Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Leviticus 1-2, Psalm 90-91

I'll start with Psalm 90-91. There is some debate on who actually wrote these Psalms. Some argue that it was written by Moses, but some say that Psalms is written much later. It seems that our Bible plan thinks it's written by Moses or else we wouldn't be reading it so early!

Psalm 90 is titled a Prayer of Moses, so either it's written by Moses or someone writing from Moses' point of view. This Psalm basically outlines how short our lives are, and how scared we are because God can end our lives at any time. To sum up- he anger of God is upon us. But then the mood in the psalm shifts and it's a lot more optimistic ans uplifting. Moses then says "Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days...May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children. May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us."

Psalm 91 is a pretty famous Psalm, and you may recognize the lines from a popular worship song. The shadow of the Almighty will protect all who trusts in him. If people trust in Him completely, then harm will come to them, and God will send his angels to protect them. People won't have to fear anymore because they can live in security through God.

Leviticus 1 describes how the burnt offering should be carried out, and Leviticus 2 lays out the process for the grain offering. The burnt offering has to be from a perfectly healthy male animal. Steps are describes on how to prepare the animal for the offering. For the grain offering, only a handful is ceremonially burnt, and the rest is given to Aaron and the other priests.

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