Leviticus 11 talks about pure and impure animals in the Old Testament dietary laws. These laws weren’t just about food—they taught deep spiritual lessons. Clean animals like those that chew their cud symbolize ruminating over God’s Word, while parted-hoof animals represent a separated, holy walk. Both traits are necessary to live a God-honouring life: focusing on the Word and living set apart from the world. God used these dietary laws to teach holiness, reminding the Israelites to stay distinct from pagan practices and impurities. While these ceremonial laws are no longer required for Christians today, striving for holiness remains important. Our teacher, John Mathews, reminds us that impurity doesn’t just come from outward things—it often comes from within. Ultimately, God calls us to be holy because He is holy, setting a higher standard for living lives that honour Him.
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Leviticus 6-10 Holy Fire
The theme for Leviticus 6-10 is “Holy Fire.” Aaron and his sons were chosen as priests to represent people before God. They were responsible for sacrifices as God instructed, reminding us to approach Him with reverence. When they followed God’s exact instructions, He demonstrated His approval through holy fire consuming the offering, showing that obedience matters. But Nadab and Abihu disrespected God by offering unauthorized "strange fire," leading to their immediate death—a warning against taking God lightly or disobeying His holiness. These chapters also show how God uses priests and church leaders to teach, guide, and offer sacrifices, pointing ahead to Jesus as the ultimate High Priest. Today, we approach God not through Old Testament priests but through Christ. We are all called to honour God deeply while being mindful of His holiness in our lives.
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Leviticus 3-5 Peace With God and Man
The theme of Leviticus 3-5 is “Peace With God and Man.” These chapters explain offerings meant to restore peace between people and God, and address how unintentional sins can be forgiven. The peace offering symbolized gratitude and a harmonious relationship with God, reminding us that gratitude strengthens our connection with Him. The sin offering covered unintentional sins, showing that all sin—whether small or accidental—interrupts our fellowship with God and requires atonement through the shedding of blood. The guilt offering focused on how sins and offenses against others required confession and restitution. These laws teach us to be thankful, confess wrongs, and repair relationships with neighbours. Today, we don’t need animal sacrifices because Jesus paid the price for us through His blood, but peace with God and others still requires repentance, honesty, and humility.
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Leviticus 1-2 Worship Matters
In Leviticus 1-2, we see God establish a system of sacrifices to prepare His people to worship Him properly and deal with sin. The theme is “Worship Matters.” The sacrificial system showed that sin is serious and must be paid for—even unintentional sins. These sacrifices remind us that God is holy and cannot ignore sin, but they also point us toward Jesus, who became the ultimate sacrifice to take away sin permanently. Offering the best animals or grain demonstrated that worship should cost us something and involve effort. This is a challenge to give God our best in everything, trusting Him as our provider through offerings like the grain's “first fruits.” Today, we don’t need animal sacrifices because Jesus redeemed us, but we’re still called to bring the best of our time, talents, and resources to honour God in worship and to demonstrate gratitude.
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Exodus 35-40 Glory of God Through Worship
This part of the Bible describes how the tabernacle was built and how God manifested His glory in it. The tabernacle was a place of worship, representing God’s presence among His people—just like the Garden of Eden originally did. The tabernacle’s construction reminds us that serving God involves effort. God provided wisdom and skills to workers like Bezalel and Oholiab, as well as the materials needed to glorify Him. The completion of the tabernacle and the arrival of God’s glory within it show His faithfulness when we follow His instructions. It also represents God’s desire to live among His people and foreshadows Jesus, who “tabernacled” among us (John 1:14). Today, we are God’s tabernacles when we worship Him with true devotion.
Mission 66 brings the Bible to life each day as our hosts take you on a journey from Genesis to Revelation. You’ll understand God’s Word in a fresh way and grow in your intimacy with the Lord. In this chapter-by-chapter audio commentary from TWR, teacher John Mathews and co-host Esther Sisulu open the Scriptures in a personal and applicable way. They adapt the teaching of Brazilian Bible teacher Luiz Sayão, which he originally delivered in Portuguese. Mission 66 is heard in several languages through the hosting of TWR international teaching teams. Don't forget to download a copy of the Mission 66 study guide at www.mission66.org You can also interact with John & Esther on Facebook.
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