Matthew 9:1-17. Jesus continued his healing ministry, he healed a paralytic, but the real story is; Jesus forgave him his sins, a blasphemy unless Jesus is who he said he is. Then he called Matthew the tax collector and explained why his disciples did not fast while Jesus was with them.
Leviticus 14 deals with leprosy and mildew and what to do with both. Things like that are complicated.
Leviticus 15 deals with bodily discharges. (Hang in there, next chapter deals with the Atonement.
Levi was his given name. Jesus gave him the new name Matthew “Gift of the LORD”.
Matthew 8:18-34 tells of Jesus continuing his healing ministry. . He healed many , including the strange encounter with the demon possessed men from east of Lake Genesareth. Many wanted to follow him, but Jesus warned them off by telling the price of following him. It also tells of how Jesus calmed the storm.
Leviticus 11 deals with clean (kosher) and unclean food and clean and unclean animals. (Locusts and grasshoppers are o.k.)
Leviticus 12 is a short chapter and deals with purification after childbirth.
Leviticus 13 deals with leprosy and mildew and what to do with both. Things like that are complicated
Matthew 8:1-17 tells of Jesus continuing his healing ministry. He healed a man with leprosy and a Roman centurion displayed his faith in Jesus, so Jesus healed his servant because of the great faith of the roman. He healed many that same to him.
Leviticus 8 goes into some length on how the ordination of Aaron and his sons was performed.
In Leviticus 9 the priestly ministry begins.
In Leviticus 10 two of Aaron’s sons were killed by fire for violating the command of God. But Aaron’s uncle had two sons and together with two other sons of Aaron they became the new priests and the rest of the chapter deals with how they should behave.
Matthew 7:21-29 We are coming to the end of the sermon on the mount. It grows to a crescendo with people claiming to have done good deeds, proclaim prophesies and perform miracles in Jesus’ name. And Jesus answered them: “I never knew you”. I took the liberty to add my own discovery of the meaning of these verses. The chapter ends with the parable of the foolish and the wise builders.
Leviticus 5 completes the description of the sin offering and continues with the guilt offering.
Leviticus 6 tells of the restitution necessary in the burnt offering, the grain offering and the sin offering,
And Leviticus 7 defines the guilt offering and the peace(fellowship) offering. It furthermore forbids the people to eat fat or blood. In a fellowship offering the priest must get his share, and the share is specified.
Matthew 7:1-20 is a continuation of the sermon on the mount. Jesus was admonishing us not to be judgmental but to look to our own faults before condemning others. And don’t waste your time by casting pearls before swine. Ask, seek, knock is another theme. and so is doing to others what you would have them do to you. This sums up the Law and the Prophets. Enter through the narrow gate. A tree is known by its fruit.
Leviticus 1 tells of how the burnt offering shall be performed.
Leviticus 2 specifies the grain offering.
Leviticus 3 deals with the peace or fellowship offering, and
Leviticus 4 defines the sin offering.
Verse 63 was the verse that finally convinced me that Jesus is risen. The honesty in recording what the chief priests and Pharisees said suddenly convinced me that the resurrection is true. They too wanted to make sure Jesus was dead for good, and by sealing the grave they wanted to be absolutely sure Jesus would cause no more trouble for them. God works in wonderful ways.
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