Go and teach all nations
Laws of holiness and justice
Leviticus 19: 26–29
Practices that holy men and women were to avoid; eating blood; practicing divination; sorcery; cutting hair and beard in connection with pagan mourning rites; cutting the flesh for the dead; or tattooing; hiring one’s daughter out as a prostitute
v26 You must not eat any meat that has the blood in it. People must not do magic. They must not use magic to try to discover things that might happen.
v27 A man must not cut the hair on the sides of his head. He must not cut the edges of his beard.
v28 He must not cut his body to remember the dead people. He must not paint his body. I am the Lord your God.
v29 He must not sell his daughter for sex. You would make her ashamed. If he does this, all the people might do the same. The whole country would become full of sin.
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Go and teach all nations
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 19:23-25
Go and teach all nations
Laws of holiness and justice
Leviticus 19:23-25
The reward by increase in the production of fruit from the fifth year
v23 A person may plant a fruit tree in the country called Canaan. But he must not eat the fruit for three years.
v24 In the fourth year, the fruit is holy. It is an offering to show that the Lord is great.
v25 In the fifth year, the people can eat the fruit. If they do this, the trees will give much fruit to the people. I am the Lord your God.
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Go and teach all nations
Laws of holiness and justice
Leviticus 19:23-25
The reward by increase in the production of fruit from the fifth year
v23 A person may plant a fruit tree in the country called Canaan. But he must not eat the fruit for three years.
v24 In the fourth year, the fruit is holy. It is an offering to show that the Lord is great.
v25 In the fifth year, the people can eat the fruit. If they do this, the trees will give much fruit to the people. I am the Lord your God.
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Go and teach all nations
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 19:20-22
Go and teach all nations
Laws of holiness and justice
Leviticus 19:20-22
God’s Laws regarding slavery girl, and concubine
v20 A slave girl belongs to a man. Another man must not have sex with her. If he does, he is doing a wrong thing. But the girl is not free. He has not bought her. You must punish them. But you must not kill them because the girl was not free.
v21 The man must bring a male sheep to the door of the Tent of Meeting. It is an offering to the Lord.
v22 The priest will sacrifice the gift to the Lord. The sacrifice will atone for the man’s sin. Then the Lord will forgive the man.
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Go and teach all nations
Laws of holiness and justice
Leviticus 19:20-22
God’s Laws regarding slavery girl, and concubine
v20 A slave girl belongs to a man. Another man must not have sex with her. If he does, he is doing a wrong thing. But the girl is not free. He has not bought her. You must punish them. But you must not kill them because the girl was not free.
v21 The man must bring a male sheep to the door of the Tent of Meeting. It is an offering to the Lord.
v22 The priest will sacrifice the gift to the Lord. The sacrifice will atone for the man’s sin. Then the Lord will forgive the man.
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 19:19
Go and teach all nations
Laws of holiness and justice
Leviticus 19:19
God’s warning against mixing cattle and hybrid species, seeds, or materials in garments
v19 The people must obey the Lord’s rules. They must not let two different kinds of animals have sex together. They must not put two different kinds of seeds in one field. They must not make clothes from two different materials.
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Go and teach all nations
Laws of holiness and justice
Leviticus 19:19
God’s warning against mixing cattle and hybrid species, seeds, or materials in garments
v19 The people must obey the Lord’s rules. They must not let two different kinds of animals have sex together. They must not put two different kinds of seeds in one field. They must not make clothes from two different materials.
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 19:9-18
Go and teach all nations
Laws of holiness and justice
Leviticus 19:9-18
Holiness in everyday affairs: regard for the poor; regard for the truth; regard for the employee and the helpless; regard for the rich; regard for one’s neighbor
v9 When a person cuts the plants in his field, he must not cut to the edge of the field. He must not pick up what he drops.
v10 If a person grows fruit to make wine, he must not pick all of the fruit. He must not pick up the fruit that drops. The fruit that drops is for the poor people. And it is for those who are foreign. I am the Lord your God.
v11 You must not take something that belongs to another person. You must not say something that is not true. You must obey my rules.
v12 You must not use the name of the Lord to say a promise. This will make my name unclean. I am the Lord.
v13 You must not rob another person. You must not keep a slave’s money until the morning.
v14 You must not speak bad words about a person who cannot hear. You must not put something in front of a person who cannot see. The person might fall. I am the Lord.
v15 My people must be fair to other people. They must not be more kind to a rich or important man than to a poor one. They must be fair to rich people and to poor people.
v16 They must not speak bad words about other people. They must not do anything that would cause a man to die. I am the Lord.
v17 You must not think bad thoughts about another person. A person may do something that is wrong. You must tell him that he is doing a wrong thing. If you do, you will not be a part of the wrong thing.
v18 You must not hurt another person because he hurt you. And you must not remember for a long time the bad thing that someone did to you. You must love all people as you love yourself. I am the Lord.
