments, which he serves in the rest of the year. Notice that the holy place is used as a dressing room and a bathing area(not to mention a place to eat the sacrifices that were given to the priests). If the priests slept and worked in shifts, they would evidently sleep within the tent. In the millennial temple, there are quarters(north and south chambers) that are given to the priests for cooking, washing and sleeping, etc.(Ezek. 42:). Anyways, after Aaron changes his clothes, he puts his ram(Lev. 16:3) and the nation of Israel’s ram(Lev. 16:5) on the altar of incense for a burnt offering(totally burnt up in holiness or sold out to God). Leviticus 16:25-28 And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar. :26 And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp. :27 And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. :28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp. Remember that the fat is the best part of the offering(we give God our best). The fat of the two rams are burnt upon the brazen altar. The bullock and goat for the sin offerings are not burnt up, but the carcasses are carried outside the camp. Remember that Jesus was crucified on Calvary outside the city gate(‘outside the camp’, Hebr. 13:11-13). The person who burns the sin offerings are to wash their clothes and bathe outside the camp before they can return. Remember that on the cross, Jesus was accursed because He bore the sins of the world on Him. The person who touched a dead animal needed to be clean of any infection etc., to be clean. Leviticus 16:29-31 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you: :30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. :31 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. So the high priest goes into the holy of holies once a year on the tenth day of the seventh month to atone for himself, his family and then the people. By the way, there is no mention ever of a rope being tied around the leg of the high priest to pull him out of the holy of holies if God kills him. Just like when Aaron’s two sons died when offering strange fire before the Lord, God would notify someone to come and get the dead body or bodies to carry them out of the camp of Israel(Lev. 10:3-5). Beware of religion that sounds and looks good but has no biblical basi(Mark 7:6-9). Anyways, on this tenth day, the people are not allowed to work on this special Atonement Sabbath day(Lev. 23:, Passover-John 19:31, Atonement, Tabernacles), whether a Jew or non-Jew within the nation. On this particular Sabbath day, the people are cleansed of all of their sins (picture of salvation, I John 1:7). When Jesus saves your soul from hell, you are saved forever and will have a permanent rest with Jesus in a sinless environment forever. Note that this is not the usual Sabbath day that occurs on the last day of the week(Friday 6 P.M. to Saturday 6 P.M.). Leviticus 16:32-34 And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments: :33 And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. :34 And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses. Before Aaron dies, he needs to anoint one of his sons to be a successor as high priest. The successor must follow the same ceremonial ritual while wearing the special set of linen clothes once a year on the tenth day of the seventh month. He must also sanctify everything as before. This statute was to continue indefinitely or until God shut it down(Matt. 27:51). A statute is an act of legislation of a supreme power that binds all of its citizens. God said it, so that settles it for the nation of Israel under Mosaic law. Leviticus 17:1-4 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying, :3 What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, :4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people: God states specifically that any offering made by a person in the nation of Israel must be brought to the tabernacle of the congregation. If he doesn’t bring it there, he is to be banished from the camp of the nation of Israel or cut off. This is equivalent to the modern day Christian that thinks he doesn’t have to go to church, but can worship at home or wherever he is at(Hebr. 10:25). He believes he can serve God his way on his terms. It’s one thing if you are shut in because of health issues. In that case at least watch or listen to a new testament church service online, television, or on the radio if it exits. Also, you can send your tithes and offerings to the one you are watching and/or listening to. Leviticus 17:5-7 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD. :6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD. :7 And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations. Evidently, sacrificing in the open field is equivalent to sacrificing to devils. Worshipping God at home instead of going to church is equivalent to serving devils, etc.. The Levitical priest was the only one qualified to make the offerings before the Lord(not some politician, successful businessman, or a woman, etc.). Only those who are ordained new testament church elders can lead a new testament church, provided they meet the qualifications(I Tim. 3:, Tit. 1:). When the people of Israel brought their peace offerings(Lev. 3:), the priest sprinkled the blood of the brazen altar and the fat was burned for a sweet savour to the Lord(blood pictures forgiven sin and the fat represents giving your best to God). Once again, a statute is an act of legislation of a supreme power that binds all of its citizens. God said it, so that settles it for the nation of Israel under Mosaic law. By the way in pagan cultures in the Old Testament, they sacrificed animals to their false gods. However, God calls it devil worship if it is not offered to Him(Micah 4:5). Leviticus 17:8-10 And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice, :9 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his people. :10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. Once again, if any Jew or non-Jew doesn’t bring there burnt offering or sacrifice to the tabernacle, he is to be cut off or banished from the camp or nation of Israel. Also, if any person in the house of Israel eats blood, he will be banished from the camp or nation of Israel. By the way, the eating of blood is condemned all through the Bible(Gen. 9:4, Acts 15:19-20). The Catholic church claims to eat the literal blood of Jesus in their communion. If this is true, they are sinning against God in every service(go to and see my teaching on the Lord’s Supper). Leviticus 17:11-12 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. :12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. The life of the flesh is in the blood. The power of salvation for the believer is in the blood of Jesus(I John 1:7). The Jew didn’t eat blood, but sacrificed it to the Lord in an offering to atone or forgive his soul. Many pagan religions like Satan worshipers, drink animal blood in their rituals and services, etc.. Leviticus 17:13-14 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. :14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. When a person of the nation of Israel catches a beast or fowl(bird), he had to pour out the blood on the ground and cover it with blood. If he didn’t he was cut off from the nation or banished into the wilderness. In modern terms, it is okay to eat a piece of meat if it is properly cooked. God declared the eating of any animal to be clean(Acts 10:10-16), provided you don’t eat the blood(that is why I eat my steaks medium well). Leviticus 17:15-16 And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean. :16 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity. If an animal dies or is killed by another beast, it was okay to eat it. However, that person was considered unclean and had to wash his clothes and bathe to be clean at even. The reason here is that when you touch something that is dead, it could have bacteria in it(not sterilized). To protect the person from getting an infection or spreading one, the usual ceremonial cleansing process had to be followed. All ceremonial cleansings to be clean were done for the protection of the individual as well as the nation of Israel. God cares about the Christian’s health and well being, etc.. Leviticus 18:1-3 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God. :3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. God is telling Moses to tell the people of Israel to not act like the Egyptians(where they came from) or Canaanites(where they are going) in their sexual practices. An ordinance is a law, statute, or regulation enacted by a municipal authority(in this case God Almighty). God hates any sexual act outside of marriage between a man and a woman(Hebr. 13:4). Christians need to wake up and start getting their sexual practices from the Bible and not from (Helly(Hollywood, CA, the neighbors, and/or the public schools, etc.. One of the main reasons the new testament church in America is so dead is because the Christians as a rule are so worldly in their sexual desires and practices. God gave the sex drive to enjoy in marriage whether or not you have kids(THAT IS IT!!!). Christians need to worry about what God thinks and no one else on this issue(INCLUDING OTHER BACKSLIDDEN CHRISTIANS!!!). Purity and virgin are the words of the God fearing Christian until they get married. Leviticus 18:4-5 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. :5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD. God is demanding that the nation of Israel keeps the judgments, ordinances and statutes of God. God is not a sexual pervert or deviant. The Devil is a pervert that perverts God’s ways and laws and then passes them off for normal(Isa. 5:20).Leviticus 18:6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. God says that it is a sin to have sex or ‘uncover their nakedness’ with any close relative or family member. God spells it out plainly who he is talking about. Most of the Bible is this way. The average church member who is a carnal Christian that only cares about his finances and relationships, will still make excuses for his sins or wicked sexual practices of fornication and adultery(I Cor. 6:9). The leader of his church(like the Southern Baptists), sadly to say, won’t say anything about it to keep the attendance and offerings soaring(I Tim. 6:5). Leviticus 18:7-13 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. :8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. :9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. :10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness. :11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. :12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman.:13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman. A male should not have sex with the following: 1) his biological mother nor the non-biological mother that is currently married to his father. 2) his biological sister nor the non-biological sister that came from his non-biological parent regardless where they were born.3) his grandkids4) any sister that was born from the father and the non-biological mother5) his father’s and/or mother’s sister.A Christian who does any of these things should be cast of the new testament church(I Cor. 5:).Leviticus 18:14-18 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. :15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. :16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. :17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness. :18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time. A male should not have sex with the following:6) his father’s brother’s wife7) his daughter in law(son’s wife).8) his brother’s wife9) a woman and her daughter in the same lifetime(you can marry one or the other, etc.) 10) a woman and her son’s daughter and/or daughter’s daughter in the same lifetime11) a woman and her sister in the same lifetime. By the way, John the Baptist got beheaded for rebuking king Herod for having his brother's wife (Mark 6:16-18).Leviticus 18:19-20 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. :20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. A man is not to have sex with a woman while she is unclean from her period(Lev. 15:24-28, etc.). A man is not to commit adultery or have sex with his neighbor’s wife(Exod. 20:14). Leviticus 18:21-23 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. :22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. :23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. The children of Israel were not to sacrifice their kids to the false god of Molech(Ammonites) in the fire. Homosexuality was condemned as an abomination or disgusting to God. Therefore there is no homosexual marriage allowed. Beware of the gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual movement(LGBT). It is straight out of hell. By the way, no one is born a homosexual or transsexual. Remember Sodom and Gomorrah(Gen. 19:). Either God is lying or man is lying(Rom. 3:4, God is right). No man or woman was to have sex with animals. It is confusion. Leviticus 18:24-25 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: :25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. Sadly to say that in the land of Canaan and Egypt(Lev. 18:3), all of these wicked sexual practices were going on. Today it would be called ‘sexual liberty’, ‘free love’ and/or ‘celebrate homosexuality’, etc.. God calls it an abomination or a disgusting sin. If you are doing any of these wicked sexual practices Christian, you better repent of it or else(Rev. 2:16). Because the inhabitants of the land of Canaan and Egypt did this, the land where they lived was defiled and it cast them out(Egypt was a worldwide power reduced to nothing by God, the land of Canaan gets taken over and wiped out by Joshua - Book of Joshua). The reason why America is cursed as a nation right now(2011) is because of their sexual immorality practices(president Obama declared the LGBT people as part of our society that can’t be discriminated against, etc., in other words their disgusting sins are okay). Meanwhile the Bible and Bible Believing Christians are full of ‘hate speech’. If you are reading this and are not saved and you disagree with me I want you to know the following: You better repent of your sins, or you will split hell wide open, where there will be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth, where their worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched(Mark 9:43-48, Rom. 10:13)!!! Notice that the land is vomiting out the people because of their sins. Nature opposes the sexual deviant(AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, etc.). When you fight nature(the land, your body, etc.) it will fight back to your dismay and punishment. Leviticus 18:26-28 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: :27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;) :28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you. God reiterates that the nation is to keep His statues and judgments(John 7:24, 12:48). The Bible is not like Burger King. The Christian or lost person can’t have it his way. Therefore every Jew and non-Jew is to obey God’s law and not commit any of the afore mentioned sexual abominations. Notice that God said it twice in the same passage that the land is defiled and the land will spit you out if you commit these sexual abominations, like it spit out the nations before them. The nations before them are the nations that were conquered and wiped out by Joshua in the book of Joshua. Leviticus 18:29-30 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people. :30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God. The penalty for committing sexual abomination is to be banished or cut off from the nation of Israel. In America, that would mean places like the Castro district in California would be cut off from America itself. When America was founded, homosexuality was illegal and had the death penalty. Our nation was strong because of it. Unfortunately in America, we now tolerate sexual abominations(2015) and take the ten commandments out of courthouses the first chance we get. You better repent America before it is too late(Ps. 9:17). Leviticus 19:1-3 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy. :3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. God demands holiness or keeping the commandments of God in the power of the holy Ghost (I Pet. 1:15-16). Holiness is the first love of the Christian(John 14:15, 21). Anyone who calls holiness as legalism(like the Sadducees) is either lost or carnal and doesn’t understand the bible. Holiness is not popular in America. Pharisees like to make up there own rules and keep them(they call legalism as holiness). Until America gets back to the fundamentals of the bible (holiness and evangelism, Matt. 28:18-20, the first work), there will be no revival in America(Ps. 9:17). God says fear your mother and your father. They are your authorities you must give an account to when under their roof. The only time when you don’t have to obey is when they contradict the authority that is over them(like God, Acts 5:29). By the way, fear is different from reverence(Hebr. 12:28) and it means to be scared of with trembling. Beware of Christians who try to water down fear into meaning just a deep respect or reverence. By the way you need to fear God as well(Eccl. 