These verses discuss the last days of The Apostle Paul’s trip to Rome.  Verses 1-10 recount the amazing power of God working through Paul in three instances: I. The snake bites Paul but Paul lives. [A snake bite is a reminder of Israel being bitten by snakes and Moses lifting up a pole with a … More Acts 28:1-16

Scripture recounts twice in these verses the removal of a king of Judah from Jerusalem: Jehoiachin and Zedekiah.  Both did ‘evil in the sight of the Lord’. The judgement was so severe on Zedekiah that his sons were killed in his presence by the Chaldeans and his eyes were put out. God is holy and … More 2 Kings 24:8-25:12 God is holy

Leviticus 15 discusses the normal discharges of men and women.  Each discharge makes the respective man or woman unclean and therefore unable to come to the sanctuary. The remedies for the uncleanness are et forth in the chapter but the major point is that discharges make us unclean and therefore we are to see ourselves … More Leviticus 15: clean and unclean continued

Leviticus teaches that sin is when the soul sins against the Word or Law of God and to be unclean is when your old man, or the part of you that you can see, becomes abnormal. Sin is a violation of the Law. Uncleanness is when your body is abnormal. To be normal is to … More Sin vs. Clean/unclean

The Scriptures teach in Luke 4:1-13 the three general temptations of the devil to man as he tempts Jesus: #1 do what he says vs. what God says in His Word. [Luke 4:3-4] #2 worship him to get what you want in this life vs. waiting patiently for God to grant it to us. [Luke … More Luke 4:1-13 ‘The devil’s 3 temptations’

The prototype offering is demonstrated in the in initial Passover meal that is detailed in Exodus 12:1 – 13. .This means the categories that must be addressed in our salvation are revealed fully in the Passover. They are: I.     Judgement: Judgement was coming from the Angel of Death. II.     Atonement: the … More Exodus 12:1-13 The prototype offering

A.A. Bonar in his “Exposition of Leviticus” says about Leviticus 5 that: “..the trespass offering was offered in cases where the sin was more private and confined to the individual’s knowledge. The sin was known only to the man himself, and so it was less hurtful in its effects…..The trespass-offering was always a ram, It … More Leviticus 5: Trespass and sin offering

Luke 15:11-32 tells the well known story of the prodigal son. While there are three main characters in the story, the two sons and the Father, could we say evangelistically the story is about the Father’s perspective to the sons. Perhaps as Jesus told the story the people hearing Him would identify with one of … More The Father of the Prodigal Son

After justifying Israel through the Burnt offering, sanctifying him with the Grain offering then comes, in order, the Peace offering. There are three points: The meaning of the inwards parts being offered. The meaning of peace. The fruit of the peace offering. 1.     In “The Preachers Homiletical Commentary on the Book Leviticus” Rev. … More Leviticus 3: The joy of the peace offering

Leviticus 2 is a description of the human offering of Christ. The fine flour represents his human purity; the oil is the anointing of the Holy Spirit upon Him at His birth and baptism; the frankincense represents His work done for the glory of His Father. Leaven represents evil, malice, hypocrisy and pride; honey points … More Leviticus 2: the meat or grain offering