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Go and teach all nations
Laws of holiness and justice
Leviticus 19:9-18
Holiness in everyday affairs: regard for the poor; regard for the truth; regard for the employee and the helpless; regard for the rich; regard for one’s neighbor
v9 When a person cuts the plants in his field, he must not cut to the edge of the field. He must not pick up what he drops.
v10 If a person grows fruit to make wine, he must not pick all of the fruit. He must not pick up the fruit that drops. The fruit that drops is for the poor people. And it is for those who are foreign. I am the Lord your God.
v11 You must not take something that belongs to another person. You must not say something that is not true. You must obey my rules.
v12 You must not use the name of the Lord to say a promise. This will make my name unclean. I am the Lord.
v13 You must not rob another person. You must not keep a slave’s money until the morning.
v14 You must not speak bad words about a person who cannot hear. You must not put something in front of a person who cannot see. The person might fall. I am the Lord.
v15 My people must be fair to other people. They must not be more kind to a rich or important man than to a poor one. They must be fair to rich people and to poor people.
v16 They must not speak bad words about other people. They must not do anything that would cause a man to die. I am the Lord.
v17 You must not think bad thoughts about another person. A person may do something that is wrong. You must tell him that he is doing a wrong thing. If you do, you will not be a part of the wrong thing.
v18 You must not hurt another person because he hurt you. And you must not remember for a long time the bad thing that someone did to you. You must love all people as you love yourself. I am the Lord.
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 19:3-8
Go and teach all nations
Laws of holiness and justice
Leviticus 19:3-8
Various Laws: To respect mother and father; to observe God’s Sabbath; not to turn to idols; to bring peace of fellowship of offerings, and keep His services.
v3 Each person must respect his mother and his father. All the people must keep the Sabbath as a day for rest. I am the Lord your God.
v4 You must not worship idols. You must not use metal to make gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
v5 When a person sacrifices a fellowship offering to the Lord, he must obey the rules. If he does, the Lord will accept the gift.
v6 The people must eat the meat on the day that the person offers it. Or they must eat it on the next day. The person must burn any meat that he has not eaten after the second day.
v7 On the third day, the meat is not clean.
v8 If he eats the meat on the third day he makes a holy gift unclean. You must send him away from the camp.
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Go and teach all nations
Laws of holiness and justice
Leviticus 19:3-8
Various Laws: To respect mother and father; to observe God’s Sabbath; not to turn to idols; to bring peace of fellowship of offerings, and keep His services.
v3 Each person must respect his mother and his father. All the people must keep the Sabbath as a day for rest. I am the Lord your God.
v4 You must not worship idols. You must not use metal to make gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.
v5 When a person sacrifices a fellowship offering to the Lord, he must obey the rules. If he does, the Lord will accept the gift.
v6 The people must eat the meat on the day that the person offers it. Or they must eat it on the next day. The person must burn any meat that he has not eaten after the second day.
v7 On the third day, the meat is not clean.
v8 If he eats the meat on the third day he makes a holy gift unclean. You must send him away from the camp.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 19:1-2
Go and teach all nations
Rules of holiness and justice
Leviticus 19:1-2
The LORD speaks with Moses: “Tell the children of Israel; be Holy, because I the LORD your God, am holy”
v1 The Lord said to Moses,
v2 ‘Speak to Israel’s people; they must be holy because I am holy. You must tell them that.