12:13). Leviticus 19:4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God. The nation of Israel is not to turn to idols or false gods. They were not to make any molten images or statues(out of gold, silver, bronze, stone, wood, etc.) to use as an object of worship(I Cor. 10:19-20). God alone is to be served and on His terms not ours. God is perfect(Deut. 32:4), He created us and the universe and has the sole right to be our final authority on everything. The Old King James Bible is the final authority in English for the Christian(Ps. 138:2). Beware of ‘American idols’ like sports, music and movie idols(I John 5:21). They are not above the rest of the population with a higher calling. Most of them are spoiled, proud and selfish brats who never grew up. Most of them couldn’t run a home and stay married for ten years if their life depended on it. Several of the American music and movie idols are sodomites (Gen. 19:). Leviticus 19:5-8 And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will. :6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire. :7 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted. :8 Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. A peace offering(Leviticus 3:) was given willingly. It pictures the Christian having peace with God(Rom. 5:1). The offering was to be eaten by the priests the same day or the next day. Because they are out in the wilderness without refrigerators, the meat would start to spoil on the third day and the sacrifice would no longer be clean. The priests had to be clean while they are serving in the tabernacle of the congregation. Hence, any meat not eaten of the peace offering after the third day was to be burnt in the fire. If the priest or anyone else ate of the peace offering on the third day, he was to be banished from the nation of Israel for his abominable and profane act against God. Also, waiting until the third day is a picture of a Christian putting off tomorrow what he could do today for God. Procrastination is a sin, because we are not making our holiness or obedience to God first over anything else, etc.. Leviticus 19:9-10 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. :10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God. Here we see God’s welfare program. The farmer wouldn’t harvest the field completely. He would leave the corners of the field and the gleanings(crops left behind by the reapers) for the poor and stranger(non-Jew) to harvest for themselves so they don’t go hungry. Notice that they still have to work to get their free crops. The crops they got wouldn’t make them rich. They would have to get a real job to have that. In America, we have several ridiculous entitlement programs that gives money to people who don’t do any work to get it. As a result, they don’t respect the entitlement and think the government owes them a living, etc.. I guarantee you that if every welfare moocher had to work to get his crops, he would realize he could make more by getting a job on the farm. This is why you don’t punish the hardworking middle class for the sins of the moochers. Give the moochers the minimum to keep them alive, until they get motivated to get back to work. If they are legitimately disabled, then at least they won’t starve. Unfortunately, most people are lazy with bad attitudes and not disabled. This is why socialist governments go bankrupt and it has failed miserably in Europe(2011). Leviticus 19:11-13 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. :12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. :13 Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. The people of the nation of Israel were not to steal or lie(Exod. 20:15-16). Dealing falsely means to cheat someone out of gain through deception(E.g. the scale to sell at the market measures 10% heavier, whereas the scale to buy measures 10% lighter, to the benefit of the salesperson, etc.). They were not to curse in the name of God(Exod. 20:7) nor swear falsely by God’s name(make commitments guaranteed by God, e.g. I swear by God I will pay you back, etc.). Defraud means to illegally obtain money from someone by deception. Robbing means to take something from another by force. The employer was not to withhold wages that were due today, until tomorrow(e.g. I get paid 2x/month on a guaranteed schedule). These commands are straightforward and these behaviors are not defensable. Leviticus 19:14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD. Cruelty to and/or mocking the disabled is not acceptable to God. Some were born disabled to the glory of God(John 9:1-3). A blind person can’t see the object in front of him(‘stumbling block’) and the deaf can’t hear you cursing them. God made everyone different with different abilities. We are to find out what our abilities are and serve God with them to the fullest in the realm of our authority, etc.(Matt. 25:14-30).Leviticus 19:15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. ‘Unrighteousness in judgment’ means to use your authority to promote that which is wrong.In America, politicians will turn a blind eye to illegal immigration to get a cheap labor force for the corporations(Republicans) and more votes through entitlements(Democrats) at the expense of the hard working tax paying American. The Mexicans who cry racist for those who oppose illegal immigration need to be reminded that when the Mexican government catches illegal immigrants coming in from Guatemala, they get beaten, imprisoned, and/or deported, etc.. They don’t get free health care, food stamps, home loans, the right to call Americans racists and burn our flag, etc.. Another problem with the American government is that they cater to special interest groups at the expense of the hard working tax paying American. The banks and Wall Street get bailed out while the average American lost value in his home(up to 50%) and 401k as a result of the corruption, etc.(2011). Unrighteousness in judgment would cover corruption in the home, job site, church leadership and schools as well. The people of Israel were not to show favoritism to the rich over the poor nor the mighty in strength over the weak(like the elderly). All judgment was to be unbiased and based on the bible (Ps. 19:7). In America, it used to be this way. However, the communists, socialists, Hollywood, atheists, humanists, Pharisees and Sadducees either want to get rid of the bible, have a bible translated in pencil(can be erased and altered), and/or twist the bible to their own likings(Rom. 1:18). Anything but ‘Thus saith the Lord’. Also, they are okay with the bible as long as they agree with it. As a result, the bible was taken out of the schools and modern translations reign (download, The Bible Part I & II at ) in the churches(so-called).Also, it lead to abortion on demand(Exod. 20:13), queer marriage(Lev. 18:22, Rom. 1:27), evolution(Gen. 1:1) being taught, a 14 trillion dollar deficit(100% GDP, 2011) and a nation in economic and social decay never seen before(Ps. 9:17). Leviticus 19:16-17 Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD. :17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. A tale bearer is on that bears tales of falsehood(gossip, spread rumors). A tale bearer is not a tattletale(word used for those who tell the truth). We are commanded to tell the truth and not lie.However in backward pagan America, media outlets that spread false rumors(tale bearers) are allowed, but people who turn in the wicked to authority(kids at school or adults defending truth) are looked down upon on as finks and tattletales. Standing against the blood of thy neighbor means bearing witness of the one that killed him, not endangering his life, etc.. The Bible says that open rebuke is better than secret love(Prov. 27:5) and that love rejoices in the truth(I Cor. 13:6). Unfortunately in the churches, including most leadership, Christians would rather talk behind someone’s back(backbiter) and pretend to be their friend in Christian love. Christian leadership, to protect their large offerings, attendance and prestige, would rather trim back on the teaching and preaching of the word(II Tim. 4:2) then offend the churchgoer with truth and lose their number and their donated money(I Tim. 6:5). By the way, the next time someone starts gossiping ask them, “what did he say(the one you are gossiping about) to you after you rebuked him”. If they give no answer, it is gossip.Leviticus 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. We don’t avenge others, but let the Lord do it(Rom. 12:19-21). If we are in a position of authority(police officer, teacher, or employer, etc., we use our authority to punish and rebuke the wrongdoer, Rom. 13:1-4). If we need to, we turn the problem over to the proper authority(report a problem to the police, the landlord, the teacher, the employer, and/or the parents, etc.). A grudge is to have continual hatred for someone(unforgiving) for something that was forgivable. If someone repents(Prov. 28:13), the Christian needs to be like God and forgive. Unfortunately in relationships we have people who are just sorry they are suffering and/or got caught(II Cor. 7:10, worldly repentance). They expect you to forgive them and like an idiot you do. If God doesn’t forgive them(no godly repentance), you shouldn’t either(Luke 13:3, II Cor. 7:10). When we love according to the truth(John 14:15, 21, 23), then we can forgive and love others according to the truth(Matt 22:39-40). The truth is the Old King James bible for the English speaking people. Leviticus 19:19 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee. God is holy and His laws promoted holiness. The cattle is not to gender or reproduce through anything but a female cow. In Genesis 1:, it said that animals would produce after their kind. You don’t mix the animals for reproduction. For that matter, you don’t mix the field with different seeds. In other words, if you plant corn, just plant corn and not corn and bean seed together, etc.(I Cor. 6:14-18). This teaches separation from the world. The Christian is not to marry a non-believer, etc., we are to be separate from the world(I John 2:15). Sadly to say, most Christians love the world and have separated themselves from God’s holiness(I Pet. 1:15-16). The linen garment pictures the righteousness of the Christian(Rev. 19:8). The wool pictures the salvation of the Christian(Isa. 1:18). The type here is that you don’t mix salvation with works(Tit. 3:5, Eph. 2:8-9, like the Catholics, Pentecostals, Apostolic, Jehovah Witnesses, Mormons, Church of Christ, Methodists, Assembly of God, etc.). These laws applied to the nation of Israel under the Mosaic law or Levitical priesthood, etc.. As Gentiles or non-Jews we are not under this covenant today, but we can learn holiness from what God commanded the nation of Israel(Rom. 15:4, I Cor. 10:6, download my book on ‘The Test of Man and the Bible through the Ages at ). Leviticus 19:20-22 And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.:21 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering. :22 And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him. If a man had sexual relations with a woman who was a servant or bondmaid to another as well as being betrothed to a husband(planned to marry, engagement, etc.), her punishment is to be scoured or thoroughly beaten. If she wasn’t a bondmaid, both would have been put to death. Because she is a bondmaid, she can’t always resist. However, her value has decreased and therefore damages have to be paid by the man who is now obligated to marry her, Deut. 22:28).Also, the man who lies with the bondmaid has to bring a ram for a trespass offering(Lev. 1:) to be forgiven of his sin. In life, wrongs will occur. God sets up laws to protect the innocent and provide compensation. That is why lawsuits have financial judgments. You can’t undo the wrong. Hence, the one who is wronged has to be compensated financially for the trouble it caused him or he had to endure. By the way, servitude(not slavery) under Mosaic law was condoned as a way of keeping people financially accountable(sell your labor for six years in exchange to pay your debt, etc.). There is no such thing as “legal bankruptcies” under Mosaic law. If we had this in America, I guarantee you that the number of bankruptcies and the amount of credit card debt would be a lot lower per household. Because it is not, people borrow and spend recklessly(like the U.S. Congress). This is what caused the U.S. housing market to collapse(2008, etc.). If you caught a prisoner in war, you had the authority to kill that person or you had a right to make him a slave in exchange for his life. Today, prisoners in America get to work for a few benefits($0.23 - 1.15/hr.). Since it is expensive to house prisoners($31K per inmate), I believe we should require the prisoner to work as a part of his sentence. Why should the American taxpayer be punished with the bill. He did nothing wrong. A Jew could not kidnap a person and enslave him(like they did in Africa) and/or sell them like they did to America before the civil war(like the black man Armi Armine did - largest slave trafficker of his time). Notice that when a person gets nothing in return for his labor, it is condemned. By the way, it was the Republicans of the north that believed blacks should be free. It was the Democratic south that wanted enslaved blacks to serve them. Today, Democrat politicians give blacks “free entitlements” to get votes and keep power. As a result, the blacks are in continual bondage to socialist Democrat policies. Leviticus 19:23-25 And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of. :24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal. :25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God. When the nation of Israel enters the land of Canaan, they will not be able to eat of the fruit from the trees that they planted for three years. The idea is the land is defiled from the sin that went on. Maybe the Canaanites, etc., had polluted or depleted soil richness from planting and farming the wrong way(Lev. 19:19). Also, one could not say that the land produced well because of the previous farmer's labors. After three years, it would be obvious that the Lord made it increase abundantly because of the nations obedience(Prov. 14:34). By the way in agricultural any farmer will tell you that the tree yields the best fruit if you don’t pick it for three years. Notice that the fruit yielded on the fourth year belongs to God(like the tithe or 10% of what we make belongs to God). Anything after the fourth year could be eaten to the glory of God. Hence, the nation of Israel had to trust God by faith for 4 years to be provided for with food(Hab. 2:4). Leviticus 19:26 Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times. Once again the eating of blood is forbidden(Lev. 17:11, see comments there). Enchantment is witchcraft(Exod. 22:18, like the Harry Potter series) that calls up a spirit(devil) to give a person or nation special supernatural powers. People who observe times(like astrologers or stargazers) are looking for supernatural revelation or truth outside of the law of God(II Tim. 3:16-17). Christians are to be wise in this world and have knowledge, wisdom and understanding in the sciences and everyday operations of the world(medical, transportation and communications, etc.). Just remember that when we have the fear of the Lord, we understand why things are the way they are in this life(Prov. 1:7, 9:10). By the way, understanding is knowing how wisdom (knowledge applied to the situation) relates to God. Anyways, the unspiritual books written by the devils(Koran, Hindu scriptures and Apocrypha, etc.) and/or other books(New Age movement and Theosophy, etc.) are not infallible and will lead you into spiritual bondage and error. Therefore God commands the nation of Israel to stick with the perfect word of God(Ps. 19:14). For the Christian this is the Old King James Version for the English speaking people. Any modern translation is not perfect(Ps. 12:6-7) and should not be used. For more information, download The Bible Part I & II at . Leviticus 19:27-28 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. :28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD. Here we see God regulating how your hair and bear looks(I Cor. 11:14). The men could not mar their beards or round their heads(that haircut is not allowed, etc.). Notice that they can’t have any tattoos nor cut themselves for the dead. We know that the people have certain haircuts and hairdos as well as tattoos for worldly reasons. God has a dress code. The Levitical priests as well as the people have a uniform that promotes godliness and holiness(Tit. 2:12). Even the average employer has some sort of dress standard(don’t look grungy, don’t show up in a bathing suit, don’t wear a Burger King uniform to McDonald’s, etc.). Your dress as an employee that represents your company. Bad dress and hygiene can cause trouble at work as well as affect profits, etc.. Who wants to be served food by a person with bad hygiene, think about it. It’s amazing how that the easiest thing to obey for God is His dress code of holiness. Yet, Christian women will fight tooth and nail to wear men’s clothing(pants, Deut. 22:5) and have short hair(I Cor. 11:3-10, like your typical pastor’s wife(sic)). They always appeal to the “cultural context” of the passages and cry “legalism” in spite of the obvious