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To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Our unity His glory... I. Click here to READ  Leviticus 9   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (After making the very first offerings for himself, his sons and his people, from the altar...) 22  Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them, and he stepped down after making the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offerings.   23  And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting. When they came out and blessed the people, the glory of the  Lord  appeared to all the people... III. Reflection *  Questions :  How were the two blessings from Aaron for the people of Israel different? IV. Application : Dear Lord God, I thank You for reminding me of Your word that two people are better than one concerning helping and supporting one another. You showed me today that the blessings from both Aaron and Moses together caused th...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Do or Die... I. Click here to READ  Leviticus 8   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (Moses was talking to Aaron and his sons...) 34  The  Lord  has commanded us to do as has been done this day, to make atonement on your behalf.   35  At the doorway of the tent of meeting, moreover, you shall remain day and night for seven days and fulfill your duty to the  Lord , so that you will not die; for so I have been commanded. III. Reflection *  Questions :  Was cleansing the priests' sins done privately or publicly? Was it done quickly, or was it a prolonged process? IV. Application : Dear Lord God, I thank You for showing me that, as everyone else does, the priest needs the cleansing of sins. The process of cleaning the priest's sins was not only done publicly--at the doorway of the tent of meeting but also in a prolonged way--seven ...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Integrate vs Alienate... I. Click here to READ  Leviticus 7   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (The Lord continued to teach about the rules for the different offerings and the consequences when such rules were violated...) 20 . . .  cut off from his people.   21 . . .  cut off from his people.  25  cut off from his people.   27 . . .  cut off from his people . . . III. Reflection *  Questions :  Is the repeated phrase "cut off from his people" from the above verses active voice ( taking himself from his people ) or passive voice ( being cut off from his people) ? IV. Application : Dear Lord God: I thank You for letting me know that being cut off from the people was a penalty-- something viewed as undesirable and unprivileged when a person violated the rules as instructed. I thank You for showing me that being with Your people is a privilege. And...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* A hard, harsh, and hot job of a servant... I. Click here to READ  Leviticus 6   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches : 8  Then the  Lord  spoke to Moses, saying,   9  “Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the law for the burnt offering: the burnt offering itself shall remain on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire on the altar is to be kept burning on it.   10  The priest is to put on his linen robe, and he shall put on linen undergarments next to his body; and he shall take up the fatty ashes to which the fire reduces the burnt offering on the altar and place them beside the altar.   11  Then he shall take off his garments and put on other garments, and carry the fatty ashes outside the camp to a clean place.   12  The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it. It shall n...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Forgiveness follows the need to be forgiven... I. Click here to READ  Leviticus 5   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches : 17  Now if a person sins and does any of the things which the  Lord  has commanded not to be done, though he was unaware, still he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.   18  He is then to bring to the priest a ram without defect from the flock, according to your valuation, for a guilt offering. So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his error in which he sinned unintentionally and did not know it, and it will be forgiven him. III. Reflection *  Questions :  Can a person sin unknowingly? Can a person make an error without knowing it? Can a person cause damage unintentionally? IV. Application : Dear Lord God, I thank You for letting me know that it is entirely possible that one can sin without knowing it. At t...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* The Lord Jesus has redeemed me... I. Click here to READ  Leviticus 4   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (The Lord gave instructions on how to implement the sin offering...) 3   If the anointed priest  sins . . .  13   If the whole Israelite community sins unintentionally . . . 22  When a leader  sins unintentionally  . . .  27   If any member of the community sins unintentionally . . . III. Reflection *  Questions :  Does sin's grip skip anyone? IV. Application : Dear Lord God, I thank You for reminding me of sin's strong grip on everyone. It does not leave out anyone! Since no one can escape its grip, please let me be aware that I am in no position to judge my brothers or sisters when they sin. Instead, please remind me to pray for them as I need to be prayed for when I fall into sin's trap. I thank You, Lord Jesus, for taking me to t...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* The rich, the poor, the same... I. Click here to READ  Leviticus 3   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (The Lord continued to give instructions on how to conduct a sacrifice of peace offerings...) 1 ‘Now if his offering is a  sacrifice of peace offerings, if he is going to offer out of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it  without defect before the  Lord ... 7  If he is going to offer a lamb for his offering, then he shall offer it before the  Lord . . .    12  ‘Moreover, if his offering is  a goat, then he shall offer it before the  Lord . . . III. Reflection *  Questions :  What are, and what are not, different in the above three peace offerings? IV. Application : Dear Lord God, I thank You for teaching me about the peace offering--thanking You voluntarily for the specific blessing from You. To give thank...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Offered to be Accepted... I. Click here to READ  Leviticus 2   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (when anyone desired to make an offering to the Lord to express his gratefulness, he would prepare all that was specified for a grain offering. Then...) 2 He shall then bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests; and shall take from it his handful of its fine flour and of its oil with all of its frankincense. And the priest shall offer it up in smoke as its memorial portion on the altar, an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the  Lord .   