Leviticus Lecture 28 - Laws of Land
The institution of the Sabbath year for the land. The Jubilee year.
Dec 04, 2018•18 min
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Leviticus Lecture 27 - Equity Toward Neighbors
Laws concerning the maintenance of the altar. Jesus's citation of David consuming the priests' bread. Limitations on vengeance.
Nov 27, 2018•13 min
Leviticus - Lecture 26
Keeping the Sabbath and holy days. Israelite feasts and their connection to the New Testament.
Nov 20, 2018•27 min
Leviticus - Lecture 25
This part focuses primarily on the expectations and conduct of the priesthood in the time of Leviticus. Acceptable and unacceptable sacrifices to God.
Nov 13, 2018•28 min
Leviticus - Lecture 24
Proper behavior towards strangers and other disadvantaged persons. Penalties for breaking the law. The universal call to holiness.
Nov 06, 2018•18 min
Leviticus - Lecture 23
Holiness as separation. Strictures against mistreating slaves and various forms of idolatry.
Oct 30, 2018•20 min
Leviticus Lecture 22
The remaining commandments are discussed. Proper treatment of one's neighbor is described in detail. An understanding of the treatment of loans, wages, and retribution derived from the commandments.
Oct 23, 2018•16 min
Leviticus Lecture 21
The Ten Commandments are discussed. The obligations of the Jews to God is explained in detail.
Oct 16, 2018•28 min
Leviticus Lecture 20
A discussion of Leviticus chapter 18 (and Acts 15) focusing on laws regarding sexual immorality, idolatry, gentiles, and homosexuality.
Oct 09, 2018•26 min
Leviticus Lecture 19
Condemnation of the offering of blood to satyrs. Strictures regarding unclean meat and the slaughtering of animals far from the tabernacle.
Oct 02, 2018•22 min
Leviticus Lecture 18
The prescriptions for properly slaughtering a sacrificial animal. Avoidance of creeping idolatry.
Sep 25, 2018•19 min
Leviticus Lecture 17 - Purity Laws Part II & Day of Atonement
A detailed run-through of: clean and unclean animals, skin diseases, bodily discharges, purity in childbirth, and the day of atonement.
Sep 18, 2018•27 min
Leviticus Lecture 16 - Purity Laws
Delving into laws that are foreign to our modern way of thinking, and understanding ritual impurity, moral impurity, profanity, and the conditions for coming into God's holy realm.
Sep 11, 2018•25 min
Leviticus Lecture 15 - The Role of a Priest
Priests represent the people before God: Christ had to be incarnated in order to represent us. The danger of presuming upon God's grace.
Sep 04, 2018•13 min
Leviticus Lecture 14 - The Aaronic Priesthood, Part III
The gravity of priestly responsibilities. Christ's fulfillment of the Aaronic order.
Aug 28, 2018•20 min
Leviticus Lecture 13 - The Aaronic Priesthood, Part II
The priestly office as exercised by patriarchs in the book of Genesis. The transgressions of the sons of Aaron.
Aug 21, 2018•34 min
Leviticus Lecture 12 - The Aaronic Priesthood, Part I
The nature of the priesthood as intermediaries between sinful humanity and a perfect God.
Aug 13, 2018•21 min
Leviticus Lecture 11 - The Sacrifice of Christ
Christ's sacrifice on the cross parallels and perfects the Levitical offerings. Exploration of these connections in the letter to the Hebrews.
Aug 07, 2018•22 min
Leviticus Lecture 10 - A Contrite Heart
Sacrifices depend on following the prescribed rites with the proper interior disposition. A survey of Biblical examples.
Jul 31, 2018•25 min
Leviticus Lecture 9 - Theology of Sacrifice
The Levitical sacrifices do not operate through their own inherent value but because they are commanded by God.
Jul 25, 2018•23 min
Leviticus Lecture 8 - Guilt and Guilt Offerings
We must not take God's mercy for granted. He is generous with His mercy, but He is still a Holy and all-powerful God, not a mere friend.
Jul 18, 2018•21 min
Leviticus Lecture 7 - Purification and Communion
Celebratory meals of fellowship are done with others and with God, foreshadowing the Eucharistic sacrifice. However, they require one to be ritually clean and unstained by sin, similar to how the Eucharist requires us to be in a state of grace. Yet God is eager for us to seek that forgiveness.
Jul 11, 2018•22 min
Leviticus Lecture 6 - Offerings, Part 1
In this episode we begin discussing the basic structure of burnt offerings and cereal offerings.
Jul 03, 2018•21 min
Leviticus Lecture 5 - Offerings
Sacrifice commonly has a connotation as a loss to Westerners, but in Leviticus it can be done for all the reasons of prayer: for thanksgiving, for mourning, for please for forgiveness or help. Sacrifice makes prayer concrete. By the way, last week I accidentally reposted the same content as a new episode. I'm sorry for the mistake!
Jun 27, 2018•22 min
Leviticus Lecture 4 - Clothing the Divine
Just like how Jesus was divinity clothed in flesh, so also is Leviticus the love of God clothed in the letter of the law.
Jun 11, 2018•15 min
Leviticus Lecture 3 - Structure of the Book
The book is divided into parts: It describes a mechanism God gives to heal our brokenness through sacrifice. It describes a priesthood provided to the people as a buffer between humanity and God's awesome holiness. Finally it oultines a standard for how we can know what is true or false, helpful or hurtful even today.
Jun 05, 2018•17 min
Leviticus Lecture 2 - Metaphors of Holiness
Metaphors of holiness are discussed, especialy the relationship between whole and holiness. God is calling us back to holiness and wholeness. The main theme of Leviticus is that God is holy: that is, separated from evil and all defect. His holiness is not mere supreme ethics but supreme divinity. Finally there are some notes on skeptical critical scholars who suggest Leviticus was written long after Moses.
May 29, 2018•23 min
Leviticus Lecture 1 - The Call to Holiness
Leviticus is a difficult book. It is seemingly a tedious book of regulations. However, each rule is an example of how we are called to holiness. It is concrete guidance from God that is still relevant to Christians today.
May 22, 2018•19 min
Ezekiel Lecture 37 - Water from the Temple
Ezekiel illustrates a life-giving river flowing from the Temple. Overall This description of a Temple encourages us to read more from Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy to understand Jewish worship to appreciate the description of the Temple and the Mass. This is the last episode of the Ezekiel study, thank you for listening.
Apr 30, 2018•16 min
Ezekiel Lecture 36 - The Holy and the Common
God will place the Levites who presided over idolatry in the lesser roles of his temple, whereas the loyal sons of Zadok will minister directly to God. There will be strict separation between what is holy and what is common.
Apr 10, 2018•12 min
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