Contemplative Bible Reading

Leviticus 26:21-22 (New Living Translation) 21 “If even then you remain hostile toward me and refuse to obey me, I will inflict disaster on you seven times over for your sins. 22 I will send wild animals that will rob you of your children and destroy your livestock. Your numbers will dwindle, and your roads […]

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Leviticus 6:1-7 (New Living Translation) Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Suppose one of you sins against your associate and is unfaithful to the Lord. Suppose you cheat in a deal involving a security deposit, or you steal or commit fraud, 3 or you find lost property and lie about it, or you lie while swearing to tell the […]

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Leviticus 2:13 (New International Version) Season all your grain offerings with salt. Do not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offerings; add salt to all your offerings. I read this verse recently and noticed the striking similarity to one of my favorite verses in the New Testament from […]

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Leviticus 25:23 (New International Version 2010) The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you reside in my land as foreigners and strangers. The LORD is passing along through Moses His laws for the people. There is a group of laws about owning, selling, renting, and such for the land. […]

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Leviticus 12:6-8 (New International Version) 6 ” ‘When the days of her purification for a son or daughter are over, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a dove for a sin offering. 7 He […]

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Leviticus 19:33 (New International Version) When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. This verse comes from the section of Leviticus that discusses “Holy living.” There are many verses containing simple statements encouraging the people to live in way that will work for them and others. God wanted His people […]

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Leviticus 19:18 (New International Version) ‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. You may have noticed that I am writing about several verses in the 19th chapter of Leviticus. There is something about these verses that connects the Old […]

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Leviticus 19:17 (New International Version) Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in his guilt. Through the years I have sat in many meetings in my job. One of the adages given often is that if you are present and do not object to what […]

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Leviticus 19:11 (New International Version) ” ‘Do not steal. ” ‘Do not lie. ” ‘Do not deceive one another. The first two parts of the above verse are well known. In good old English these were: Thou shalt not steal Thou shalt not lie The third part of the above verse is not so well […]

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Leviticus 23:22 (New International Version) ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the LORD your God.’ I first recall reading this page some 25 years ago. I […]

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