scriptures(download Separation Part I & II at ). I never got a tattoo in my life and I don’t see why anyone would be that stupid to get one. However, when you are carnal you do stupid things that you regret later. Tattoos seem like a pride thing(“look at me”, Jam. 4:6) or a status symbol(I am cool, etc.). Cutting yourself for the dead seems kind of creepy to me(not sure why anyone would want to do that). However, being overly sorrowful for the dead is useless. You can’t bring them back or change their eternal future. After they are dead, mourn for awhile, get over it and move on. Leviticus 19:29-30 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. :30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. The father was not to allow her daughter to become a whore(sell sex for money or freely give it to whoever you choose). He was to help keep her a virgin until marriage(Hebr. 13:4). Remember that the home is an institution of God(like the government and new testament church, etc., go to and download Proper Authority). Today in America, we don’t have very many responsible fathers. They let their daughters go anywhere with anybody and as a result(like on every college campus in America) fornication and whoredom is rampant. That is why America is full of corruption and wickedness. Everyone is thinking about sex all the time and how can they get more rather than thinking how they can serve the Lord all the time. America is falling apart because our homes have fallen apart. It starts with the fathers not running the home in holiness or in some cases not being there at all(single mothers, etc.). It must be stated that some countries in the past as well as today actually sell their daughters into prostitution for money. Women are not the property of the father, they are not second class citizens(like in Islamic cultures, beware of Islamic Sharia law), but humans with souls that are called to be saved(II Pet. 3:9) and live for God(I Pet. 1:16-17). The nation of Israel was to keep the Sabbath(Friday 6 PM - Saturday 6 PM, Exod. 20:8). The Sabbath was a sign to Israel(Exod. 31:16-17) and not to the Gentile. This where the 7th Day Adventists got in trouble. Also, Christians are not ‘spiritual Israel’, etc.. The new testament church or the bride of Christ is one group, whereas the wife of God the Father(the nation of Israel) is another. The Sabbath day was observed by the Levitical priesthood until Jesus died on the cross(Matt. 27:51). It resumes in the millennium after the order of Melchisedek(Hebr. 7:). The sanctuary(the tabernacle and later the temple in Jerusalem) was to be respected by the nation of Israel. When the nation of Israel split into two nations, king Jereboam disobeyed this verse by setting up two golden calves in Israel to replace the temple in Jerusalem(I Ki. 12:26-33, 13:32-34). As a result, every king Israel had was ungodly until their Assyrian captivity(II Ki. 17:). Leviticus 19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. A familiar spirit is a devil or unclean spirit that gives spiritual advice. Beware of Christians who say ‘the Spirit told me’ when it goes contrary to Scripture(John 16:13-14). The Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost always agrees with the Bible and points to Jesus(download The Holy Spirit, Part I & II at ). Beware of the Charismatic movement that puts the Spirit (the spirit of antichrist, familiar spirit) above the Bible. The Holy Ghost and Jesus are under the Bible(John 16:13, Ps. 138:2) and not the other way around. A wizard is a male witch(like that Harry Potter character, and was given the death penalty under Mosaic law(Exod. 22:18). Witches consult devils and have supernatural powers given to them by devils(I Sam. 28:). The Christian is empowered by the Holy Ghost(Eph. 5:18, Matt. 10:20). Seeking after witchcraft and familiar spirits(tarot cards, crystal ball, and/ormediums, etc.) will defile(pollute, make dirty) the human spirit(I Cor. 7:1). Leviticus 19:32-34 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.:33 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. :34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. Senior citizens are to be honored and respected in the community of Israel. Remember that senior citizens have lived out most of their lives and probably know a few things that you can always learn from. Vex means to curse. A stranger is a Gentile or non-Jew. Some strangers(the book of Ruth) will serve the Lord and join the nation of Israel under Mosaic law, etc.. These people are not to be taken advantage of or belittled because they are non-Jews. Apart from the privileges of being a Jew(land ownership by tribe, etc.), a stranger converted over to Mosaic law should be treated with the same respect and privilege as a Jew. Just like God called the children of Israel out of Egypt and bondage(Book of Exodus), God calls the stranger out of his country(pagan bondage) to join the nation of Israel. Note that the new testament church is a called out assembly from the world(I John 2:15-17, Hebr. 10:25). Leviticus 19:35-37 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. :36 Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. :37 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD. When judging between two parties, there was no favoritism or special privileges(famous, rich, poor, Jew, non-Jew, relative, etc.) to be shown. Under the bible, everyone is judged the same way(John 12:48, II Cor. 5:10, Rev. 20:12-15). When buying or selling, the balances weighing the produce, sugar, etc., must be the same. The measures and weights(Mosaic law: ephah, hin, America: quart, pound, etc.) had to be what they said they were(it has to have at least the weight on the label or on the box in America). This is common sense and basic fairness. Unfortunately in the world, greed replaces fairness and therefore governments like the U.S. have an FDA(Food & Drug Administration) as well as other agencies(USDA) to keep food companies honest and financially accountable for their mistakes. In summary, God is demanding the nation of Israel to keep all of His commandments. There is no such thing as a “Burger King Christian”. When it comes to holiness, you can’t have it “your way”(decide what you will keep and not keep). This is where the modern day Sadducee gets in trouble(he calls holiness legalism and therefore doesn’t have to obey God for that command). Notice it says observe and do(Jam. 1:25). Christians are called to do holy works based on God's commandments(II Tim. 3:16-17, Eph. 2:10). Leviticus 20:1-2 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :2 Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones. Molech was a false God of the Ammonites. They sacrificed their kids in the fire to Molech in hopes to be blessed in this life. Human sacrifice is plainly murder(Exod. 20:13, so is abortion). There is no reason to go to the world’s religion or false gods for anything good(Micah 4:5). God and His perfect word alone is sufficient(Ps. 138:2, John 14:6, II Tim. 3:16-17, Deut. 32:4). The perfect word is the Old King James version for the English speaking people. Any person in the nation of Israel caught giving his child to Molech was condemned to death by stoning. Notice that the people of the land stoned him because God wanted the whole community involved in the judgment. God opposes the person who does this wicked practice and will personally oppose him to destroy him. The death penalty is used to make a public proclamation to society to not do this sin or “don’t let this happen to you”. There are certain sins in society that if left unchecked, it would eventually corrupt and destroy it. Leviticus 20:3-5 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. :4 And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not: :5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people. Even if a person of the nation of Israel doesn’t get caught giving his seed to Molech, God promises that He will get him. This practice defiles or makes dirty the name of God and his sanctuary. In other words, they serve God and the devil(god of Molech) at the same time (Zeph. 1:5, II Kings 17:32-41). This is what religion in America does. They serve God(sic) on Sunday and the Devil on Saturday and Monday(like your average southern Baptist and Assembly of God church member). God says that if the people don’t have enough sense to judge the man giving his seed to Molech, that He will do it Himself. God will oppose the man and his family physically, financially, spiritually and mentally. When you serve other god’s it is spiritual whoredom. Remember that the nation of Israel has a spiritual marriage covenant with God the Father(Jam. 4:4). Notice that when the leader of the home isn’t right, it can effect the other members of the home. If the father is irresponsible with the money, the other family members may starve or lack proper clothing, etc.. It is important that the husband, who is the head of the home, to take his job seriously. By the way, it is the same situation with the LGBT movement(gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender, Gen. 19:, Why a loving God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah). When you oppose God, He will oppose you(Rom. 1:27). Even if these evil, Satanic and abominable perverts ever succeed in having their full way in America, God will oppose them physically(disease, etc.), financially, spiritually and mentally. Leviticus 20:6-8 And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. :7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God. :8 And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you. The people of the nation of Israel that go spiritually whoring(James 4:4, I John 2:15-17) after false gods are committing spiritual adultery against God the Father. A familiar spirit(devil and/or an unclean spirit) is familiar to the one channeling or communicating to him(medium, etc.). A wizard is a male witch(Exod. 22:18, like the mythical character Harry Potter). God says that if you go after witches and spirits that are of the Devil, then God will oppose you and eventually cut you off or kill you. Think about that carnal Christian the next time you let your kid watch and/or read the Harry Potter series(Rev. 2:16). God demands holiness or keeping the commandments of God in the power of the Holy Ghost(I Pet. 1:15-16). Sanctify means to set apart. Christians are set apart from the world. They are not to fall in love with the worldly entertainment(sports, movies and music, etc.). God sets the Christian apart when he does what God says(Eccl. 12:13, Ps. 19:14). The average Christian is America only cares about his finances and personal relationships. He could care less about holiness. This is why America is falling apart(Ps. 9:17). Leviticus 20:9-12 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him. :10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. :11 And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. :12 And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. Cursing your parents would give you the death penalty under Mosaic law. In America under Mosaic law given the current behavior of the kids and teenagers, less than 10% would make it to 18. The home is ordained of God(one man and one woman in marriage). If you disrespect your father, you will probably disrespect God the Father(Eph. 6:1-4). If a man has sex with another’s wife(adultery), both are put to death(Heb. 13:4). If a man have sex with his father’s wife(mother, or non-biological mother) both are put to death. If a man have sex with his daughter in law(his son’s wife), both are to be put to death. We see here that all these unlawful sexual relationships are home or family related and are forbidden. Leviticus 20:13-16 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. :14 And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you. :15 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast. :16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. If a man has sex with another man, both have committed a disgusting act before God and are to be put to death. God never honor’s gay, lesbian, bisexuality and transgender activities(all are homosexuality related). That is why the LGBT and Hollywood hate Christians so much. It condemns their sexual lifestyle(adultery, fornication, homosexuality, etc.). If a man or woman have sex with an animal, they are to be put to death. Remember that AIDS was a disease originally contracted from an animal. This is why the disease killed so many people so quickly(Rom. 1:27). That is why you stay pure or be a virgin until you get married. It is not only God’s way, it may just save your life. Until America gets back to God’s holy laws, the STD(sexual transmitted disease) rate will remain high and destroy many lives. Leviticus 20:17-21 And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. :18 And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people. :19 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. :20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. :21 And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. Forbidden sexual relations that will get a person banished or cut of from the nation of Israel are the following:1) his sister and/or his father’s or mother’s daughter(not biologically related)2) a woman who is sick(unclean) from her period regardless where they were born.3) his mother’s or father’s sister. Also, if a man have sex with his uncle’s wife or his brother’s wife will get the penalty of sterility (unable to have kids),Leviticus 20:22-24 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out. :23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them. :24 But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people. God promises to preserve the nation of Israel in the promised land or the land of Canaan if they abide by His statutes and judgments. The reason why all of the nations in the book of Joshua were destroyed is because they practiced things mentioned here in the book of Leviticus that were disgusting to God(Ps. 9:17). The main reason why powerful nations fall is because they tolerate sin that leads to gross perversions(Prov. 14:34). As a result, God starts opposing that nation until it either repents or gets decimated and/or destroyed. Notice that the land literally opposes the inhabitants that are wicked by spitting them out. When you practice sexual abominations in a land, nature will eventually fight back against you(Gen. 19:). Because of the nation of Israel obeying God in righteousness, he gave them the land of Canaan for a possession (The book of Joshua, the history of righteous Israel), Leviticus 20:25-27 Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. :26 And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine. :27 A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them. The clean and unclean beasts and birds were covered in Leviticus chapter eleven(see comments there). Making your soul abominable with the animals probably means having sex with them(the sodomites let gerbils run up their rear ends). I know describing this is disgusting (abomination), but it is happening right now in America(West Hollywood, CA, etc.). I won’t describe anything else the perverts are doing. One disgusting act should be enough to wake up the carnal Christian to stand for God. God demands his people to be separate from the world and holy(Tit. 2:12). This means separate in where we go and don’t go, what we do and don’t do, what music we listen to and don’t listen to, what we wear and don’t wear and why we use the Old King James bible in English and nothing else, etc.