Morning Light – Leviticus 4: Mercy is God’s First Response

[Leviticus Chapter Four] Mercy is God’s First Response. In this chapter we come to the third kind of sacrifice, that of the sin or trespass offering. We have looked at the consecration offering and the peace or covenantal offering, now we come to the sin offering. The mention is made of “sinning in ignorance”. How ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Leviticus 3: Friendship with God in the Peace Offering

[Leviticus 3] Friendship with God in the Peace Offering. In this chapter, we learn about a form of sacrifice called the peace offering. In the peace offering, we are acknowledging that Jesus is our peace, expressing covenantal friendship with God even as Abraham did of old. The peace offering called for special handling of the ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Leviticus 2: Becoming a Salted Offering to God

[Leviticus Chapter Two] Becoming a Salted Offering to God. In Leviticus two we find instruction regarding the grain offering. The grain offering is the only offering that was seen as an “offering of the soul”. In giving the grain offering God saw it as literally giving your soul to God. The grain offering was required ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Leviticus 1: The Sacrifice of Christ in Our Behalf

[Leviticus 1] The Sacrifice of Christ in Our Behalf. In this chapter, we see that the Tabernacle is completed, and instructions regarding the different sacrifices are handed down by God to Moses. Each one of these sacrifices is minutely described, and no deviation or variation of offering up is acceptable – on pain of death. ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Exodus 40: The Tabernacle is Erected, and the Cloud Descends

[Exodus 40] The Tabernacle is Erected, and the Cloud Descends. In the final chapter of Exodus, Moses washes Aaron and his sons to prepare them for service. The Ark and other items of sacred furniture are set up. Then the cloud descends to remain with and guide the people through the wilderness. All of this ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Exodus 39: Putting on Christ

[Exodus 39] Putting on Christ. In this chapter, we read of the priestly garments prepared for Aaron and his sons to serve in the priesthood. They speak of our service before the Lord as kings and priests unto Him. We wear the ephod of His righteousness to enter His presence for ourselves and others just ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Exodus 38: Outer Court Access Brings Inner Court Glory

[Exodus 38] Outer Court Access Brings Inner Court Glory. In this chapter, the account of fashioning the Tabernacle of Moses continues. Bezaleel builds the Altar of Burnt Offering, the Laver for Washing, and other things that speak to us of the sacrifice of Christ and the place of His word to wash the believer in ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Exodus 37: The Furnishing of the Holy of Holies

[Exodus 37] The Furnishing of the Holy of Holies. In this chapter we observe Bezaleel as he constructs the Ark of the Covenant, the Table of Shewbread, the Lampstand, and the Altar of Incense. Each of these articles represent something of the work of redemption that Christ wrought for us on the Cross and also ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light- Exodus 36: The Tabernacle of the Temple is Built

[Exodus 36] . In this chapter Bezaleel and his helper, Aholiab commence the project of building the Tabernacle, it’s furnishings, and the priestly garments. For New Testament believers, the Tabernacle foreshadows who we are in Christ, and our connection to the broader scope of the Kingdom in our relationship to the community of faith called ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Exodus 35: God Wants You Willing, Rested, and Wise

[Exodus 35] God Wants You Willing, Rested, and Wise. In this chapter, the resources to construct the Tabernacle are gathered, and the people set to work under the supervision of Bezaleel, God’s master craftsman. The opening verses of this time of working and gathering begin with a strong emphasis on the Sabbath lest the people ... (click link or title to continue)

  [Exodus 34] Living with an Unveiled Face. In this chapter, Moses returns for a sixth and final time to the top of the mountain to meet with God. He remains there without food or water for 40 days, and upon his return, his face shines with supernatural glory. What does this tell us about ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Exodus 33: Show Me Your Glory

  [Exodus 33] Show Me Your Glory. In this chapter, God offers to send the people into the land of promise – but refuses to go with them. The people genuinely repent, and God agrees to accompany them. In the aftermath of these events, Moses desires to see God’s face and experiences, perhaps the most ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Matthew 8: How Jesus Performed Miracles

Today: [Matthew 8] How Jesus Performed Miracles: In chapter 8 of Matthew, we have several accounts of Jesus performing miracles. How He goes about cleansing a leper or healing a distant sick person is VERY DIFFERENT than how these things are attempted today. Perhaps if we pay attention to how Jesus successfully healed, we will ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Matthew 7: Sermon on the Mount, Conclusion

Today: [Matthew 7] Sermon on the Mount, Conclusion: In chapter 7 of Matthew Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount. The message becomes very personal, demanding us to look at ourselves with much deeper scrutiny than we might find comfortable. The promise, however, is that in so doing, we will discover the flaws and fault ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Matthew 6: The Sermon on the Mount Continued

Today: [Matthew 6] The Sermon on the Mount Continued: In chapter 6 of Matthew, Jesus continues the first of five great discourses in Matthews’s gospel. In this portion of His teaching, Jesus covers many subjects that have been completely misconstrued by religious mentalities by which multitudes have been brought under bondage and legalism through other ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Matthew 5: The Sermon on the Mount

Today: [Matthew 5] The Sermon on the Mount: In Matthew chapter five, we find the first recorded teaching of Jesus in the first gospel written by Matthew. The message Jesus gives is known as the Sermon on the Mount. It is a teaching where Jesus gets down to business teaching on who is bless and ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Matthew 4: Jesus is Tempted of the Devil

Today: [Matthew 4] Jesus is Tempted of the Devil. Have you been tempted as Jesus was tempted by Satan? Jesus is tempted in chapter 4 of Matthew to prove who He was by some outward sign. Has this ever happened to you? Have you ever been asked (because of your faith), “who do you think ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Matthew 3: Introducing John the Baptist

Today: [Matthew 3] Introducing John the Baptist: In Matthew 3 we meet John the Baptist, a near relation to Jesus, who precedes Him in public ministry calling the people to repentance and water baptism. Is it essential or necessary for believers in Jesus to be baptized? What if you were only sprinkled in baptism? Is ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Matthew 2: Astrologers, Angels, and Bible Contradictions

Today: [Matthew 2] Astrologers, Angels, and Bible Contradictions: In chapter 2 of Matthew, we find many references that challenge and mystify us regarding the events relating to the birth of Jesus. There are astrologers from the east who come to find Jesus. Does that mean astrology is an approved method of spiritual inquiry? There are ... (click link or title to continue)

Morning Light – Matthew 1: The Missing 42nd Generation

Today: [Matthew 1] The Missing 42nd Generation: In Matthew 1 we have an introduction to Mary and Joseph, and an account of Jesus’ birth. We will also find an undisclosed revelation hidden in the accounting of the geneaology of Jesus through the line of Joseph. This passage purports to cover 42 generations of Jesus but ... (click link or title to continue)