Good Morning. Then Moses made careful inquiry about the goat of the sin offering, and there it was—burned up. And he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left, saying, “Why have you not eaten the sin offering in a holy place, since it is most...

Good Morning. Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying: “Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, that you may distinguish...

Good Morning. Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying: “Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, that you may distinguish...

Good Morning. And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying: ‘By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; and before all the people I must be glorified.’” So Aaron held his peace. (Leviticus 10:3) We can only imagine what must have flashed...

Good Morning. Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them. (Leviticus 10:1) After all of the careful preparations that went into building...

Good Morning. And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting, and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. (Leviticus 9:23) It must have been amazing to have witnessed the scene described in this verse. As to...

Good Morning. Then Aaron lifted his hand toward the people, blessed them, and came down from offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and peace offerings. (Leviticus 9:22) Even though the words of the priestly blessing (birchat kohenim) are not recorded here...

Good Morning. Aaron therefore went to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. (Leviticus 9:8) There is a tradition in Judaism that suggests Aaron was extremely hesitant to approach the Tabernacle in order to enter into his duties....

Good Morning. Then Moses said, “This is the thing which the Lord commanded you to do, and the glory of the Lord will appear to you.” (Leviticus 9:6) In the opening verses of Leviticus 9, Moses instructed the priests, the elders and all of the children of Israel to...

Good Morning. It came to pass on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. (Leviticus 9:1) The "eighth day" that is referred to here is the eighth day after the beginning of the consecration of the priests. Aaron and his sons had...

Good Morning. And you shall not go outside the door of the tabernacle of meeting for seven days, until the days of your consecration are ended. For seven days he shall consecrate you. (Leviticus 8:33) Hebrew is a fascinating language for so many reasons. One reason I...

Good Morning. And he brought the second ram, the ram of consecration. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram. (Leviticus 8:22) In Christendom, when something is consecrated, it is elevated to the status of being sacred, meaning it is set apart...