(go to and download my teachings, Separation Part I & II). By the way, God didn’t want any mediums(familiar spirit) and/or witches(wizard) in the nation of Israel. When found they were to be put to death. Satan’s kingdom opposes God’s kingdom. Therefore, A Christian doesn’t need any spiritual advice from the kingdom of darkness(go to and download my teachings on the The Unseen World of Angels and Devils, Part I & II). Leviticus 21:1-4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: :2 But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, :3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled. :4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. When you go to a person’s funeral you usually view and/or touch the dead body. Touching a dead body under law makes you unclean until the even. The priests are to be clean all the time when serving in the tabernacle. However, when a family member dies(father, mother, brother, daughter and a sister who is a virgin) the priest is allowed to touch the dead body at the funeral. Otherwise if the priest touches a dead body, he has defiled himself. He is unclean and has profaned or desecrated his current term of service. We see here that God understands and allows for family grievances. This is why on the job most companies allow for temporary leave for family emergencies, etc.. When you are grieving for the right reasons, your mind isn’t completely on the job. Leviticus 21:5-6 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. :6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy. The priest may not make his head bald, shave the corners of his beard, and/or make cuttings in his flesh. These things are what people did in the bible times to express mourning for something. If they did this the priest would be defiled and unclean. Therefore he would not be able to offer the meat and/or the animal offerings(Lev. 1:-5:) to God. Remember that the offering and the priest has to be clean or holy, otherwise God will not accept the offering. Notice that God has a strict dress and attitude code when offering. For the Christian God wants him to be clean on the inside(attitude) and outside(dress code), as well as bring a clean offering(I Pet. 2:1-8). Leviticus 21:7-9 They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God. :8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy. :9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire. The priest can marry a woman provided she is not divorced, a whore(fornicator and/or adulterer), or profane(a lost person). The priest is a picture of Jesus. Jesus marries the new testament church at the marriage supper of the Lamb during the tribulation as a pure chase virgin (spiritual, not a whore nor divorced). The priest is sanctified or set apart for God’s use(II Tim. 2:19-21). If the daughter of a priest is caught playing the whore(fornicator and/or adulterer), she was to be burnt in the fire. In the new testament church, pastors are supposed to have a family under control. If the pastor can’t run his family, he can’t run a church. If the priest’s daughter isn’t rebuked, people will look down on the priest as well as the priesthood. This is a serious offense to God and therefore the judgment is to burn the daughter by fire(Hebr. 12:28). Leviticus 21:10-12 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes; :11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; :12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD. The high priest is not allowed to defile himself for the dead, even if it is a family member. This is why Aaron could not leave the tabernacle in Leviticus chapter ten(see comments there) when his two sons died. Also, the high priest could not rend or tear his clothes in mourning because he has the anointing oil upon him(picture of the Holy Ghost and his power). Remember that Jesus never sinned(II Cor. 5:21) and the high priest is a picture of Jesus(I John 2:1). Therefore, while serving in the tabernacle, he can’t leave until his temporary appointment is finished. Leviticus 21:13-15 And he shall take a wife in her virginity. :14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife. :15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him. The high priest must marry a virgin who is of Jewish descent. He can’t marry a widow(her husband died), a divorced woman(previously married and scripturally put away), a lost person, nor a harlot(fornicator and/or adulterer). To profane your seed among your people would imply your kids marry virgins of Jewish descent only. Remember that the priesthood is passed on through the sons in the tribe of Levi. This would ensure that the priesthood would not get defiled. Leviticus 21:16-20 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. :18 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous, :19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, :20 Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; The high priest was a picture of Jesus who was sinless and without blemish. He was the perfect sacrifice(without blemish) that God used to take away the sin of the world(John 1:29). Therefore, the high priest had to be physically without blemish to qualify as a high priest. The following blemishes were not allowed: blindness, lame(crippled, Jesus made the blind see and the lame whole), flat nose, superfluous(any extra growth not needed on his body, Jesus alone is sufficient for salvation, Tit. 3:5), broken foot and/or hand(none of Jesus’ bones were broken on the cross), crookbackt(crooked back or any spinal disorder), dwarf(didn’t fully grow up physically, Jesus was a fully mature servant of God), blemish in his eye(eye condition, Jesus allows had 20/20 spiritual vision), have scurvy(skin disease), scabbed(any cuts not fully healed), nor his stones broken(castrated and/or made sterile).Leviticus 21:21-24 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God. :22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy. :23 Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them. :24 And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel. Therefore if any future seed of Aaron has a blemish, he can’t serve as high priest(go into the veil once a year, nor offer sacrifice on the brazen altar). However, he will be able to eat the bread that is given to the priests for food as a result of their service to God. Moses was given this message to speak to the priests or the sons of Aaron(Lev. 21:1).Leviticus 22:1-3 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD. :3 Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD. Moses continues to give the Lord’s instructions to Aaron and his sons. The priests were not allowed to offer up nor eat the sacrifices of Israel when they were unclean. If they did, they were cut off from being a priest or serving in the Lord’s presence in the tabernacle. Leviticus 22:4-7 What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; :5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath; :6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water. :7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food. If anyone who is of the lineage of Aaron becomes a leper(Lev. 13:) or a running issue(Lev. 15:), he can’t eat of the holy things or sacrifices of Israel that were given to the priests for food until he was clean. Also, a priest could not eat of the holy things for the following:1) he touches anything that became unclean by being in contact with a dead person, 2) he has a sexual discharge(Lev. 15:16, see comments there)3) he touches a creeping thing(Lev. 11:, see comments there)4) he touches someone who is unclean.To be clean, the priest had to wash his flesh in water and wait to even(the beginning of the next day). Afterward, he could eat of the sacrifices that were his food given to him by the law of God. Leviticus 22:8-9 That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD. :9 They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them. The priests could not eat beasts that died because of internal causes nor that were torn to death by other beasts. If the priests violated God’s law of purity when eating of the holy things, they bared their sin and eventually died because of it. Notice that the death penalty is only used in certain cases and it is a great deterrent to disobey. That is why when America was right with God, certain heinous crimes were punishable by death. As a result, they didn’t happen very often as compared to today where the death penalty is no longer used. Leviticus 22:10-11 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. :11 But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat. The food that was given to the priests was not to be given to a stranger(non-Jew), a sojourner (visitor and/or guest of the priest), nor a hired servant(employee). However, if the priest has a servant that he bought with his money or that servant has kids, they can eat of the sacrifice. By the way, under Mosaic law, there were rules for servitude(captives in war, selling yourself to pay your debts, how to treat a servant, etc.). It didn’t allow for kidnapping, abuse, forced labor, etc., like it occurred in America in the South during the 19th century before the North won the civil war. However, as usual, the Bible haters and rejecters condemn all forms of servitude as slavery. As a result when someone declares bankruptcy, you are stuck with their debt. This leads to higher prices and interest rates for every responsible American to cover the deadbeats who aren’t accountable for their financially irresponsibility(Ps. 37:21). Leviticus 22:12-13 If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things. :13 But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof. The priest’s daughter who was married to a non-Jew was not allowed to eat of the holy things given to the priests for food. However, if the daughter is properly divorced (Deut. 24:), a widow (her husband died), or childless and has returned to her father’s house before she was married, she could eat of the holy sacrifices. By the way, the daughter is under the authority of the father until she gets married. After marriage, she is under the authority of her husband. That is why in church they insist on the kids to go on chaperoned dates. It keeps the kids accountable. Hence, at least one of the parents goes along with the couple dating. If a father is going to give his daughter away, he better know who he is giving her away to. This idea of kids running around on their own is a dangerous western philosophy that has defiled many and caused much unnecessary emotional damage to the younger generation. Stick with the bible folks. Leviticus 22:14-16 And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing. :15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD; :16 Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them. If a person eats of the holy things(priests food) by accident, he has to replace it plus 20 percent. God put these standards in place to keep the offerings holy. If the offerings were treated like any other food, it put would promote irreverence for the offerings. However, the offerings were set apart or sanctified for God’s usage and therefore needed to be treated as food that has been set apart. Leviticus 22:17-19 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering; :19 Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. When anyone in the nation of Israel was to offer something freely or for a vow voluntarily, that person was to offer a male without blemish whether it be a beeve(cow, bull, or ox), goat, or sheep. As before the burnt offering is a picture of selling out to God(Lev. 1:) and the male without blemish is a picture of the sinless Savior. Notice that offering freely can be done by anyone. God wants everyone to serve him freely with a sold out attitude regardless of their position, sex, age, and/or financial status, etc.(Rom. 12:1-2). Leviticus 22:20-22 But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. :21 And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. :22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD. However, a beeve, ram, or goat is not acceptable if it has a blemish because it destroys the picture of a sinless Savior(John 1:29). The same rule applies for peace offerings(Lev. 3:) for a voluntary freewill offering or vow, except that you can only bring a sheep or beeve and not a goat. Corrupted offerings included having a wen(A boil or other swelling or growth on the skin), scurvy(A disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by spongy and bleeding gums, bleeding under the skin, and extreme weakness), scabbed, blind, broken(broken bones, etc.), or maimed(crippled). The offering of blemished sacrifices is one of the reasons that the nation of Israel went into spiritual darkness for around 400 years before the beginning of the new testament(Mal. 1:8, go to and download, The Minor Prophets, Part I-IV).Leviticus 22:23-25 Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. :24 Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land. :25 Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you. For a freewill offering, you could offer a young bull or a lamb that had parts lacking or extra growths on it. The point here is that you are giving what you have and God accepts it. However, when you make a vow, it is more serious and only perfection is accepted. Anyways, a sacrifice could not be bruised, crushed, broken or cut. Also, a stranger or non-Jew could not offer sacrifices. It had to be a Jew of the sons of Aaron who was clean and had a sacrifice that meet the requirements. By the way, to the serve the Lord today you have to be saved(son of God, John 1:12), be clean(II Tim. 1:19-21) and have a sacrifice that meets the requirements(Rom. 12:1-2).Leviticus 22:26-28 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD. :28 And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day. When a young male bull, sheep, or goat is born, it had to be with its mother for seven days before it could be offered on the eighth day. Remember that seven is the number for completion and eight is the number for new beginnings(go to and download my teachings on Numerology, Part I-IV). Also, you could not sacrifice the mother and the newborn on the same day. The spiritual typology here is that God multiplies us(through the dam) and we give God our best(first fruit or the newborn). You don’t sacrifice the source of the blessings(God) with the blessings(fruit of God). Also, God shows decency and respect for life (Prov. 12:1). Leviticus 22:29-33 And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will. :30 On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the LORD.:31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD. :32 Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you, :33 That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD. Offerings of thanksgivings were voluntary(like the freewill offering) and were given at will or as the Lord led you(II Cor. 9:6-8). Note that the thanksgiving offering had to be eaten by the priests the same day it was offered. The point here is that when we give thanks, we do it immediately and not put it off. God is telling the nation of Israel in summary to keep His commandments(Eccl. 12:13). God tells the Christian the same thing(John 14:15,21, 23). Keeping God’s commandments in the power of the Holy Ghost is called holiness. God’s commandments are found in the Old King James Bible, 1611 A.V. and any Old King James update through the 18th century for the English speaking people(Ps. 19:7, Ps. 12:6-7). Anyone who calls keeping God’s commandments legalism is a unspiritual fraud(whether a so-called church leader(sic) or not). Don’t be afraid of his false doctrine(II Tim. 3:16-17, 4:2). God’s name is not to be profaned(defiled) because He wants His name to be set apart as holy (hallowed) among the nation of Israel. This signifies that God set apart the nation of Israel as holy to himself in a spiritual marriage covenant, when He delivered them from the nation of Egypt(Book of Exodus). Leviticus 23:1-3 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. :3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings. The feasts of the Lord were holy convocations(calling to assembly before the Lord, like going to a new testament church revival meeting, etc.). The feasts were the holy holidays for the Lord. Notice that the nation doesn’t take a holiday away from God, but to serve and worship God. The regular Sabbath day, the seventh day of the week(Friday 6 PM to Saturday 6 PM), was also a holy convocation where no work was done. That is why it is best to work six days a week and rest one. When you work all the time(seven days a week) you burn out and are less productive then if you worked 6 days and rested one. If you were work five days a week or less you won’t be as productive as working six days. God created man to work effectively and working six days a week in the fear of God is the best way to go(Ps. 127:1-2). The Europeans tried a ten day week and it was a disaster. By the way, they noticed that the animals slowed down on their own on the seventh day. The Sabbath day is a picture of rest in God. The Sabbath pointed to Jesus who was Lord of the Sabbath(Matt. 12:8). When a person gets saved they have eternal rest in terms of their soul being forgiven. If you want spiritual rest in life serve the Lord(Matt. 11:30). In the millennium, the Sabbath will be kept while the Lord of the Sabbath reigns over the world(Ezek. 40:-48:, go to and download the Book of Ezekiel). Leviticus 23:4-8 These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. :5 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD'S passover. :6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. :7 In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. :8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. The first feast of the Lord is the Passover feast on the 14th day of the 1st month. Remember that the Jewish calendar(jsource/Judaism/calendar.html) starts on March 23rd. Hence, the Passover feast would be on April 6th of every year of the Roman calendar. Notice that Easter(Aster, Astheroth, false god of fertility) is on a different day every year as well as the so called 'good Friday'. Remember that there were two Sabbaths the week Jesus died(the high day Passover Sabbath and the regular Sabbath). Hence, Jesus died on a Wednesday and rose on a Saturday to make three days and three nights in the grave(Matt. 12:38-40). By the way, Jesus is the Christian’s Passover that was sacrificed for his eternal salvation(I Cor. 5:7). Note that the Passover was first observed before the nation of Israel was delivered by God out of Egypt(Exod. 12:1-29). The 15th day of the first month(April 7th) is the feast of unleavened bread. It lasts for seven days. Remember that unleavened bread is a picture of our sinless(or unleavened) Savior. So, there was no work done of the first and last day(15th and 21st). Also, an offering by fire was made everyday for seven days during this feast. Remember, every year the males had to appear three times before the Lord. The feast of unleavened bread was for when the nation of Israel was delivered