The LORD said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites: 'When anyone sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the LORD's commands -- If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.  . . . He is to lay his hand on its head and slaughter it there before the LORD.  . . . The pries...  Read More

"When a foreigner resides among you in the land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God." Leviticus 19:33-34 Every regulation the LORD gave the Israelites to observe in the Promised Land was geared toward bringing them peace, prosperity, and blessing. This was the ca...  Read More

Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the LORD.  Leviticus 19:32 God has a special compassion for the helpless and vulnerable. This includes the aged. The elderly, are oftentimes sidelined, ridiculed, rejected and even preyed upon in society. It is almost as if people lose their value as human beings once they grow old. We see news reports of ...  Read More

When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden. For three years you are to consider it forbidden; it must not be eaten. In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD. But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.  Leviticus 10:23-25 Does this really make se...  Read More

" 'Do not go about spreading slander among your people.Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor's life. I am the LORD." ' Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt." ' Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD." Leviticus 19:16-18. What a lovin...  Read More

"When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God." Leviticus 19:9-11 The instructions above might seem rather strange to us but God was simply asking the Israelites to make p...  Read More