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Go and teach all nations
Rules of holiness and justice
Leviticus 19:1-2
The LORD speaks with Moses: “Tell the children of Israel; be Holy, because I the LORD your God, am holy”
v1 The Lord said to Moses,
v2 ‘Speak to Israel’s people; they must be holy because I am holy. You must tell them that.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 18:24-30
Go and teach all nations
Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:24-30
The LORD said to the Israelites and to the aliens living among them, not to do any of these detestable things that the people in Canaan did and to obey His rules
v24 Do not do these things. They would make you unclean. The people who live in Canaan do these things. It made them unclean. The Lord will send those people out of their country.
v25 Canaan is unclean because the people did these things. This is why the Lord pushed the people out of that country.
v26 But you and the foreigners with you must not do these wrong things.
v27 The people in Canaan did these bad things and the country became unclean.
v28 If you do these bad things, I will push you out of Canaan’s country. I will send you away, like the people before you.
v29 You must send away any person who does any of these bad things.
v30 All the people must obey my rules. They must not do the bad things that the people in Canaan did. If they did them, my people would become unclean. I am the Lord your God.’
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Go and teach all nations
Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:24-30
The LORD said to the Israelites and to the aliens living among them, not to do any of these detestable things that the people in Canaan did and to obey His rules
v24 Do not do these things. They would make you unclean. The people who live in Canaan do these things. It made them unclean. The Lord will send those people out of their country.
v25 Canaan is unclean because the people did these things. This is why the Lord pushed the people out of that country.
v26 But you and the foreigners with you must not do these wrong things.
v27 The people in Canaan did these bad things and the country became unclean.
v28 If you do these bad things, I will push you out of Canaan’s country. I will send you away, like the people before you.
v29 You must send away any person who does any of these bad things.
v30 All the people must obey my rules. They must not do the bad things that the people in Canaan did. If they did them, my people would become unclean. I am the Lord your God.’
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 18:23
Go and teach all nations
Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:23
Sexual relations with animal is forbidden
v23 Do not have sex with an animal. To do this is a sin. It would make you unclean. A woman must not have sex with an animal. She would not be obeying the rules of her nature.
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Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:23
Sexual relations with animal is forbidden
v23 Do not have sex with an animal. To do this is a sin. It would make you unclean. A woman must not have sex with an animal. She would not be obeying the rules of her nature.
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Monday, November 17, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 18:22
Go and teach all nations
Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:22
Homosexuality is prohibited
v22 Do not have sex with another man. To do this is very wrong.
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Go and teach all nations
Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:22
Homosexuality is prohibited
v22 Do not have sex with another man. To do this is very wrong.
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Sunday, November 16, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 18:21
Go and teach all nations
Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:21
Do not sacrifice your children and do not profane the name of your God
v21 Do not give a child as a sacrifice to the god called Molech. This would destroy the Lord’s honor. He is the Lord.
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Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:21
Do not sacrifice your children and do not profane the name of your God
v21 Do not give a child as a sacrifice to the god called Molech. This would destroy the Lord’s honor. He is the Lord.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 18:20
Go and teach all nations
Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:20
Adultery is prohibited
v20 A slave girl belongs to a man. Another man must not have sex with her. If he does, he is doing a wrong thing. But the girl is not free. He has not bought her. You must punish them. But you must not kill them because the girl was not free.
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Go and teach all nations
Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:20
Adultery is prohibited
v20 A slave girl belongs to a man. Another man must not have sex with her. If he does, he is doing a wrong thing. But the girl is not free. He has not bought her. You must punish them. But you must not kill them because the girl was not free.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 18:19
Go and teach all nations
Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:19
Not to have intercourse during a woman’s menstrual period
v19 Do not have sex with a woman when she is bleeding. She does this each month.
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Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:19
Not to have intercourse during a woman’s menstrual period
v19 Do not have sex with a woman when she is bleeding. She does this each month.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 18:6-18
Go and teach all nations
Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:6-18
A person must not have intercourse sexual intercourse with any close relative
v6 A person must not have sex with a person who belongs to his own family. I am the Lord.
v7 Do not have sex with your mother. You will cause your father to be ashamed.
v8 Do not have sex with a wife of your father. Your father will be ashamed.
v9 Do not have sex with your sister. Do not have sex with the sister who has the same mother but a different father from you. Do not have sex with the sister who has the same father but a different mother from you. Do not have sex with your sister even if she lives in the same house as you.
v10 Do not have sex with any granddaughter. You will be ashamed.
v11 Do not have sex with the daughter of your father and his wife. She is your sister.
v12 Do not have sex with your father’s sister. She is his sister.
v13 Do not have sex with your mother’s sister. She is her sister.
v14 Do not have sex with the wife who is married to your father’s brother. She is your aunt.
v15 Do not have sex with your son’s wife.
v16 Do not have sex with your brother’s wife. You will make your brother ashamed.
v17 Do not have sex with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sex with her son’s daughter or with her daughter’s daughter. They are her family and they are near to her. If you do this you are sinning.
v18 Do not take your wife’s sister for a second wife. Do not have sex with your wife’s sister if your wife is alive.