out of Egypt. The feast of harvest was for when the first fruits of the field were first picked. The feast of in gatherings was at the end of the year for when all the crops are harvested (Exod. 23:14-17). It most be noted that barley buds first and the wheat buds last in a growing season. That is why you don’t harvest everything at once. Leviticus 23:9-11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: :11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. When the nation of Israel settles in the land of Canaan(book of Joshua), they were to bring the first sheaf of first fruits to the priest for a wave offering. The offering was waived on the day after the Sabbath or the first day of the week. Notice that we give God our first and best efforts in everything, so that everything else can be blessed. Here we have the feast of harvest or the second of the three feasts(Exod. 23:14-17). Remember that Jesus is the first fruits of the resurrection from the dead(I Cor. 15:20). Leviticus 23:12-14 And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD. :13 And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin. :14 And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. The day the nation of Israel offers there first sheaf of the crops to the Lord, they also are required to offer a lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering(Lev. 1:, see comments). They are to bring a meat offering(Lev. 2:, see comments) of two tenths deals of fine flour(sinless Savior) mixed with oil(anointed with the Holy Spirit) plus a hin of wine for a drink offering to God. The nation was not allowed to eat any of the crop until this first sheaf offering was made. The reason why Israel had economic troubles in the future was because they forsook the laws of God(Ps. 9:17). God brought these troubles to get their attention to repent and get right with Him(Prov. 14:34). Leviticus 23:15-18 And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: :16 Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD. :17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD. :18 And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD. After the sheaf is offered, seven Sabbaths later plus one day would be fifty days or the first day of the week after the seventh Sabbath when the nation of Israel enters the land of Canaan. On this day, they had to offer a meat offering. Notice that this holiday occurs 50 days(Pentecost) after the feast of first fruits. By the way, the Holy Ghost came upon the believers on Pentecost (Acts 2:3). The meat offering(Lev. 2:) consisted of two loaves of two tenths weight of fine flour that are baked with leaven. They will represent the first fruits of the land. Remember that the ground was cursed because of Adam(Gen. 3:) and this may explain why leaven was put into this offering. Sinful man is offering a first fruit that came from a cursed ground. Nevertheless it is the best man can do and that is what God wants. Along with the meat offering were seven lambs of the first year, two rams and a young bullock for a burnt offering(Lev. 1:). Remember that when the offering is burnt, the smell or aroma goes up into the air as a picture of God accepting the sacrifice in heaven(sweet savour to God’s nostrils). The offering is a picture of a Christian giving his life to God(II Tim. 4:6). When we are an acceptable drink offering or a holy drink to God, He won’t spit us out(Rev. 3:15-19).Leviticus 23:19-21 Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings. :20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. :21 And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. After the first fruits offering, one kid of the goats(baby goat) was offered for a sin offering (Lev. 4:) and two lambs of the first year(baby lambs) for a peace offering(Lev. 3:). The priest waves them before the Lord(remember that a wave north to south plus a heave west to east makes a cross). Also when something is waved, it is released and in this case given to the priest for food(holy thing). On the first day of the week after seven Sabbaths(after the nation of Israel enters the land of Canaan) is a day of rest or a Sabbath where no work is done. Leviticus 23:22 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God. God reminds the people of Israel that after the harvest is over, not to go back and clean the corners of the field. God wanted them to leave it there for the poor Jew and stranger(non-Jew) so they could survive. This is God’s welfare program. You can go to the ripe field and work it for as long and as much as you want. Notice welfare recipients in Israel had to work for their handouts. In America, that is why the new testament churches give the poor something to do to earn their handout. This idea of free health care and checks for the lazy is a sin and is killing are country financially. Notice that God gives the righteous person extra so he can give it God’s way. The problem in America is we have selfish Christians who hoard God’s blessings to their own destruction and politicians who want the government to take the place of God’s welfare program. Leviticus 23:23-25 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. :25 Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. On the 1st day of the 7th month a Sabbath day for the blowing of trumpets is observed. Notice that this Sabbath won’t always fall on the 7th day of the week. When the bible says Sabbath, it doesn’t always mean the 7th day of the week(II Tim. 2:15). On this Sabbath day they didn’t work and offered an offering by fire to the Lord. Notice that the seventh month would be the fall whereas the first month would be spring. On the first month of every month, the nation of Israel was to blow the trumpets. It was a picture of their gratitude(‘gladness’) towards the blessings of God(Numb. 10:10) and remembering what God has done for them. Leviticus 23:26-28 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :27 Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. :28 And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God. Another holy convocation day was ‘the day of atonement’ on the 10th day of the 7th month. They could not work that day(Sabbath day of rest, 23:32) and were required to offer an offering by fire(Lev. 16:, see comments). Leviticus 23:29-32 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people. :30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. :31 Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. :32 It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath. The penalty for not obeying these two Sabbaths is to be cut or banished from the nation of Israel or the death penalty if you are found working. They are afflicted in the fact that they can’t do anything else that day because it is required to obey God. This is the contrary to the holiday season in America from Thanksgiving to Christmas, where giving thanks to God and honoring his birth is secondary at best and/or just another reason to go shopping and party,(Ps. 9:17). They are afflicted in that they are denying themselves to serve the Lord(Luke 9:23-26). Note that they also had a Sabbath of rest on the 9th day of the month as well.Leviticus 23:33-36 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD. :35 On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. :36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein. The feast of tabernacles goes from the 15th-21st day of the 7th month. No work could be done on the first day. Every day an offering by fire had to be made and on the 8th day or the 22nd day of the month was a holy convocation of rest where no work was done. Notice it says a solemn or serious assembly(where you worship God). It was an all day church service, not 2 hours of worship on Sunday before you go to the world’s entertainment center(the ball game, movies, and/or concert, etc., I John 2:15-17). Remember that eight is the number of new beginnings and seven is the number of completion.Leviticus 23:37-38 These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day: :38 Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD. The feast days required offerings by fire that included a burnt(Lev. 1:) and meat(Lev. 2:) offering along with a sacrifice and drink offerings. These offerings were given along with the offerings that were not required: the gifts, vows and freewill offerings. In Christianity it is the same way. The tithe or 10% of our income is required and the offering or over 10% of our income is not required but freely given. Leviticus 23:39-41 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath. :40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. :41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. On the 15th day of the 7th month the nation of Israel also kept a feast for seven days to celebrate the gathering of the fruit in the land. On the first day of the feast they took boughs (upper branches of the trees) of goodly trees and thick trees, branches of palm trees and willows of the brook to be used in their celebrations to the Lord. Leviticus 23:42-44 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths: :43 That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. :44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD. The nation of Israel dwelt in booths(small compartments, like a tent) for seven days. Evidently they made these booths out of the trees, which reminded them of how it used to be in the wilderness before they entered the land of Canaan. When you are reminded how it used to be when things weren’t as good as they are now, it helps you appreciate what God has given you physically, mentally, financially and spiritually. The feasts were for resting in God, offering to God and remembering what God has done for the nation. When you forget what God has done, you will start taking things for granted and take the things of God lightly. This will result in the judgment of God in your life(Numb. 32:23). That is why Christians go to church every week, read the Bible and pray every day and to always stay close to God. This is why we live for Him, remember what He has done for us and what He will do for us(especially in eternity, Rev. 21:-22:). Leviticus 24:1-4 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually. :3 Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations. :4 He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually. The golden candlestick was made of beaten gold(our beaten Savior for our sins) and it was found inside the first compartment of the tent or tabernacle of the congregation. This golden candlestick was to the left of the altar of incense(in front of the veil) whereas the table of show bread was to the right. The golden candlestick was lit with pure beaten olive oil(picture of the Holy Ghost, I Sam. 16:13). The candlestick had seven lamps on it(number of completion) and they were to always be burning(picture of eternal security, picture of God’s infinite power, etc.). For more information on the tabernacle furniture go to and download The Tabernacle, Parts I & II. The nation of Israel was responsible for providing the beaten oil(‘commanded’). Here we see the people supporting the priesthood just like church members of new testament church are commanded to tithe to support it(as well as put in the effort to keep it going(well oiled machine, Eph. 5:18, beaten, oil was worked into shape(prayer), etc.). They probably had representatives of the whole congregation bring the oil to the tabernacle(not 3 million people). Just like in congress, we have 535 who represent the will of the people(or that is how it was and supposed to be in America, 2011). The lamp kept light in the tabernacle since the door was closed(fellowship with God is closed to the outside world). Jesus is the Light(John 1:5-9) of the world. God gives life as well as eternal life to all who believe(John 1:12). Christians are little lights in this world that witness about the big Light(Matt. 5:14-16). Note that just like in the millennium, only the priests could go inside the tabernacle(or temple) to offer before the Lord. The only other exceptions were when a priest died(Lev. 10:, see comments there) or when they were tearing down and setting up the tent or tabernacle of the congregation.Leviticus 24:5-9 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake. :6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD. :7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD. :8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. :9 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute. The table of show bread to the right of the altar of incense is called the pure table. It had twelve cakes of bread on it(2 rows of six). Each bread cake was made of fine flour(sinless Savior) of 2/10 of a deal. Each cake had frankincense(aromatic sweet incense) on it(acceptable sacrifice to God) to remind the nation that Jesus was the bread of life that would one day die for their sins. Every Sabbath day or every week the bread had to be set in order or a fresh set of twelve cakes would be put on the table. The old bread would be eaten by the priests for food in the holy place. For the Christian(priest, Rev. 1:6), God provides him the physical bread(Matt. 6:11) as well as spiritual bread(Matt. 4:4). Remember that the day of atonement was a reminder that Jesus would die for the nation's sins one day. The idea that someone thinks that the Old Testament was for the Jews and the New Testament was for the Christians doesn’t know what’s going on(Acts 10:43, II Tim. 3:16-17).Leviticus 24:10-12 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp; :11 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) :12 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them. Here we have an incident, whether verbal or physical, where evidently two teenagers or young men got in a fight(strove). The end result was that the son who was half Jew and half Egyptian cursed and blasphemed the name of the Lord(Exod. 20:7). After the cursing, the son was put in ward(temporary prison) until the judgment of God was revealed to them(John 7:24). They weren’t sure what to do at first, so they asked the Lord for discernment. In Christianity when it doubt on what to do, pray and wait for the Lord to show you. Don’t act or react in haste. By the way, he wasn’t put in ward because he was half-Egyptian(Exod. 12:38), but because of his sin. In America, they try to play the race card, political card, money card, and/or fame card to get people out of jail, and/or punishments that they deserve and sometimes visa versa(Prov. 14:34). Leviticus 24:13-16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, :14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. :15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin. :16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death. The judgment was revealed that this son was to have everyone who heard him curse, to lay their hands on him and then afterwards have the whole congregation of Israel stone him to death. The laying of hands is a picture of sin being transferred unto the son and him bearing the penalty for his sin. The death penalty is established for any who curses, whether a Jew or stranger(non-Jew or Gentile). In America, if you stoned every teenager and young man who cursed in one day, probably over 90% of the population would be dead in 24 hours(Ps. 9:17, Prov. 14:34). By the way, witnesses are needed to convict a person of a crime. In the new testament church when a member is guilty of a sin, he is confronted and dealt with (Matt. 18:15-17). If the unrepentant member refuses to hear the congregation, he is cast out and treated as an unbeliever. Getting cut off from the nation of Israel through banishment or death(I John 5:16) is a picture of this. In some new testament churches in America, they have what I call kangaroo courts. Their Pharisee-ism and/or Sadducee-ism will prevail over God’s word (John 12:48) regardless of the facts and obvious. In those cases, God is doing the Christian a favor by separating him from that ungodly religious mess. Leviticus 24:17-18 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. :18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. Murder was punishable by death. Murder is killing someone when you don’t have the authority to do so. In wars ordained by God, the army of Israel had authority to kill the enemy. When someone committed a sin worthy of death, the congregation had the authority to stone them to death. In America, e.g., policeman have certain rights to shoot and kill criminals(Rom. 13:1-4). However, as individuals, we don’t have the right to kill whoever we feel like for whatever reason(murder, Exod. 20:13). All killing is not murder, so soldiers don’t have to feel guilty for doing their job. If the government made a mistake, the ones in charge have the blood on their hands, not the policemen nor the soldiers. By the way, abortion or the killing of unborn babies is murder(Gen. 25:23). In America, we need to get back to the death penalty for murderers and outlaw abortion. If a person killed an animal, he had to replace it with the same animal. This goes along with compensating others for damages(car accident and insurance policies, etc.). Note that animals have spirits but they don’t have souls(Eccl. 3:21). Therefore killing an animal is not murder. By the way there is no reincarnation(Hebr. 9:27), so don’t worry about killing one