The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Leviticus 9:1-2,
"On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. He said to Aaron, 'Take a bull calf for your sin offering and a ram for your burnt offering, both without defect, and present them before the Lord.'"
Following the seven days of his consecration to the priesthood (a requirement to make Aaron acceptable to the Lord to offer sacrifices), Aaron was to begin that ministry of offering those sacrifices - on the eighth day. An activity that temporarily made the Israelites acceptable to the Lord.
In Leviticus 14:8-10 we read that when an Israelite got a skin disease, it made them ceremonially unclean. They were to go to the priest for cleansing. On the eighth day following their period of cleansing for seven days, they were to bring an offering to the Lord that made them now acceptable to the Lord.
In Leviticus 15:13-15 when a man had "an unusual bodily discharge" it made him "unclean", (verses 2-3). He was to go through a seven day period of cleansing and then take an offering to the priest on the eighth day. "In this way he will make atonement before the Lord for the man because of his discharge." Verse 15. This now made him acceptable to the Lord.
In Leviticus 22:27 we read, "When a calf, a lamb or a goat is born, it is to remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as a food offering presented to the Lord."
In Leviticus 12:2-3 we read, "A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her monthly period. On the eighth day the boy is to be circumcised." Today we know that in the 1930s Henrik Dam and Edward Doisy found the necessary requirements for blood to clot: vitamin K and prothrombin. The eighth day is the best timing for circumcision (which causes bleeding), because prothrombin peaks at 110% of normal and vitamin K peaks on that day as well. See https://evidence-for-the-bible.com/scientific-evidence-for-the-bible/scientific-evidence-for-circumcision-on-the-eighth-day/ In Romans 2:29 Paul contrasts physical circumcision with the work the Holy Spirit in our lives, a "circumcision of the heart", making us acceptable to God.
I'm not much of one for numerology and the odd-ball things people come up with, but it is interesting about acceptance from the Lord and the eighth day, isn't it?
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. He said to Aaron, 'Take a bull calf for your sin offering and a ram for your burnt offering, both without defect, and present them before the Lord.'"
Following the seven days of his consecration to the priesthood (a requirement to make Aaron acceptable to the Lord to offer sacrifices), Aaron was to begin that ministry of offering those sacrifices - on the eighth day. An activity that temporarily made the Israelites acceptable to the Lord.
In Leviticus 14:8-10 we read that when an Israelite got a skin disease, it made them ceremonially unclean. They were to go to the priest for cleansing. On the eighth day following their period of cleansing for seven days, they were to bring an offering to the Lord that made them now acceptable to the Lord.
In Leviticus 15:13-15 when a man had "an unusual bodily discharge" it made him "unclean", (verses 2-3). He was to go through a seven day period of cleansing and then take an offering to the priest on the eighth day. "In this way he will make atonement before the Lord for the man because of his discharge." Verse 15. This now made him acceptable to the Lord.
In Leviticus 22:27 we read, "When a calf, a lamb or a goat is born, it is to remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as a food offering presented to the Lord."
In Leviticus 12:2-3 we read, "A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her monthly period. On the eighth day the boy is to be circumcised." Today we know that in the 1930s Henrik Dam and Edward Doisy found the necessary requirements for blood to clot: vitamin K and prothrombin. The eighth day is the best timing for circumcision (which causes bleeding), because prothrombin peaks at 110% of normal and vitamin K peaks on that day as well. See https://evidence-for-the-bible.com/scientific-evidence-for-the-bible/scientific-evidence-for-circumcision-on-the-eighth-day/ In Romans 2:29 Paul contrasts physical circumcision with the work the Holy Spirit in our lives, a "circumcision of the heart", making us acceptable to God.
I'm not much of one for numerology and the odd-ball things people come up with, but it is interesting about acceptance from the Lord and the eighth day, isn't it?
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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