III. Reflection *  Questions :  What was the grain offering for? IV. Application : Dear Lord God, I thank You for teaching me that the grain offering was to reflect someone's gratitude. Although it was a voluntary offering, the offering must be done with a purpose that it would be well accepted by the Lord. I tha...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Willful participation is required... I. Click here to READ  Leviticus 1   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches : 1 Now the  Lord  called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, 2  “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When anyone of you brings an offering to the  Lord , you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or the flock. 3  If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without defect; he shall offer it at the doorway of the tent of meeting, so that he may be accepted before the  Lord . 4  And he shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.     (NASB) III. Reflection *  Questions :  Does the word "anyone" discriminate (old from young, rich from poor, master fr...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Not to be personalized... I. Click here to READ  Exodus 40   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (to place the Tabernacle in operational mode...)   34  Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the  Lord  filled the tabernacle.   35  Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the  Lord  filled the tabernacle. III. Reflection *  Questions :  Should there be an important name to be mentioned in this chapter? What should that name be? And why wasn't that name mentioned? IV. Application : Dear Lord God, I thank You for showing me that, although Bezalel was the chief artisan who put in a lot of work in bringing the Tabernacle to a God-pleasing completion, he was nowhere to be found in this chapter! I thank You, Lord God, for reminding me that Your place of ...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Can't be bad all the time... I. Click here to READ  Exodus 39   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (The construction work of the Tabernacle was completed well...) 42  So the sons of Israel did all the work according to everything that the  Lord  had commanded Moses. 43  And Moses saw all the work, and behold, they had done it; as the  Lord  had commanded, so had they done it. Then Moses  blessed them. III. Reflection *  Questions : Is this the time to praise the Israelites? IV. Application : Dear Lord God, I thank You for the good example of the Israelites. Although they were known to be a stiff-necked people, this time  for the Tabernacle construction, they followed Your instructions wholeheartedly through their leader. And You blessed them well! I thank You for taking me to this point to remind me that people cannot be bad all the time. When som...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Different but not Dissimilar... I. Click here to READ  Exodus 38   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (Bezalel continued his work on building the altar...) 1 Then he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five  cubits  long, and five cubits  wide, square, and three cubits  high.  2 He made its horns on its four corners, its horns being of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.   III. Reflection *  Questions :  What was the difference between the ark's overlaying (ch. 37) and the overlaying of the altar in this chapter?  IV. Application : Dear Lord God, I thank You for reminding me that Your people had such an outpouring heart to contribute to the construction of the Tabernacle to the point that they were commanded to stop giving. I thank You for showing me that while the ark was overlaid with pure gold, the altar wa...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Not even a tiny bit, no deviation... I. Click here to READ  Exodus 37   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (the construction of the Tabernacle was progressing...) 1 Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half cubits, and its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits;   2 and he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around.   3 He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; even two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it... III. Reflection *  Questions :  The dimensions of the constructions of the many articles and items of the Tabernacle were very detailed. Could we find any alterations made by Bezalel? IV. Application : Dear Lord God, I thank You for reminding me that Bezalel was the best artisan whose skills were given to him by the Holy Spir...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* No holeless pocket and ungreedy heart... I. Click here to READ  Exodus 36   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches : (after commanding God's people to donate their gold, silver, and other materials for the building of the holy place in the Tabernacle... the people who were responsible for the receiving and building of the Tabernacle came and said to Moses, saying...   5  ...“The people bring much more than enough for doing the work that the  Lord  has commanded us to do.”   6  So Moses gave command. . . So the people were restrained from bringing,   7  for the material they had was sufficient to do all the work, and more. III. Reflection *  Questions : What word or phrase in the above Scripture speaks of the holeless pocket and ungreedy heart? IV. Application : Dear Lord God, I thank You for showing me that the people whom You appointed to build the Tabernacl...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Holiday vs. Holy Day... I. Click here to READ  Exodus 35   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (Moses told God's people what the Lord told him while on Mt. Sinai...) 2  “For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, a sabbath of complete rest to the  Lord ; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.   III. Reflection *  Questions :  What is the difference between a holy day and a holiday? IV. Application : Thank You, Lord, for teaching me that a sabbath is a holy day, not a holiday. A holiday is when we can break from our regular work and relax, rest, enjoy food, drink, or fellowship with others. These we do while thinking about someone or something that was the reason for the holiday ( Esther 2:18 ). Holy Day, like the sabbath (the day of rest), is also when we can break from our regular work and relax, rest, ...