of your so-calledreincarnated ancestors(sic). Stick with the Old King James bible folks.Leviticus 24:19-21 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him; :20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again. :21 And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death. Here we see just compensation for injury. That is why we have worker’s compensation, lawyer settlements and jury cases, etc., for lawful damages in America. E.g. under Mosaic law, if a servant lost an eye, his compensation was his freedom. It doesn’t mean that if you knock someone’s eye and/or tooth out that your eye and/or tooth should be knocked out too. It just means that you have to pay or compensate the injured for the loss or body blemish due to the injury. Nowhere in the Bible do you see in Israel where a citizen under Mosaic law who caused another to lose a body part was punished by having their same body part removed. Also, it is re-emphasized that the restitution for killing another person’s beast is to replace it with another like the same. As before, the only restitution for murder is the death penalty(not a life sentence that is reduced to seven years on good behavior so the murderer can go free like in America(sic)). Leviticus 24:22-23 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God. :23 And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses. In terms of cursing the Lord and/or restitution, there is one law for all citizens(Jew, Gentile, rich, poor, famous, male, female, child, or old, etc.). The chapter ends with the judgment of God on the sinner as an object lesson on what to avoid and that God means business. By the way, in terms of going to heaven there is only one way(John 14:6) and that is through faith in the blood of Jesus with a repentant heart(see the Salvation Message at the end of my book). There will be no exceptions and no good work will get you to heaven(Tit. 3:5). Leviticus 25:1-5 And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, :2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD. :3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; :4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. :5 That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land. Once again, God is talking like the nation of Israel will possess the land of Canaan as a foregone conclusion. In the land of Canaan, the farmers were to work the fields for six years(sowing in the field, pruning and gathering), but on the 7th year they were to let the land rest(no sowing, pruning, or gathering done). In agricultural resting the land as well as crop rotation is good for the ground in terms of replenishing the nutrients of the soil, etc.. As usual, God who created us and the things around us, knows what’s best for us and the things around us. Although I have a Ph. D. in Statistics and work a job as a Research Scientist (2020), the more I learn, the more I realize what I don’t know. In the end, you can take God’s word on it(Old King James, 1611, A.V., for the English speaking people) by faith and you will come out just fine.Leviticus 25:6-7 And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee, :7 And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat. During the 7th year of rest for the land, anyone was allowed to go anywhere and pick whatever they wanted for food(like the poor and the stranger did for welfare reasons). Anyone included the farmer, the servant, the maid, the hired servant and the stranger(non-Jew). What the farmer could not do is harvest the field like a normal days work. The cattle and beast could eat of the field freely. This was a reminder that the land needs to rest and regenerate as well (God’s economy). Also, they were trusting God not only that He would provide again for them in the 8th year(new beginnings number), but that all blessings in the field come from God(Prov. 14:34). By the way, the nation of Israel went into 70 years of captivity to make up for the Sabbaths years they didn’t keep(II Chr. 36:21). Leviticus 25:8-10 And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. :9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. :10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. Every fiftieth year was a year of jubilee. This year began with the trumpet sounding on the 10th day of the 7th month after seven 7 year cycles. The 50th year was a cancellation of debts to where everyone who sold their land(their inheritance) or body(servitude) because of their poor economic situation got it restored freely. Also, the jubilee is a picture of salvation in that all your debts are forgiven regardless of your situation(I John 1:7). Notice that it occurs on the day of atonement. The fact that acquiring more land in this world was temporary is a picture of getting ahead in this world financially is only temporary(Matt. 16:24-26). We need to be using our riches for the glory of God while we have them(Matt. 19:28-30). Leviticus 25:11-16 A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed. :12 For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field. :13 In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession. :14 And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another: :15 According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee: :16 According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee. When bodies and/or land was sold to pay bills(financial accountability and responsibility, no bankruptcy allowed) the value was counted to the number of years until the year of jubilee. On the 50th year, nothing was sown, pruned, nor gathered. By the way, the nation of Israel had to trust God for food for three years(the 7th Sabbath, the year of jubilee, and the following year for the field to grow). As before, anyone could go anywhere and pick anything for food. They just couldn't plant and harvest for two years in a row. Just like the Christian, God wanted the saved person in the Old Testament to walk by faith and trust God for everything(Hab. 2:4, Jam. 2:14-26). By the way, the year of Jubilee is a picture of the rapture. The greatest motivation for working for God in this world is knowing that are sufferings are temporary and that one day we will get a new body(I Th. 4:14-18, Jubilee) as well as rewards for our sacrifices(II Cor. 5:10).Leviticus 25:17-19 Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: or I am the LORD your God. :18 Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. :19 And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety. God did not want His people to oppress each other. He didn’t want the poor declaring bankruptcy and not be responsible for their actions. Likewise, he didn’t want the rich enslaving the poor. He wanted fairness and equity. No matter how bad it got, every 50 years your basic freedoms and inheritance were restored. No matter how good it got(land and servants who were Jews), you had to let them go every jubilee. God says that you should fear Him(Eccl. 12:13, Hebr. 12:28) and keep His statutes(a written law passed by a legislative body, the Godhead). A judgment is saying what is right, what is wrong, how to get the wrong right and how to keep the right right(II Tim. 3:16-17). If the nation obeyed God’s law, He promised them safety, a good harvest and enough for everyone to be full and satisfied every day. When the Christians obeys God, he will have physical safety and his physical needs met every day(Matt. 6:33). However, you will still have trials and tribulations to make your faith stronger in God or become a better Christian. By the way an ordinance is an authoritative order or decree. A law is a system of rules that a country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties.Leviticus 25:20-22 And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase: :21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. :22 And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store. We see God commanding His blessing in providing for the nation of Israel, by causing the land on the 6th year to produce three years of food. This way they wouldn’t have to harvest the field for two years while the 7th year Sabbath and 50th year jubilee was being observed. Also, it shows that they had to gather the three years of food and properly store it by faith(Prov. 30:25). In the same way for the Christian, when you work six days and rest one, you get more done in six days with God’s blessings than in seven days. When you give God your tithe or 10% of your income, your 90% will go farther in God’s blessings than your 100% without it. This is where walking by faith and trusting God for your provision and blessings comes in. Leviticus 25:23-24 The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. :24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land. God told the nation of Israel that they could not sell their land forever to someone else. The reason is because it was God’s land and that he was a stranger and sojourner in this world with His people. By the way, the land of Israel belongs to God, not the PLO, Hamas, the Palestinians, the Arabs, nor to the Jews for that matter. It belongs to God. If it belongs to God, then let God have it and give it to the Jews when they are obedient to Him(Deut. 28:1-14(blessings), Deut. 28:15-68 (curses)). Christians are strangers and sojourners in this wicked world(I Pet. 2:5,9-11). The saved people are a holy nation and a people of God’s own possession. We are not to oppress one another and practice holiness. Holiness is keeping the commandments of God in the power of the Holy Ghost. The commandments of God are found in the Old King James version for the English speaking people(go to and download The Bible, Parts I & II for more information). Leviticus 25:25-28 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. :26 And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it; :27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession. :28 But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession. If a brother or fellow Jew goes financially poor to where he has to sell some of his possession to pay his bills, another family member(kin) may redeem or purchase the land back(Ruth 4:1-10). However, if the man can redeem it he has to pay the price he sold it for along with a fee (‘the overplus’). If he can’t redeem it then the person he sold it to can enjoy the land until the year of jubilee. Afterwards it must be returned. In Christianity God made man in the garden of Eden(Gen. 3:), but because of sin, we were sold into the bondage of sin. As a result, Jesus died on the cross to redeem us(forgive our sin, I John 1:7, I Cor. 6:19-20). Redemption means that someone else paid your penalty. Hence, you don’t have to suffer the consequences. Leviticus 25:29-31 And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it. :30 And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile. :31 But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile. However, if a man owned a house in a walled city, the man had up to one year to buy it back or redeem it. Otherwise, the person who bought it kept it for as long as he wanted. When the jubilee came, the house within the walled city was not returned. Yet, houses that were sold in the country that had no wall around them could be redeemed. In terms of monetary value, houses in the wall had no field attached to them(like a condo) and hence are worth less. The spiritual application is that houses in the wall have more worldly protection than those in the open fields. You can’t be saved or redeemed if you are trusting in the world. By the way, here we see that God has no problem with private property nor does the civil government(under Moses) regulate what can be done on private property under Mosaic law. The problem with government over regulation is that they are usurping the authorities and freedoms of another institution or individual. E.g. the new testament church, the home and marriage are institutions of God not the federal government(go to and download my sermon on Proper Authority). In the name of protection from abuse, etc., the federal government now is in charge. How about the Holy Ghost, the bible, the congregation, or other church leaders(Matt. 18:15-18, etc.) regulate the abuses in the church and perform the marriages. If the church breaks a federal law, then they should be punished. If a parent breaks a federal law, they should be punished(speeding, stealing, or not paying their bills, etc.). However, the federal government has no place in the education of a child. That’s the family’s job and responsibility. The government is there for national defense and punishment of the evil doer (THAT’S IT!!!). Government isn’t responsible for entitlement and welfare programs, etc.). This is another reason why America is socially and financially bankrupt(they won’t do it God’s way, Ps. 9:17). Leviticus 25:32-34 Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. :33 And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. :34 But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession. For the Levites, they could own land and houses. Their tribe was not given a significant and specific geographic piece of land like the other eleven tribes. However, they were given a place to live so they could better minister to those around them. It is like giving the pastor a place to live on the church property to keep his living expenses lower. The new testament church is essentially paying for his rent and utilities, etc.). Also, in the millennium the Levites will be living in cities just for them, yet their tribe won’t be given a significant and specific piece of land. If a Levite went poor, he could sell his possession and afterwards buy it back regardless whether it was in a walled city or not. If he could not buy it back, then it was returned to him in the year of jubilee. Note that the fields in the suburbs could not be sold. Even if a Levite went broke, you couldn’t take his field from him. This is because the Levites were responsible for the ceremonial or holy duties for the nation of Israel. Because they got to eat the sacrifices, the holy bread, keep the hides for clothing, etc., they didn’t get a large area of land for their tribe. However, they have to live in the land and God gave them a small place to dwell in. Also, when they weren’t on duty they could buy land and fields and do whatever they wanted to that was lawful for a citizen under Mosaic law. The pastor, missionary and evangelist can also buy and sell as they choose provided it is biblical and lawful. It’s not a sin for an elder to work or have a successful business while he is serving God. This idea that the only way you walk by faith is to sell everything, give up your job and just do the ministry isn’t always true. The Apostle Paul was a tent maker, Joseph held an Egyptian government job, Daniel held a Babylonian government job, whereas Elisha sold everything and quit his job to follow God. Sometimes you need to work, sometimes your job can be a witness and sometimes you need to quit your job altogether. Whether you work full time, part time, or not all, just do it by faith while you are in the ministry. Leviticus 25:35-38 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. :36 Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee. :37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase. :38 I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God. When a Jew was to relieve(help him in his time of financial crisis) another person living in the land(Jew, non-Jew, visitor), he was to be paid back. However, he was not to be paid with interest(usury nor increase). People who borrow and don’t repay are wicked(Ps. 37:21). Notice how God wants people to be financially responsible with their debts. However, because the land belonged to God and it was given to the nation of Israel who came out of bondage, God didn’t want people starving and dying in the streets. The promised land of Canaan was a picture of living victoriously in Jesus. When you live victoriously in Jesus you won’t be starving and dying in the streets. By the way, the wilderness journey is a picture of the carnal Christian and passing through the Red Sea is a picture of salvation(eternal security, can’t go back). By the way, if you are in the ministry and declare bankruptcy, you are no longer blameless and have disqualified yourself for the ministry(Tit. 1:7, I Tim. 3:10). Leviticus 25:39-43 And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: :40 But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile: :41 And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return. :42 For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. :43 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God. When a Jew sells himself to pay his bills(servant), if he is sold to another Jew in the nation, that Jew must treat him like a hired servant(employee) and as a sojourner(visitor). His servitude will be counted to the year of jubilee. God set it up this way, because He delivered the nation out of Egyptian worldly bondage to serve Him. God wanted financial accountability and responsibility, not permanent and/or hard labor slavery for the Jews(like in Egypt, Exod. 1:13-14). God wanted the nation to live in the fear of God(that is be afraid(scared) of the judgment of God always). Remember folks that worldly slavery is cruel and usually permanent. Bible servitude is a way a person