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As we turn our attention to Leviticus 24 the very first consideration you should have is a simple one… Why is this chapter here? I’m serious! When you read this chapter at first glance the subject matter seems to be oddly out of place. Let me explain what I mean…

In chapter 23 (what we’ve studied the last two weeks) God institutes seven yearly feasts designed to be times of celebration and rejoicing for the Hebrew people. Then in chapter 25 God expounds on the Sabbath concept which centered on rest, relaxation, and refreshing.

Not only were the people to cease from their work every seventh day, but they were to take off the seventh year in addition to the 50th — this would become known as the Year of Jubilee. My point is that thematically chapters 23 and 25 align making it strange that God would break up the flow by now inserting the subjects covered in Leviticus 24.

If you’re a notetaker every scholar breaks this chapter down into three categories: The first four verses deal with the holy oil of the lampstand located in the Tabernacle, verses 5-9 address the holy bread and it’s positioning on the Table of Showbread, the remainder of the chapter then centers on a narrative dealing with the protection of God’s holy name. For our purposes you can write down three words: Power, Provision, and Purity.

So back to the original question… Why would God wedge these subjects in between two chapters dealing with festival celebrations and days of rest? I believe the answer is found in Deuteronomy 16:16-17. We read, “Three times a year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread (which included Passover as well as the Feast of Firstfruits), at the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost), and at the Feast of Tabernacles (the last of the Fall festivals); and they shall not appear before the LORD empty-handed. Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you.”


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