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Saturday, March 11

Daily Bible Reading

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Old Testament: Leviticus 21:1 - 22:33

New Testament Mark 15:1 - 32

Psalms/Proverbs Psalm 31:19-24

Based on NIV Seasons of Reflection 365-Day Bible

Messages referring to the Bible Reading:

FREE TO SERVE
JESUS AND THE RULERS
THE AWFUL PENALTY
FROM BROKENNESS UNTO BLESSING

NIV Seasons of Reflection 365-Day Bible
From: International Bible Society

Categories: Daily, Bible, Leviticus, Mark, Psalms, sermon

2 Comments:

At 3/11/2006 11:21 AM, Anonymous said…

Wow being not easy being priest...
Well is the priest of today still following these rules...

For example if a prostitute has repent from her prostitution or force to do prostitution and repent, later she fall in love with a priest, so can she still marry the priest
At 3/11/2006 5:35 PM, Danny Sutanto said…

Dear Victor,

For a better understanding of the text, I strongly recommend that you read the accompanying message: FREE TO SERVE.

To understand the book of Leviticus, I would recommend Ray Stedman's excellent introduction to the reading of this book: THE WAY TO WHOLENESS

The book of Leviticus gives pictures and shadows, with visual aids, in order to show us what the Lord is going to do in the New Testament. All the ceremonies and offerings of the Old Testament are shadows and pictures of the new covenant, and therefore cannot be read literally as you have done. The holiness required of priests is a symbol of a prohibition against forming close alliances, marriages, with that which represents the flesh. Not only is a momentary contact with it forbidden but especially prohibited is any tie, any commitment to it on a long-term basis. This robs the priest of his right to minister.