can pay his bills, it isn’t permanent(for the Jew, unless he chooses it) and has rules(just like employees and employers have rules). As usual, the world sees the word servant or slave in the Bible and assume its all the same and away they go. They did the same thing with condemning judging instead of condemning hypocritical judging(Matt. 7:1-5, John 7:24, 12:48). Oh well, such are the ways of the heathen or children of the devil(like your average American) and your so-called American Christian(Rev. 2:16). Leviticus 25:44-46 Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. :45 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. :46 And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour. God allowed for non-Jews or Gentiles to be servants or bondmen and bondmaids. Also, the permanent servitude included future offspring. The spiritual picture here is that when God buys the lost person at salvation(I Cor. 6:19, I John 1:7), it is permanent(eternal security). If you are already a servant, getting right with God and making restitution will set you free from its bondage in this life(Prov. 28:13). Leviticus 25:47-52 And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family: :48 After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him: :49 Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself. :50 And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him. :51 If there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for. :52 And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption. When a Jew sells his servitude to pay bills, etc., and he sells himself to a non-Jew, a fellow Jew may redeem him that is near of kin(relative, etc.). The sale of his redemption is based on how many years there are to the year of jubilee at the price of an hired servant. E.g. if we had something like this in America where suppose our year of jubilee was 2000, 2050, etc.. If someone was worth $40,000 a year, they could pay back up to $39*40,000=$1,560,000 worth of debt. A plan like this would wipe out most bankruptcies in America and would discourage people from making lavish and foolish financial decisions. Leviticus 25:53-55 And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight. :54 And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him. :55 For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. Since God delivered the nation of Israel from slavery and everything they had was because of His blessings, He has a right to establish the laws of servitude. These laws guaranteed that if the nation lived godly, they would never be permanent slaves to the nations of the world every again. Also, because it promoted financial accountability, responsibility and liberty(Is. 61:1-2), it guaranteed that the Jews wouldn’t be in bondage to each other. Leviticus 26:1-2 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God. :2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. God tells the nation of Israel point blank to not have any idols(like sports, music, and/or movie idols), graven images, nor standing images(like a Catholic statute of Mary). God didn’t want any statutes of stone erected as an object of worship. Remember that behind every idol and false object of worship is a devil(I Cor. 10:19-20). God demands the nation of Israel to keep the Sabbaths, whether every seventh day or holy convocation Sabbaths(Lev. 23:, see comments there). Leviticus 26:3-5 If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; :4 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. :5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. God promises blessings for obedience to His laws(Deut. 28:1-4). Remember that walking with God or having a relationship with Him is based on keeping the commandments in the power of the Holy Ghost(Eph. 5:18, John 14:15, 21, 23, Eccl. 12:13). When the nation was obedient they were exalted(Prov. 14:34). As a result, they had rain in their due season(no drought nor flooding), the land yielded her increase(no crop damage, locusts devouring, etc.) and the trees yielded their fruit(bugs didn’t destroy or no tree damage, etc.). The threshing(beat the stems and husks of grain or cereal plants) would give the maximum yield(highest quality or vintage) that would be available when it is time to plant the next crop(better seeds, better future crop, etc.). Also, the nation of Israel would have physical safety from the nations around them as well as the rest of the world along with eating their bread to the full(not hungry and completely satisfied. When the Christian obeys God in everything(I Pet. 1:15-16), he is also blessed physically, financially, mentally and spiritually. Leviticus 26:6-8 And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. :7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. :8 And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. God promises the nation of Israel peace in the land and no foreign countries will make them afraid if they obey the Mosaic law. If there are wars, the sword won’t go through the land or the fighting will be outside the national borders. They will chase their enemies(who are in retreat). Five will chase one hundred and one hundred will cause ten thousand to run for their lives. In the process the Israeli army will slay their enemies with the sword. When you are right with God, He will fight your battles for you because He goes with you. The same is true in the Christian walk. This is why it pays to live godly, because it is a requirement for God’s protection and provision. In America, most of our wars can be watched on FOX news with up to the minute updates. When we get bored, we change the channel. This is because the wars never make it to the streets of America(except the 9/11 attacks, etc.). There is no real fear of foreign powers invading, killing, looting and/or taking over land. We send a few airplanes to drop bombs(F-15, etc., the enemy can’t see or hear them coming or going) and/or fire long inter-continental missiles and the enemy is killed in great numbers as well as everything destroyed that we shoot at. The enemy goes in hiding and is in great fear of us. In the U.S., we feared the Lord in the past(our coins say, “In God we Trust”), and as a result we have seen the military victory blessings. However, because of our anti-Christ sediments as a nation, it may not stay that way in our lifetime(Ps. 9:17).Leviticus 26:9-10 For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.:10 And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new. God will respect the nation of Israel if they obey God’s laws. God’s law will be established in the land(Prov. 14:34) and the people will prosper and grow in number. When they eat the old store(crops that have been in storage), it will be done because the new storage is ready to take its place. E.g. I have food(MRE, can food, etc.) that has a storage life(the pull date). Many times, I eat food because I don’t want to throw it away and waste my money. I have all the money I need and can replace the stored food with new food whenever I decide to go buy it. In other foreign countries, this is not so. They don’t have a Wal-Mart where they have several brands and choices at cheap prices. They have food shortages, rationing and riots(check out these countries religions: Islam, Buddhism, Catholicism, etc. & governments: Communism, Socialism, etc., any questions?, Ps. 9:17).Leviticus 26:11-13 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you. :12 And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people. :13 I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright. The tabernacle(portable temple) and the temple(permanent tabernacle in Jerusalem) is where the nation of Israel goes to serve and worship the Lord. The new testament church in America is where the spiritual Christian goes to serve and worship the Lord. The house of God is established in countries who fear God and keep His commandments (Eccl. 12:13). God’s commandments are the Old King James Bible for the English speaking people. God promises to walk and/or fellowship with the nation if it serves Him(Prov. 14:34, John 14:15, 21, 23). God’s love towards the Christian is based on how many commandments he keeps in the power of the Holy Ghost(I Pet. 1:15-16). God reminds the nation of God’s power. Egypt was a worldwide power and one of the heads of the antichrist(Rev. 17:10-11). God destroying the Egyptian army and delivering the Jews out of bondage is God’s signature of His righteousness and superiority(Deut. 32:4).Leviticus 26:14-17 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; :15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: :16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. :17 And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you. Just like in Deuteronomy chapter 28, Leviticus is divided into two parts. The blessing for obeying and the punishments for disobeying as a nation. If the nation of Israel disobeys the commands, statues and judgments of God(typical American and American so-called church), God promised to cause terror in the land(try living in the Middle East and/or China as a Christian, etc.) and consumption(consumed by taxes, corruption, bad products, crazy neighbors and people, etc.(sounds like an inner-city in America, anywhere in Russia, etc.). God will cause the burning ague(chronic-it is, neuritis and/or tendonitis that need constant attention with shots and pills, etc.) that shall consume the eyes(rob you of time, money and energy) and cause sorrow of heart(cripple and disable you and wish you could spend your time, money and energy on anything else). Agriculturally, the nation will plant crops, but another nation will benefit from it. At times in Israel’s history, they were put to tribute by foreign powers because of their sins against God. Militarily, they will get killed in battle and the enemies of God will rule over Israel. In the book of Joshua(righteous Israel), the only battle they lost was because of sin(Josh. 7:, etc.). In the book of Judges(unrighteous Israel), they were getting beat and other nations were eating their crops, etc.(for more information go to and download The Test of Man and the Bible through the Ages). Leviticus 26:18-20 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. :19 And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: :20 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits. When you willingly disobey God continually, the punishment gets worse and worse(E.g. seven times worse in the case of the nation of Israel). The pride of power may be the nations military, education level, standard of living, economic prosperity, and/or freedom, etc.). In America, we are losing money and freedoms at the speed of light because of our sins as a nation. When your heaven is iron, God isn’t listening(Isa. 59:1-2). Brass is a symbol of judgment in the bible. The earth is where man lives. When it is brass, there is nothing but judgment in your life. When your strength is spent in vain, you are not profiting from your labors although you may be working very hard. In the nation of Israel, they will work hard in the fields, but the land won’t yield its crops and fruits abundantly because God has commanded His curse upon it. Remember that God makes the plants grow, He controls the insects and He controls the weather. If you get on His bad side and you are a farmer, you could get wiped out in a hurry(locusts, drought, and/or low yield, etc.). As a Research Scientist, it is easy to blow ten hours going in circles trying to solve a problem. You can spend months on a problem and never solve it. However, when you have God’s blessing, I have figured out problems in 2 hours, that others couldn’t solve in 80 hours, etc.(Ps. 127:1-2). Leviticus 26:21-22 And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. :22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate. When you continually disobey God, He will multiply the plagues in your life(e.g. seven times more plagues in the nation of Israel). A plague is in regard to sickness and disease(E.g. bubonic plague or West Nile virus, etc.). God knows how to protect a nation as well as decrease its population). God will send the wild beasts that will kill the unsuspecting kids and teenagers as well as the adults. They will kill the cattle in the field and people will avoid certain highways all together because of the danger. In America, we have safe highways and the animals don’t run wild. However in the past and present, some places in Africa where they worship wood and stone, they have trouble with wild animals and unsafe roads, etc.. The moral of the story is that if you obey God, He can take care of any problem or if you disobey, He can give you a problem that will consume and destroy you. Leviticus 26:23-26 And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; :24 Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins. :25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. :26 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. Reformed means to change your ways. God wants repentance that leads to a changed life (Prov. 28:13, Luke 13:3). Beware of churches that take repentance out of salvation(rededicate, dedicate, or commit yourself, etc.) and/or take repentance out of daily living(II Cor. 7:10). Saying your sorry is worthless if it is not followed by holy action(Matt. 3:7-8). Walking contrary to God means you are not going in the same direction as God(Micah 4:5). This happens when you change God’s word(any modern translation in English) or ignore God’s word(liberal churches in America). The judgment of God will be upon you when God walks contrary to you. God promises to avenge(settle His quarrel) the nation of Israel that has a spiritual marriage covenant with God the Father. He will slay the nation of Israel with the sword and the pestilence(disease). Bread is a staple food. When ten women have one oven between them and your bread is sold by weight because it is scarce, the country is in bad shape. When God judges the nation of Israel for disobedience, they will not be eating as much as they want and/or will have days when they go hungry(Poor nations of the world have this problem today, Ps. 9:17).Leviticus 26:27-30 And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; :28 Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. :29 And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. :30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. If the nation of Israel continues in their disobedience after being chastised greatly, God will just make His judgment more furious. He promises that at some point in the disobedience trail that the people of Israel in desperation to survive will turn to cannibalism and eat their children. God will destroy their images and high altars to their false gods(who they are trusting in and committing spiritual fornication with, Jam. 4:4) as well as kill them and cast their dead carcasses upon them. When God abhors you or finds your ways abominable(E.g. Lev. 18:22), get out of the way because judgment is coming(Rev. 2:16). Leviticus 26:31-35 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. :32 And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. :33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. :34 Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths. :35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. When the final judgment of God occurs, the people of Israel will be scattered worldwide(Deut. 28:64-65). Their cities and the sanctuary in Jerusalem will be destroyed(II Ch. 36:19-21). Their sacrifices will be rejected(Is. 59:1-2) and their enemies will dwell in their land(II Ki. 17:). Remember that the ten northern tribes went into Assyrian captivity and around 140 years later the two southern tribes(Judah) went into Babylonian captivity. After the destruction of the temple eleven years into the Babylonian captivity, the land enjoyed her years off for seventy years(remember that every 7th year and plus every 50th year the land was supposed to rest and not be farmed, Lev. 25:11). Leviticus 26:36-39 And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth. :37 And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. :38 And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. :39 And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. Those left in the land of Israel will be faint or weak before their foreign conquerors. When a leaf shakes in the wind and you get nervous, it is a pretty messed up mental state. Sounds like paranoia on what the foreign country might do to you. I wander how Americans would react if a Middle Eastern government took over America and instituted Islamic Sharia or Satan’s law on them. When you fall when no one is pursuing you, it means that your own problems are bad enough(they alone are destroying you). E.g. Those addicted to gambling, pornography, and/or drugs, etc., have their lives destroyed without anyone helping them. When the enemy does attack, they will be defenseless and an easy victory. E.g. when America went to war in Iraq (1990), the war lasted six weeks and the Americans watched the highlights on television like they do watching sports highlights. Iraq lost over 500,000 men(based on what my friend told me who was dropping the bombs from his airplane), around 95% of their military equipment was destroy and their land was decimated. Meanwhile, the coalition lost 214 people where