Today’s annual Torah portion is Shemini, “Eighth,” in Leviticus 9:1-11:47.
Today’s triennial Torah portion is Vezot haberakhah, “And this is the blessing,” in Deuteronomy 33:1-29.
Today’s Hebrew Testament chronological reading is in Numbers 3 and 4.
The Psalms/ Proverbs reading is in Psalm 81.
No Greek Testament reading today.
Torah.
The Annual Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Shemini Outline is here.
Finding Messiah in Shemini is here.
Finding Messiah in Torah is here.
Leviticus in Chiastic Structure is here.
The Triennial Deuteronomy 33:1-29 Vezot haberakhah Chiastic structure is here.
Essential Studies.
Leviticus 9 and 10, Strange fire and its Hebrew root meaning
In Exodus, the command was not to offer strange incense on the altar of incense, or different incense than the prescribed incense. Nadab and Abihu offered the proper incense but in censors, not on the altar. Thus, strange fire. This sounds like a case of obeying the letter of the law – they didn’t offer strange incense after all – while transgressing the spirit of the law – they did not worship God in the manner He prescribed.
And it may be, that since the paragraph about intoxication being forbidden for priests immediately follows the Nadab and Abihu incident, that Nadab and Abihu had too much to drink in celebrating their inauguration as priests, and were not thinking clearly. At any rate, you can be sure that Aaron’s sons who were left regarded the LORD God as holy in all their worship and service from that day forward. So you might say the strange fire incident served to consecrate the priesthood from their hearts, in the way that going through the ceremony never could.
Numbers 3, And the Levites set apart (Additional studies: Numbers Index)
Psalm 81, Chiastic structure (Additional studies: Psalms Book Three (73-89) Index)
Three-year Bible.
The three-year plan is here.
Today’s reading is in 1 Kings 18.
Suggested study: 1 Kings 18, Bible for Beginners.
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