In Matthew 12:1-21 Jesus proclaimed he is the Lord of the Sabbath and healed a man with a withered hand. Since this was on a Sabbath it was considered blasphemy. Jesus continued to heal all to fulfill the prophecy of the Prophet Isaiah.
After completing the book of Leviticus we take a one day break before we continue with Numbers, and read
Ecclesiastes 5. Fear God, keep your vows. There is vanity in amassing riches, even vanity in seeking honor.
Ecclesiastes 6. Vanity is the theme, this time the vanity of desire.
Psalm 14 is short and to the point. It begins: “The fool has said in his heart, there is NO GOD.”
Psalm 15 is only 5 verses long but full of truth which carries on into the New Testament. Fittingly there are five 5 references from the New Testament given.
Psalm 16, of David. A wonderful psalm of confidence in the LORD even in times of trouble. This is a prophetic psalm pointing to Jesus resurrection, it is quoted in the New Testament.
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