over half of them died due to military accidents not in combat. Pine away means to wear away under distress(mental, physical, financial, and/or spiritual). Notice that only those who practiced iniquity fell apart. The righteous survived(Jeremiah, Ezekiel & Daniel) and prospered regardless of the circumstances. Leviticus 26:40-42 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; :41 And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: :42 Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. A requirement to be restored by God for the nation of Israel will be to confess their iniquity or grievous sin as well as the sin of their past generations. Note, every king Israel had since Jereboam was bad. Judah only had 10 out of 32 good kings before their captivity. The Jews had to humble themselves before God(II Chr. 6:14) and agree with God about their iniquity. They also had to agree with God’s word(Mosaic law, etc.) that spelled everything out for them. When all the requirements of restoration are fulfilled, then God will restore the land as well as the people of the land. Remember that the promise to the Jews began with Abraham(Gen. 12:2, 15:6, etc.). It continued with his son Isaac and then his son Jacob. Jacob had twelve kids that multiplied into the twelve tribes of the nation of Israel. Before a person gets saved, he has an uncircumcised heart. He has to humble himself before God and repent of his sins(before sorry and want to change, Luke 13:3). He has to agree with God about his punishment(hell fire and then the lake of fire forever) that his sin deserves(Rom. 6:23). He must believe God’s word(commandments) by faith to be saved(See salvation message at the end of this book or any other at ).Leviticus 26:43-46 The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes. :44 And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God. :45 But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD. :46 These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses. After the judgment of God on Israel’s disobedience as a nation, the land will rest for 70 years while they are in captivity and scattered. Notice it says abhorred and despised(like Hollywood abhors and despises the bible in America today). Fortunately, while Israel was in captivity, some got right with God. As a result, under God’s blessing through king Cyrus, some returned to Israel (book of Nehemiah and the book of Ezra). God has made several promises in the bible about the future of the nation of Israel in the millennium where Jesus reigns as king. For this to be fulfilled, the people of Israel can’t be destroyed completely, so don’t worry about Iran wiping Israel off the map, etc.). Because God’s word is true and God is not a liar, God always left and will leave some of the Jews alive to enter into the millennium(Ezek. 40:-48:, talks about the millennial temple, etc.). Some of the ancestors in the nation of Israel were righteous(Abraham, Moses, Joshua, David, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Hosea, etc.) as well as other prophets and kings. For their sakes, God will keep His covenant and future promises intact. Moses proclaimed all these blessings and curses to the nation of Israel. Unfortunately, all those 20 years and over(accept Joshua and Caleb) didn’t believe God and were consumed in the wilderness. This is why in Deuteronomy 28:, Moses told the nation again, because these people were those under twenty(Numb. 14:28-34) who grew up and had kids, that believed God and entered the land of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua(book of Joshua).Leviticus 27:1-8 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation.:3 And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. :4 And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. :5 And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.:6 And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver. :7 And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.:8 But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him.When a person of the nation of Israel makes a vow, they are to give silver as an offering. Remember that the priests get silver, food, clothing(hides) and a place to live in the cities, etc., so they are well taken care of by God. Anyways, a male aged 20-60 paid 50 shekels whereas a woman paid 30 shekels of silver. A male aged 5-20 paid 20 shekels whereas a woman paid 10 shekels. A male aged 1 month to 5 years paid 5 shekels whereas a female paid 3 shekels. A male aged older than 60 years paid 15 shekels whereas a female paid 10 shekels. If a person was poor, then he paid according to his ability. As the old saying goes, `put your money where your mouth is'. In the case of the people of Israel, if you are going to commit to God for something, it is going to cost you some money as well. In the Bible, the husband is over the wife in the home, hence he is more valuable. The woman is also considered the weaker vessel(the male can do more physical labor). This is not male chauvinism, but the facts of the bible(GET OVER IT!!!). Mature adults are worth more than pre-adults(YOU READ THAT TEENAGER, AGED 13-17 GOING ON 31!!!). Infants are worth the least because they are dependent on adults for almost everything. Senior citizens lose value because their life is almost over and the vow will be short lived. Spiritually, everyone is equal in Christ(Gal. 3:28). Everyone is under the same laws, teaching and preaching. We all have different roles in the body of the Christ(I Cor. 12:), but we all have the potential to double what God has given us(Matt. 25:14-30). A vow is when you make a commitment to God to do something(Matt. 5:33, 37). If you are not going to keep it, don't vow it(Eccl. 5:2). If you were poor, God still wanted you to make a commitment and sacrifice of what you could afford. In the ministry, its not the amount you give to God(time, money and energy), but how much you give according to your ability(afford). God gives some 1 talent, 2 talents, or 5 talents to serve Him with(Matt. 25:14-30). When God gives you a lot, He requires a lot. So if you are a male, God requires more of you than the female. If you are a mature adult, he requires more of you because you understand more, etc.. A child or teenager knows less and hence is less accountable. Beware of teenagers who want the benefits of being an adult who don't even pay rent and utilities.Leviticus 27:9-10 And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD, all that any man giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy.:10 He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy.When a person brings a beast(that is clean, Lev. 27:11) for an offering, he can't change the value of it(more or less). Once it is offered that is it. However, equal value exchanges are acceptable. The idea is that once you offer it to the Lord it is the Lord's and you don't have authority to take what is the Lord's and change it. Before you offer something up to God, make sure it's what you want to give. God doesn't make you give offerings, but when you give one, don't be double minded about it. Count the costs of serving the Lord, offer your offering and move on(Luke 14:26-33).Leviticus 27:11-13 And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest::12 And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.:13 But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.If a man offers an unclean beast, he can redeem it for the value of it plus 20 percent(probably paid in silver). Remember that God will take what ever you offer him by faith. However, the unclean animal(Lev. 11:, see comments there on which animals are clean and unclean) could be redeemed at a 20% premium, whereas the clean animal could only be exchanged. Remember that the unclean animal could not be eaten or sacrificed, but might have other value(E.g. horse (transportation), dog(protection), etc.). In this chapter, the priest acts like an appraiser. He evaluates the beasts, food, and/or land, etc..Leviticus 27:14-19 And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.:15 And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.:16 And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.:17 If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand. :18 But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation.:19 And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him. When a person sanctifies(sets apart for the Lord's use) his house for the Lord's use, it becomes the Lord's property. If he wants his house back he has to pay a 20% premium. When a person sanctifies part of his field for the Lord, he can redeem it back at a 20% premium as well according the number of years to the jubilee. Note that the crops had particular value in silver. A field took so many barley seeds that could produce so much barley. The field was divided up into homer seed barley units like we divide the cost of things in dollars. E.g. a field may be worth 112 homers of barley, etc., which would imply the field was worth 560 shekels of silver(I made up this example because I have no idea how much a farm is worth). Anyways, silver and gold is real money because of its industrial value, etc., whereas fiat or paper money (promissory notes to pay a debt) is backed by a particular government. I can always take real money to a refinery anywhere in the world and I will get something for it. However, if a government collapses and or is financially irresponsible with its debt(like America, 14 trillion and counting, 2011), the value of the paper will diminish and eventually become worthless (E.g. Germany before WWII, Zimbabwe(2011), etc.). It's a good idea to have some money in gold and silver somewhere, because the government doesn't believe the 'In God we Trust' printed on our money(Ps. 9:17).By the way, redeem means to buy back something you previously owned. Mankind belonged to God in the garden of Eden, but because of sin, he was lost(Rom. 5:12). To get man back to God, Jesus redeemed him with the payment of His blood on the cross at Calvary. To be redeemed, a lost person has to accept the payment by faith with a repentant heart(for more information on how to be 100% sure you are going to heaven, please read my Salvation Message at the end of the book).Leviticus 27:20-24 And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.:21 But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's.:22 And if a man sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession;:23 Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the LORD. :24 In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong. If the person doesn't redeem the field by the year of jubilee, then the land becomes the priest's. If a person sells his right of redemption to another person, who pays the 20% premium, then that land can't be redeemed any more. This implies that the one who bought it has the land until the year of jubilee and can't sell it to anyone else. If a person buys someone else's land and dedicates it to the Lord for His use, it will be dedicated until the year of jubilee. Afterward, it will go back to its original land owner.Leviticus 27:25-27 And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.:26 Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD'S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD'S.:27 And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation. The shekel according to the sanctuary was fixed at twenty gerahs to a shekel. It was never to be changed. That is why Jesus overturned the money tables in the temple, because they were charging extra fees for exchanges that were not according to the sanctuary. Hence, the temple in Jerusalem became a den(gathering place) of thieves(people who took advantage and stole from the people). The firstborn of the beasts whether it be an ox or sheep is the Lord's. In other words you can't offer to God what is required. E.g. the tithe or 10% of what a Christian makes is required(Hebr. 7:6). Anything over can be offered since it is not required(II Cor. 9:6-8). However, the firstborn of the unclean beast is not required and can be offered and redeemed with a 20% premium if desired.Leviticus 27:28-29 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD.:29 None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death. If a person devotes something to the Lord whether it be a man(himself, servant, hired labor, family), beast(livestock), and/or field can be redeemed. Something devoted or dedicated can't be undedicated and hence not redeemable. Certain offerings are redeemable because their value is given. Something devoted has value and a purpose(of which you can't go back on).This should make it clear that God takes your devotion to Him seriously. When He calls you to a ministry, you need to do it with all your might(devotion). You don't choose your ministry, but God does. When God changes your ministry or ministry direction, then you change your devotion accordingly. If a man is devoted to death because of a crime under Mosaic law(Rom. 13:1-4, New Testament), he can't be redeemed. Once you are condemned for destruction, God doesn't want your devotion(I Sam. 15:19-23).Leviticus 27:30-34 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy unto the LORD.:31 And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.:32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.:33 He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed. :34 These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai. The tithe or 10% of the land, fruit and seed belongs to God. A person can redeem this tithe with a 10% premium. However, the tithe of the livestock is not redeemable, but it is exchangeable. The book ends in summary that these are the commandments of God that are to be followed by the nation of Israel. God said it and that settles it(whether you choose to believe it or not).Salvation Message Because of sin we got to see the judgment of God on mankind in the first eleven chapters of Genesis. However, there is another judgment of God. That is when a person dies without Christ and being forgiven of his sin and wakes up in hell. I don’t want that to happen to you. If you would like to be 1% sure you are going to heaven, please read carefully the salvation message below. All verses can be found in the King James Bible. There are two places where a person can go when they die, either heaven(Gen. 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.) or the lake of fire(Rev. 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.). Now nobody really wants to go to the lake of fire when they die. However, people go to the lake of fire because of sin(Rom. 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;). Now sin is when you break God’s law. Have you ever made a foolish thought?(Prov. 24:9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.). Have you ever lied before? (Exod. 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.). Have you ever gotten punished as a kid for being bad(Exod. 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.). Plain and simply we all have sinned. God will punish your sin. Do parents have a right to punish kids if they are bad? Sure they do. Well doesn’t God have a right to punish us? Yes he does, and that is why there is a hell and a lake of fire. We all deserve it, but God doesn’t want us to go there(Mark 9:43-44 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.). We must be sorry that we have sinned against God and repent(II Cor. 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.). Repentance means to turn to God from our sins (we want to change, not just sorry we got caught). It is a change of heart toward God. Our desires toward God changes. Our ‘want to’ changes. We must understand that Jesus was God in the flesh(I John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.). Jesus is God, he is man(the Son of God), and he is eternal life. Also we must believe that Jesus died on the cross, was buried, and rose again the third day in an eternal resurrected body(I Cor. 15:2-3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures). We must put our trust or faith in the blood of Jesus who is God to have all of our sins forgiven. That is the past, present, and future sins, from the time we are born to the time we die, once for all(I John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.). Once we are forgiven we are born again into God’s family(Eph. 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,). Once you are in a family would that ever change? In the same way, once you are in God’s family it is forever and you get eternal life. Understand that though God wants you to be good, like doing good works, getting baptized, and going to church etc., being good can’t save you(Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;). Only the blood alone, once for all can save you. If you would like to have all your sins forgiven, this is what you must do. Pray to God in your heart to be saved. You can use your own words or the sample prayer below. Now praying this prayer won’t forgive you unless you understand it and mean it in your heart. Otherwise God can’t forgive you. THE SALVATION PRAYERLord Jesus, I know I am a sinner, and I deserve the lake of fire, but I want to change, please forgive me, for all of my sins, by your blood, once for all, so I can go to heaven. Amen. ................
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