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March
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Reading
1 - Leviticus 7
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v.10
- Equal shares - a principle of scripture, but not very easy to find, and
certainly difficult to enforce, being totally contrary to human nature.
Within the world, and even within our own community, we have a vast range
of means. See also Ex.16:18
- the perfection of this process when God provided - and 2Co.8:14
- Paul's advice, as well as Acts
2:44,45.
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v.17
- Like so many of the laws, which would seem at the time to be arbitrary
rituals, God was looking after the health of his people, making law of what
we now know to be scientifically sound advice.
Peter Cresswell
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v.12
'sacrifice of thanksgiving' is a concept which is utilised a number of times
in Scripture - here are some.
Psalm 50:23 103:1 107:8 22 Hosea 14:2 2 Corinthians 9:15 Ephesians 5:20
Philippians 4:6 Colossians 1:12 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Hebrews 13:15 1 Peter
2:5 showing that the peace offering is a pattern of our service in Christ.
Peter Forbes
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:26-27
The prohibition on the eating of blood contrasts with the practices of some
of the nations around where drinking the blood of animals was taken as a
way to receive the strength of the animal whose blood was drunk. As far
as Israel were concerned the life was in the blood [Leviticus
17:11] The life belongs to God and is not for man to appropriate to
himself.
:38
We remember that this is one of the verses scattered through the book
which confirms that the details contained were spoken at Sinai.
Peter Forbes
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:30
In saying 'his own hands shall bring' shows that the sacrifice we make must
be our own. None else can make a sacrifice on our behalf - as if by proxy
we can get someone else to do our service to God.
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Reading
2 - Psalm 106
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v.8
- The times that God has 'made his mighty power to be known' and
man has chosen to ignore it. May we learn from the lessons that are repeated
time and time again of the way that many nations - even Israel - have chosen
not to recognise God's saving power. Num.14:14-16,
Deut.32:26-27, Jer.14:7,21, Dan.9:17-19.
Peter Cresswell
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v.1-5
None of our sins or sufferings should prevent our ascribing glory and praise
to the Lord. The more unworthy we are, the more is His grace to be admired.
Those who depend on the Redeemers righteousness will endeavour to
copy his example, and by word and deed to show forth his praise. Neh.9:5,
Rom.11:33, Eph.1:19, 3:18
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continued
from yesterday ...1 Chronicles 16 records David bringing the ark to Zion.
The three Psalms were spoken by David at that time. They were then incorporated
into the book of Psalms as three separate Psalms.
Notice that it is the historical parts of Psalms 105 and 106 which are left
out of the record in 1 Chronicles.
The reason being, the historical account records the joy of the time of
the bringing the ark to Zion. The Psalms record the 'journey' that the people
took in arriving at this point in their history.
Peter Forbes
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:19-20
In the Psalmists comment here on the making of the golden calf and it's
effect we learn that worshipping idols is not something that can be done
alongside an attempt to worship God. This is because that we bring God down
to the level of the idol that we have made. Thus idol worship actually impacts
on our worship of God. It devalues it.
Peter Forbes
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:30-31
The mention of Phinehas quotes the events of Numbers 25 where he stayed
the plague by killing the Midianitish woman and the Simeonite. In that 'it
was counted to him for righteousness' (Psalm
106:31) he is like Abraham (Genesis
15:6) whose faith was counted to him for righteousness. Phinehas' faith
was seen in the way he behaved.
Peter Forbes
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Reading
3 - 1Corinthians 15
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v.37
- the word for 'bare' - (gumnos
1131) - the word for 'naked'. It brings in ideas that start
right back in Gen.2:25
- go through many analogies to make us realise that our clothing, like Adam
and Eve's, must be made by God. Here are some of the other occurrences of
the word - Matt.25:36,38,43,44.
2Cor.5:3, Heb.4:13, Rev.16:15.
Peter Cresswell
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:12-19
We have noted a number of times that the Corinthians trusted in their own
'wisdom' now Paul uses powerful logic which did not even require a knowledge
of Scripture to demonstrate that folly of not believing that Jesus had not
been raised from the dead.
Peter Forbes
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