Offering Part Two...

Day Sixteen: Leviticus 6:1 - 10:20
(Technically)

So...right off the bat I'm confused.

The chapters that I read in my last post were talking about the procedures of the Israelites offerings to God. So why do these chapters mostly repeat it? Is is supposed to signify that the rules for slightly different for Aaron and his family? I'm not sure. If anyone has any thoughts please let me know. I would like to understand it.

Mostly this part confused me. But I did have a few thoughts...

Double Jeopardy
An Israelite who committed a crime against another person had two parties to reckon with. First of all the criminal/sinner. Was to repay the victim. Second, they also had to bring a special offering for God. A crime against another person, counts as a sin against God.

I also noticed that Priests had certain privileges that other Israelites didn't have. They were exempted from "military duty" and also had the right to keep portions of the offerings as food. The Priests, however, were never considered "holier than thou", they had regular sacrifices for their own sins, as well as sins for the Israelites. If I read all this correctly. The Priests were doing about twice as many sacrifices.

Aaron assumes the new office of high priest. God has set apart the tribe of Levi to perform religious duties for the entire nation. There ceremony consisted of the Israelites anointing their garments, as well as sacrificing their offering of rams and bread (without yeast). This ceremony apparently lasted eight days in all and culminated in a dramatic display of Gods approval. The priesthood remained in Aaron's family from then on.

The Death Of Nadab and Abihu

The sons of Aaron took their censers, put fire in them and added incense. Then they offered "unauthorized fire" before God, against his command. So fire came out from the presence of God, and consumed them. They died before the Lord. This really shows how strict God was about offerings and sacrifices. God thought very highly of this temple, and it was very important that everything run smoothly.


This has nothing to do with My Journey Through The Bible. Just a nice thought. This is my favorite poem, and I wanted to share it.


The Road Not Taken


Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

- Robert Frost


So Sleepy...

Kale