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Make me radiant by You, or else... I. Click here to READ  Exodus 34   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :    (after being with the Lord for 40 days and 40 nights,,,) 29  It came about when Moses was coming down from Mount Sinai (and the  two tablets of the testimony  were  in Moses’ hand as he was coming down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that  the skin of his face shone because of his speaking with Him. III. Reflection *  Questions :  Moses was not aware of his being radiant because only the skin of his face was. Why was it that only the skin of Moses' face shone from being with the Lord all these forty days and nights? IV. Application : Dear Lord God: while I do not know why only the skin of Moses' face was radiant after being with You for a long time I do believe that being radiant after staying closely with a bright source of light for ...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* See My face vs. Seek My face... I. Click here to READ  Exodus 33   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (Moses asked to see God's glory...) 19  [The Lord]  said, “I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the  Lord  before you; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion to whom I will show compassion.”   20 He further said, “You cannot see My face, for mankind shall not see Me and live!” III. Reflection *  Questions :  Is there a difference between "seeing My face" and "seeking My face"? Why did God encourage His people to seek His face ( 2 Chr 7:14 ) but warn that by seeing His face we will die? IV. Application : Dear Lord  God: I thank You for reminding me that You forever are holy, almighty, supreme, and authoritative. As for us, we simply are Your creatures! O Lord, i...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Though the Lord knows... I. Click here to READ  Exodus 32   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (After Moses confronted his people concerning their great sin, and after he punished them with the death of 3000 people...) 31  Then Moses returned to the  Lord , and said, “Alas, this people has committed a great sin, and they have made a god of gold for themselves. 32  But now, if You will, forgive their sin—and if not, please blot me out from Your book which You have written!”   III. Reflection *  Questions :  Did God not know about the great sin? Why was it the first thing that Moses said to the Lord upon returning to the holy mountain?  IV. Application : Dear Lord God: I thank You for reminding me that You are the omniscient God and know all about my sins whether I confess them to You or not. But repenting must be very important to You because that ...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* In the heart and not In the mind... I. Click here to READ  Exodus 31   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (The Lord said to Moses that He has prepared people with abilities to do all the detailed tasks that He has told him to do regarding the Tabernacle...) 6  And behold, I Myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are skillful I have put skill, that they may make all that I have commanded you.  (NASB 1995) III. Reflection *  Questions :  Was there any significance that the Lord put people's skill in their hearts? IV. Application : Dear Lord God: I thank You for showing me that You intentionally put people's skill in people's hearts--the place of love. You do not want us just to love. You want us to love enough to act to the best of our abilities. I thank You, Lord God, for taking me to this point ...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Perpetual vs. Uncommittal... I. Click here to READ  Exodus 30   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (The Lord continued to give instructions to Moses about making an Altar of Incense...) 7  Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps.   8  When Aaron trims the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense. There shall be perpetual incense before the  Lord  throughout your generations.   III. Reflection *  Questions :  What are the antonyms of perpetual ( always, forever )? IV. Application : Dear Lord God: I thank You for reminding me that You are the forever God. Because of that, You expected Aaron and his sons to keep the lights on forever, to keep the priesthood forever, and now to always burn the incense in the morning and the evening throughout the generations. Thank you, Lord, for showing me ...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Cover or Take away... I. Click here to READ  Exodus 29   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :    (the Lord gave instructed Moses about the sin offering...) 10  “Then you shall bring the bull before the tent of meeting. Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull.   11  Then you shall kill the bull before the  Lord  at the entrance of the tent of meeting,   12  and shall take part of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and the rest of the blood you shall pour out at the base of the altar. III. Reflection *  Questions : What was the blood of the sacrificial animal to do? IV. Application : Dear Lord God, I thank You for showing me that the blood of the sacrificial animal was to cover the sin of the high priest or the people by putting blood on the horns of the altar as instruc...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* Double honor... I. Click here to READ  Exodus 28   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (The Lord continued to give Moses instructions on how to make special garments for His priests...) 2  You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.     3  You shall speak to all the skillful persons whom I have endowed with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister as priest to Me. III. Reflection *  Questions :  If priests were required to have special garments in the past as instructed by the Lord, what has changed that caused today's spiritual leaders to not require special garments to do God's ministry? IV. Application : Dear Lord God: I thank You for reminding me that Your priests were to be different from the rest of the population. That was Your intention when You gave the inst...

To read this in Vietnamese, please click  here . ******************* One swallow No summer... I. Click here to READ  Exodus 27   first . II. One thing the Bible teaches :  (The Lord continued to give instructions to Moses on how to build the Tabernacle for Him in the wilderness...) 20  “You shall charge the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.   21  In the tent of meeting, outside the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before the  Lord ; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout their generations for the sons of Israel. III. Reflection *  Questions :  How many people were given the responsibility to keep the lamp burning through the night in the tent of meeting of the Tabernacle? Why that many people? IV. Application : Dear Lord God: I thank You for letting me kno...