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We are in chapter sixteen of Leviticus with our word for today. שָׂעִיר he-goat, billy-goat, male goat, buck. It is used 52 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense of the male of an agile ruminant related to sheep, but having a beard and straight horns. It is interesting that the first time our word is used in the Bible it was killed and used as part of Joseph’s brothers plan to...

We are moving into chapter sixteen of Leviticus with our word for today. קָרֵב get or come closer, approach, come forward, step up to. It is used 280 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense to offer, to present as an act of worship often in the form of sacrifice. Leviticus 1:3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He יַקְרִ֣יב s...

We are in chapter fifteen of Leviticus with our word for today. נִדָּה bleeding, menstruation, impurity, uncleanness. It is used 29 times in the Old Testament, 9 times in our chapter. Let’s look at our chapter since it has the most uses of our word. Leviticus 15:19-21 When a woman has a discharge, and the discharge in her body is blood, she shall be בְנִדָּתָ֔הּin her menstrual impurity for seven...

We are moving into chapter fifteen of Leviticus with our word for today. זוּב flow, drip, suffer a discharge. It is used 42 times in the Old Testament, 24 times in our chapter. Let’s look at our chapter since it has over half of the uses of our word. Leviticus 15:1-3 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any man has a זָ֣ב discharge from hi...

We are in chapter fourteen of Leviticus with our word for today. נֶ֫גַע afflicted with a rash or skin disease, leprous, be struck with leprosy. It is used 78 times in the Old Testament, 14 times in our chapter today. Our word is used in the sense of an infection, a state of ill health resulting from the invasion of the body by something harmful. Leviticus 13:45-46 The leprous person who has הַנֶּ֗...

We are moving into chapter fourteen of Leviticus with our word for today. צָרַע afflicted with a rash or skin disease, leprous, be struck with leprosy. It is used 20 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense of a person afflicted with skin disease, leprosy. Several people are identified in the Bible with this condition such as Miriam, King Uzziah, and Naaman t...

We are in chapter thirteen of Leviticus with our word for today. רָאָה see, understand, spy, look at, examine, inspect. It is used 1307 times in the Old Testament, 26 times in our chapter. Our word is used most of the time in the basic sense to see, to perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight. A good example is when the king sees Isaac and Rebecca. Genesis 26:8 When he had been the...

We are rolling into chapter thirteen of Leviticus with our word for today. צָרַ֫עַת skin disease, leprosy. It is used 35 times in the Old Testament, 21 times in our chapter more than half the uses. Let’s start with our chapter since it is also the first time it is used in the Bible. Leviticus 13:1-3 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “When a person has on the skin of his body a swelling or...

We are in chapter twelve of Leviticus with our word for today. נְקֵבָה female, woman. It is used 22 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense of a female animal. Genesis 6:19 And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark to keep them alive with you. They shall be male וּנְקֵבָ֖ה and female. Genesis 7:3 and seven pairs of the birds of the hea...

We are in chapter twelve of Leviticus with our word for today. זָכָר male, man, male person, male animal, ram. It is used 82 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense of a male animal. A good example is in reference to the law of redemption which we have looked at previously. Exodus 13:11-12, 15 “When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he swore to you and your...

We are moving into chapter twelve of Leviticus with our word for today. טָֽהֳרָה purifying, cleansing, cleanness. It is used 13 times in the Old Testament, twice in our chapter. A good example of our word is in Leviticus chapter 15 where we see how one is made clean. Leviticus 15:13 And when the one with a discharge is יִטְהַ֤ר cleansed of his discharge, then he shall count for himself seven days...

We are in chapter eleven of Leviticus with our word for today. שֶׁ֫רֶץ swarm, swarmer’s, swarming things. It is used 15 times in the Old Testament, 10 times in our chapter. We find our word used as a part of the list of unclean creatures that God instructed his people at that time not to eat. A couple days ago we found in our chapter our word for today used alongside of water creatures. Leviticus...

