The Bible by David Alley

In this video listen to Numbers 8 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Numbers 8 the scriptures talk again about the candlestick. The discussion of the menorah has been spread out in many places. First in Exodus 25:31-40, where it is planned. Second in Exodus 37:17-34, where it is made. Third in Exodus 40:24,25, where it is set up. Fourth in Leviticus 24:2, where talks about th...

In this video listen to Numbers 7 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Numbers 7 we have the third longest chapter in the Bible with 89 verses. It is narrowly beaten by Deuteronomy 28 which has less verses but more words, and significantly beaten by Psalm 119. One of the things that makes this chapter long is the repetition. You would think that there is no point repeating the...

In this video listen to Numbers 6 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Numbers 6 This chapter has two things Rules about nazarites The priestly blessing for Israel Firstly Nazirites A Nazirite is not the same as a Nazarene, which is a person from Nazareth. Nazir is a hebrew word that suggests consecrated or separated. Only three lifetime Nazarites are listed in the Bible being...

In this video listen to Numbers 5 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Numbers 5 we find the test for an unfaithful wife. This seems unfair to modern people, but this is actually remarkable progressive and this video will explain why. In the ancient near east culture at the time, trial by ordeal was common. Women suspected of adultery could be thrown into water with weights att...

In this video listen to Numbers 4 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Numbers 4 we have a census of the working Levites from the ages of 30-50. Priestly workers were unable to start their service to God until they were 30, and this is something we see with Jesus who came to serve as our great High priest. He didn’t minister until he was 30. But these people also gave the prime...

In this video listen to Numbers 3 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Numbers 3 the tribe of Levi missing from the chapter 1 census is now counted, and they are placed in their position in the camp now. Levi has three mini tribes, of Kohath, Gershom and Merari which are placed around the tabernacle as such: Westward side (which is the back) Gershom Southern side: Kohath Northe...

In this video listen to Numbers 2 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Numbers 2 scripture explains the marching and the campaign layout of the Israelites. All 12 tribes are placed in 4 groups of 3 as follows: First Group to march out (East Camping Group) led by Judah is the strongest. Second Group to march (South camping group) led Reuben is the third strongest Third Group to...

In this video listen to Numbers 1 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Numbers 1 we start the fourth book of Moses, which in reality is the fourth section of one big book. In Hebrew it is named Bemidbar which means wilderness. This entire book is placed in the desert and starts about 14 months after leaving Egypt. The Israelites could have in theory gone directly to Canaan, a w...

In this video listen to Leviticus 27 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 27 this chapter is about the redemption of things vowed to God. Various prices are set for the redemption of people depending on their age and gender. This is not discriminatory, but due to market value and how much work they could perform for their age and gender and societal status. This chapt...

In this video listen to Leviticus 26 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 26 we find one of the most frightful fulfilled prophecies in the Bible. It outlines exactly what will happen to the Israelites if they don’t follow God properly, and it is historically the precise thing that did in fact happen to them. The chapter begins by listing things the people are promised...

In this video listen to Leviticus 25 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 25 we find the sabbath year concept, that land was to be given a break every seven years and not planted. This sounds great in theory, but in practice how would this work, and how would the owner feed themselves? David answers this question here using both scripture and also with the practical t...

In this video listen to Leviticus 24 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 24 we find a chapter containing the story of a blasphemer, who was stoned to death. It is a story which raises questions about the character of God, but only by people who already question God’s love and wisdom. This video explains why this was a necessary action at the time. It was essential th...

In this video listen to Leviticus 23 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 23 are outlined the feasts of Israel - but Purim & Hanukkah are not included because they don’t occur in history until later. There are seven here, but eight in total from the Bible counting Purim, and nine in total if Hanukkah is included, which is a feast Jesus participated in according to...

In this video listen to Leviticus 22 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 22 What type of sacrifices please the Lord? It would be easy to take a disabled animal from your flock and kill it as a sacrifice because it wasn’t really going to help you much, but this type of thing dishonors God. In Malachi 1 the prophet says “where is the respect due me?” in regards to this...

In this video listen to Leviticus 21 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 21 we have a chapter with rules for high priests. For example, in verse 5 they were not to shave their heads. This seems so odd. Some people think this is an example of how irrelevant Leviticus is, but this misses the point entirely. This was a rule for High Priests which teaches us something to...

In this video listen to Leviticus 20 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 20 we read many similar things as in chapter 18 but now in more detail, especially with punishment. The death penalty is ascribed for so many of these things. For some of these, such as sacrificing one’s children to the demon Molech, it makes more sense, but for others, our modern minds have was...

In this video listen to Leviticus 19 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 19 we get to the high point of God’s requirements in the law. And along with that we find the central statement of the law. God says to “be holy, because I am holy.” Modern society thinks it can be moral without God, but it's clear to any objective observers, that morality declines when the Lord...

In this video listen to Leviticus 18 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 18 God’s people are told they should not copy the behaviour of those in the world around them, very specifically the sexual practices of the world around us. The Coffman commentary explains that to “uncover their nakedness” was a figure of speech meaning to get married to. Here the Israelites we...

In this video listen to Leviticus 17 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 17 two things are highlighted clearly. First that sacrifices MUST be done at the tabernacle/temple, and that blood must NOT be eaten. First on the tabernacle, we see this is important because it makes a clear differentiation from the other worship in the land of Canaan which was under every spre...

In this video listen to Leviticus 16 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 16 we come to the central point of the book of Leviticus, and the high point of the entire Torah. This is Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. This was a ritual atonement for the sin of the entire community, which occurred once a year ritual on day ten of the month of tishri. The highpriest had...

In this video listen to Leviticus 15 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 15 the discussion of things that make one clean or unclean continues. This isn’t a consideration of what is moral or immoral, but what is appropriate for coming before God. Essentially it is a big lesson about the level of seriousness we need to take about the holiness of God. In my family there...

In this video listen to Leviticus 14 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 14 we continue thinking about leprosy, but this time the aftermath of healing and the cure. This is the second longest chapter in Leviticus with 57 verses. Leprosy is really a symbol of sin, which is so pervasive in our lives and hard to remove. And with that in mind, we now realise that we shou...

In this video listen to Leviticus 13 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 13 we talk about skin diseases, and the general category of leprosy. This isn’t necessarily the leprosy we know of today as Hansen’s disease, but a group of skin diseases which include that. In 2021 the world is in the grip of the COVID pandemic and governments have very strict rules about how t...

In this video listen to Leviticus 12 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Leviticus 12 a woman who gives birth to a boy is unclean for 40 days. The number forty appears regularly in the Bible associated with the idea of trial or testing, and often ending with new life, or new blessings. For example Jesus tested for 40 days and then he entered into ministry in the power of the S...

In this video listen to Leviticus 11 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.