After contemplating the solemn Day of Atonement last week, we’re following the Jewish calendar’s shift in gears and studying the festive Feast of Tabernacles this week! Also known as Sukkot, this holiday originates in Leviticus 23 as a reminder of Israel’s wilderness wanderings and a celebration of God’s provision and guidance for His people. This holiday is filled with symbolism—from …
November 25, 2023 | A Thanksgiving from Leviticus
Celebrate the holiday of gratitude by learning a beautiful lesson from the Bible about thanksgiving! We dig into Leviticus this week for a special lesson. You’re probably not familiar with this law from the Lord unless you’ve done your homework in the fine details of the Law. But Chris draws our attention to Scripture this week for a look at …
November 26, 2022 | Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving, friends! Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday for many of us in America. And though it’s associated with its American roots, it has a surprising amount of parallels to Israel and the Jewish people. This week Chris shares a lengthy list of connections between the Jewish people and Thanksgiving that you’ve probably never considered. Whether through the way the …
November 20, 2021 | Thanksgiving Offering – Leviticus 7
Celebrate this Thanksgiving by learning a beautiful lesson from the Bible about Thanksgiving! We dig into Leviticus this week for a special lesson. You’re probably not familiar with this law from the Lord unless you’ve done your homework in the fine details of the Law. But Chris draws our attention to Scripture this week for a look at why our …
Eden to Eden, Part Two
As we continue part two of our current series, Eden to Eden, Chris will show us in Scripture God’s omnibenevolence. It’s a big word but simply put it means God is perfectly good. We’ll see how God pursues the people of Israel even though they reject Him over and over. And the reason He pursues? Because He is good! He …
Eden to Eden, Part One
Sometimes it’s hard to see patterns in life. We can get so caught up with the day-to-day we forget to reflect and look back. It’s easy to do this with God’s story too. God’s Word opens with the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden. Then in the end it closes with the Tree of Life in the New …
November 19, 2016 | #1647—Thanksgiving According to the Book of Leviticus
Chris speaks often on the radio of the sacrifices the Jewish people were required to offer to God. But the thanksgiving sacrifice is the only optional sacrifice. Why did God not require this one? Take a listen, it’s a good lesson for us as believers. God did have specific instructions for how to do the offering. He explains in Leviticus …