We are in chapter eleven of Leviticus with our word for today which is a phrase. עוֹף everything that flies, flying creatures, fowl, birds, insects. It is used 71 times in the Old Testament, 5 times in our chapter. Our word is a good example of how the context helps us understand the meaning. Since our word is a general word for everything that flies the context help us understand the specific way...

We are in chapter eleven of Leviticus with our word for today which is a phrase. סְנַפִּ֨יר וְקַשְׂקֶ֜שֶׂת fins and scales. It is used 5 times in the Old Testament, 3 times in our chapter. Our phrase is part of the list of unclean animals that God instructed his people at that time not to eat. Let’s look at the three uses in our chapter which is also the first time it is used in the Bible. Levitic...

We are in chapter eleven of Leviticus with our word for today. חֲזִיר swine, boar, hog, pig. It is used 7 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used to describe this animal living in the forest. Psalm 80:13 The חֲזִ֣יר boar from the forest ravages it, and all that move in the field feed on it. All the other uses of our word show its associated with behavior of those sinning against God. A g...

We are in chapter eleven of Leviticus with our word for today. אַרְנֶבֶת hare. It is used twice in the Old Testament. Our word is used to describe a swift, timid, long-eared animal larger than a rabbit. Let’s look at both of our uses starting with our chapter since it is also the first time it is used in the Bible. Leviticus 11:1-3, 6 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, “Speak t...

We are in chapter eleven of Leviticus with our word for today. שָׁפָן hyrax, rock badger, coney, daman. It is used 4 times in the Old Testament. Our word is used in the sense of a small hoofed mammal with rodent-like incisors and feet with hoof like toes. Let’s start with our chapter today since it is the first time it is used in the Bible. Leviticus 11:1-3, 5 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron...

We are in chapter eleven of Leviticus with our word for today. גָּמָל camel. It is used 54 times in the Old Testament. We find our word as part of the accounting of one’s wealth. Genesis 24:34-35 So he said, “I am Abraham's servant. The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, וּגְמַלִּ֖...

We are moving into chapter eleven of Leviticus with our word for today. טָמֵא unclean, polluted, defile, profane, tainted with impurities according to regulations and requirements. It is used 88 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the context of what the priests were to teach the people. Leviticus 10:10-11 You are to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between הַטָּמֵ...

We are in chapter ten of Leviticus with our word for today. יָטַב go well with, please, be agreeable, be pleasing, be good, to do well. It is used 117 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used in the sense of doing good in someone’s eyes. A great example of this is when the eastern tribes build an altar of witness but are misunderstood by the other tribes. Joshua 22:30-33 When Phinehas the...

We are in chapter ten of Leviticus with our word for today. תְּנוּפָה swinging, waving, shaking, uplifted offering, wave offering. It is used 30 times in the Old Testament, 3 times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense of waving something back and forth. In this sense it is seen with God coming to fight against the enemies of his people. Isaiah 19:16-17 In that day the Egyptians will be li...

We are in chapter ten of Leviticus with our word for today which is a phrase. יַ֣יִן וְשֵׁכָ֞ר wine or strong drink. It is used 9 times in the Old Testament. We see our phrase used when God is instructing the priest on how the special Nazarite vow was to be followed. Numbers 6:1-3 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When either a man or a woman make...

We are in rolling into chapter ten of Leviticus with our word for today which is a phrase. לֹ֦א צִוָּ֖ה had not commanded, has not commanded. It is used 7 times in the Old Testament. We see our word used half of the time to point out the consequences to going ahead and doing what God has not commanded should be done. We see this right at the beginning of the Bible. Genesis 3:11, 17 He said, “Who t...

We are in chapter nine of Leviticus with our word for today which is a phrase. וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ עַל־פְּנֵיהֶֽם and fell on their faces. It is used 6 times in the Old Testament. We see our phrase used by those interceding for others who God is angry with. Numbers 16:20-22 And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, “Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a m...

We are in chapter nine of Leviticus with our word for today which is a phrase. מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה from the presence of YHWH or the LORD, from before YHWH or the LORD. It is used 15 times in the Old Testament. We find our phrase used in the sense of people leaving God. The first time our phrase is used in the Bible is a good example of leaving which we find Cain doing right after he kills his brot...