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Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:6-18
A person must not have intercourse sexual intercourse with any close relative
v6 A person must not have sex with a person who belongs to his own family. I am the Lord.
v7 Do not have sex with your mother. You will cause your father to be ashamed.
v8 Do not have sex with a wife of your father. Your father will be ashamed.
v9 Do not have sex with your sister. Do not have sex with the sister who has the same mother but a different father from you. Do not have sex with the sister who has the same father but a different mother from you. Do not have sex with your sister even if she lives in the same house as you.
v10 Do not have sex with any granddaughter. You will be ashamed.
v11 Do not have sex with the daughter of your father and his wife. She is your sister.
v12 Do not have sex with your father’s sister. She is his sister.
v13 Do not have sex with your mother’s sister. She is her sister.
v14 Do not have sex with the wife who is married to your father’s brother. She is your aunt.
v15 Do not have sex with your son’s wife.
v16 Do not have sex with your brother’s wife. You will make your brother ashamed.
v17 Do not have sex with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sex with her son’s daughter or with her daughter’s daughter. They are her family and they are near to her. If you do this you are sinning.
v18 Do not take your wife’s sister for a second wife. Do not have sex with your wife’s sister if your wife is alive.
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 18:1-5
Go and teach all nations
Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:1-5
Rules about sex – The people must obey God’ rules, HE is the LORD
v1 The Lord said to Moses,
v2 ‘Tell Israel’s people that I am the Lord their God.
v3 They lived in the country called Egypt. They must not do as the people in Egypt do. I am bringing them to live in Canaan’s country. They must not do as the people in Canaan do.
v4 They must obey my rules. I am the Lord.
v5 If they obey my rules, they will give me pleasure. If they obey my rules, they will remain alive. I am the Lord.
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Go and teach all nations
Rules for the people about their lives
Leviticus 18:1-5
Rules about sex – The people must obey God’ rules, HE is the LORD
v1 The Lord said to Moses,
v2 ‘Tell Israel’s people that I am the Lord their God.
v3 They lived in the country called Egypt. They must not do as the people in Egypt do. I am bringing them to live in Canaan’s country. They must not do as the people in Canaan do.
v4 They must obey my rules. I am the Lord.
v5 If they obey my rules, they will give me pleasure. If they obey my rules, they will remain alive. I am the Lord.
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Sunday, November 09, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 17:10-16
Go and teach all nations
Rules about the Day of Atonement
Leviticus 17:10-16
Israel’s people must not eat blood and a foreign person among them must not eat blood
v10 An Israelite or a foreigner who lives among you must not eat blood. And they must not drink it. If somebody does, the Lord will turn away from him. He will take that person away from his people.
v11 The blood gives its life to an animal. You must put the blood on the altar. The Lord has given the blood to you. It atones for your sins and it gives life to you.
v12 For this reason, Israel’s people must not eat blood. And the people who are travelling with them must not eat blood.
v13 A person may catch an animal or a bird that is clean to eat. If he does, he must pour its blood on the ground. He must cover the blood with some earth.
v14 The animal’s life is in its blood. That is why no Israelite should eat any animal’s blood. You must send any person that eats blood away from your people.
v15 An Israelite or a foreign person may find a dead animal. If he eats it, he must wash his clothes and his body. He will be unclean until evening. Then he will become clean. A person might find an animal or a bird that a wild animal has killed. He must wash his clothes and his body. He will be unclean until evening.
v16 If that person does not wash clothes and his body, it is his own mistake.’
Comment:
Animals that have died have the blood in them. And animals that other animals have killed have the blood in them. So they will not be clean.
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Go and teach all nations
Rules about the Day of Atonement
Leviticus 17:10-16
Israel’s people must not eat blood and a foreign person among them must not eat blood
v10 An Israelite or a foreigner who lives among you must not eat blood. And they must not drink it. If somebody does, the Lord will turn away from him. He will take that person away from his people.
v11 The blood gives its life to an animal. You must put the blood on the altar. The Lord has given the blood to you. It atones for your sins and it gives life to you.
v12 For this reason, Israel’s people must not eat blood. And the people who are travelling with them must not eat blood.
v13 A person may catch an animal or a bird that is clean to eat. If he does, he must pour its blood on the ground. He must cover the blood with some earth.
v14 The animal’s life is in its blood. That is why no Israelite should eat any animal’s blood. You must send any person that eats blood away from your people.
v15 An Israelite or a foreign person may find a dead animal. If he eats it, he must wash his clothes and his body. He will be unclean until evening. Then he will become clean. A person might find an animal or a bird that a wild animal has killed. He must wash his clothes and his body. He will be unclean until evening.
v16 If that person does not wash clothes and his body, it is his own mistake.’
Comment:
Animals that have died have the blood in them. And animals that other animals have killed have the blood in them. So they will not be clean.
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Thursday, November 06, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 17:1-9
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 17:1-9
Animal sacrifice in an open field was prohibited
v1 The Lord said to Moses,
v2 ‘Tell these rules to Aaron and his sons and all the people.
v3 If a person sacrifices a male cow, a sheep or a goat in the fields, that is a sin. Or if a person sacrifices it in the camp, that is a sin.
v4 The animal is an offering to the Lord. The person should bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting. He should offer it to the Lord there. The person who offers a sacrifice anywhere else has sinned. He has sacrificed an animal in the wrong way. He must leave the camp.
v5 This rule will stop the people giving sacrifices to the Lord in the fields. They must bring their gifts to the priest. They will be fellowship offerings. The priest will be at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
v6 He must shake the blood of the animal on the Lord’s altar. That altar is at the door of the Tent of Meeting. The priest must burn the fat. The smell of it while it is burning will give the Lord pleasure.
v7 The people give sacrifices in the fields to worship idols that seem like goats. They must never do this again. This rule is for now and for all time.
v8 If an Israelite gives a sacrifice or a burnt offering he must offer it at the Tent of Meeting’s door. A foreigner may live among you. If he gives a sacrifice he must offer it to the Lord at the Tent of Meeting’s door.
v9 If they did not offer it to the Lord at the Tent of Meeting’s door they are sinning. You must send them away from the camp.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 17:1-9
Animal sacrifice in an open field was prohibited
v1 The Lord said to Moses,
v2 ‘Tell these rules to Aaron and his sons and all the people.
v3 If a person sacrifices a male cow, a sheep or a goat in the fields, that is a sin. Or if a person sacrifices it in the camp, that is a sin.
v4 The animal is an offering to the Lord. The person should bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting. He should offer it to the Lord there. The person who offers a sacrifice anywhere else has sinned. He has sacrificed an animal in the wrong way. He must leave the camp.
v5 This rule will stop the people giving sacrifices to the Lord in the fields. They must bring their gifts to the priest. They will be fellowship offerings. The priest will be at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
v6 He must shake the blood of the animal on the Lord’s altar. That altar is at the door of the Tent of Meeting. The priest must burn the fat. The smell of it while it is burning will give the Lord pleasure.
v7 The people give sacrifices in the fields to worship idols that seem like goats. They must never do this again. This rule is for now and for all time.
v8 If an Israelite gives a sacrifice or a burnt offering he must offer it at the Tent of Meeting’s door. A foreigner may live among you. If he gives a sacrifice he must offer it to the Lord at the Tent of Meeting’s door.
v9 If they did not offer it to the Lord at the Tent of Meeting’s door they are sinning. You must send them away from the camp.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 16:29-34
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 16:29-34
The rules that the LORD commanded Moses for the day of Atonement
v29 On the 10th (tenth) day of the 7th (seventh) month, Israel’s people must not eat any food. This is a rule that you must obey for all time. The people who are travelling with them must not eat any food. None of them must do any work.
v30 This day will make them clean from all their sins. The Lord will see them as clean people. This will be the Day of Atonement.
v31 It is a day when you do not eat any food. It is a day for rest. This is a rule from the Lord and you must do this every year.
v32 The High Priest is a chosen son of Aaron. And he must make atonement. He will put on the holy clothes. He will bring the people’s offerings to the Lord.
v33 He will make atonement for the Most Holy Place. He will make atonement for the Tent of Meeting. He will make atonement for the altar. He will make atonement for the priests and for all the people.
v34 He will make atonement for all the Israelites’ sins once every year. This rule is for now and for all time.’
The people did everything quite as the Lord had told Moses.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 16:29-34
The rules that the LORD commanded Moses for the day of Atonement
v29 On the 10th (tenth) day of the 7th (seventh) month, Israel’s people must not eat any food. This is a rule that you must obey for all time. The people who are travelling with them must not eat any food. None of them must do any work.
v30 This day will make them clean from all their sins. The Lord will see them as clean people. This will be the Day of Atonement.
v31 It is a day when you do not eat any food. It is a day for rest. This is a rule from the Lord and you must do this every year.
v32 The High Priest is a chosen son of Aaron. And he must make atonement. He will put on the holy clothes. He will bring the people’s offerings to the Lord.
v33 He will make atonement for the Most Holy Place. He will make atonement for the Tent of Meeting. He will make atonement for the altar. He will make atonement for the priests and for all the people.
v34 He will make atonement for all the Israelites’ sins once every year. This rule is for now and for all time.’
The people did everything quite as the Lord had told Moses.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 16:26-28
Go and teach all nations
Rules about the Day of Atonement
Leviticus 16:26-28
The dead bull and the goat for the sin offering is taken outside the camp
v26 The person who sent the goat away must wash his clothes and his body. He can return to the camp.
v27 Aaron had killed a bull (male cow) and a goat for the sin offering. He took their blood into the Most Holy Place to make atonement. Someone must carry their dead bodies outside the camp. He must burn them. That man must burn the skin, the meat and the inside parts.
v28 The man who burnt the animals must wash his clothes and his body. Then he can return to the camp
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Rules about the Day of Atonement
Leviticus 16:26-28
The dead bull and the goat for the sin offering is taken outside the camp
v26 The person who sent the goat away must wash his clothes and his body. He can return to the camp.
v27 Aaron had killed a bull (male cow) and a goat for the sin offering. He took their blood into the Most Holy Place to make atonement. Someone must carry their dead bodies outside the camp. He must burn them. That man must burn the skin, the meat and the inside parts.
v28 The man who burnt the animals must wash his clothes and his body. Then he can return to the camp
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Monday, November 03, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 16:23-25
Go and teach all nations
Rules about the Day of Atonement
Leviticus 16:23-25
Aaron sacrifice the burnt offering for himself and for the people of Israel
v23 Aaron must go into the Tent of Meeting. He must take off the holy clothes. The holy clothes must stay in the Tent of Meeting.
v24 He must wash his body in a holy place. He must put on his own clothes. He must leave the holy place. Then he must sacrifice the burnt offerings to the Lord. They will make atonement for himself and for the people.
v25 And he must also burn the fat from the sin offering on the altar.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Rules about the Day of Atonement
Leviticus 16:23-25
Aaron sacrifice the burnt offering for himself and for the people of Israel
v23 Aaron must go into the Tent of Meeting. He must take off the holy clothes. The holy clothes must stay in the Tent of Meeting.
v24 He must wash his body in a holy place. He must put on his own clothes. He must leave the holy place. Then he must sacrifice the burnt offerings to the Lord. They will make atonement for himself and for the people.
v25 And he must also burn the fat from the sin offering on the altar.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 16:20-22
Go and teach all nations
Rules about the Day of Atonement
Leviticus 16:20-22
A goat will carry away all the bad things that the people have done into the desert
v20 Aaron must first atone for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of meeting and the altar. Then he must bring the goat that is alive.
v21 He must put his hands on the goat’s head. He must speak aloud all the bad things that Israel’s people have done. Then all the bad things will be on the goat’s head. Aaron must tell a man that he must send the goat away into the desert.
v22 The goat will carry all the sins of the people into the desert. The man must send it away into the desert.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Rules about the Day of Atonement
Leviticus 16:20-22
A goat will carry away all the bad things that the people have done into the desert
v20 Aaron must first atone for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of meeting and the altar. Then he must bring the goat that is alive.
v21 He must put his hands on the goat’s head. He must speak aloud all the bad things that Israel’s people have done. Then all the bad things will be on the goat’s head. Aaron must tell a man that he must send the goat away into the desert.
v22 The goat will carry all the sins of the people into the desert. The man must send it away into the desert.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
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