Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Leviticus 7-9; Acts 15

Leviticus 7-9
Chapter 7 - Laws regarding
  • Guilt offering - Every male priest eats it
  • Offering of well-being
  • Flesh that touches an unclean thing
Chapter 8 - Rites of Ordinances
  • Ordination of the priests
  • Moses cleanses, then "dresses" Aaron and his sons in their priestly garments
  • Slaughters bull for sin offering, ram for burnt offering, second ram for ordination
  • Anoints them with the blood of the ram - right earlobes, right thumbs, right big toes
  • Burns fat and grain offering and breast
  • Aaron and sons to remain at the entrance of the tent for 7 days
Chapter 9 - Aaron's Priesthood Inaugurated
  • On 8th day
  • Sin offering - bull calf
  • People's offering - goat and grain
  • Offering of Well-being - ox and ram
  • 24 - "Fire came out from the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces."
Acts 15
1-21 - Jerusalem Council -Dispute over circumcision of Gentile believers
Three sources of evidence for inclusion of Gentiles:
  • Personal testimony - Peter speaks: God has appointed me to preach to the Gentiles. Jews will be saved through grace, just like the Gentiles
  • Testimony from God - Paul and Barnabas tell of signs and wonders done among the Gentiles
  • Testimony of scripture - James: This is a fulfillment of prophecy
22-35 - Letter to the Gentiles
  • To be sent back to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas accompanied by Judas and Silas of the Jerusalem church
  • Message from Jerusalem church: Judaizers do not represent us; Paul and Barnabas, Judas and Silas do.
  • Observe these things: Abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, what is strangled, and fornication.
36-41 - Paul and Barnabas disagree about John Mark
  • Barnabas takes Mark to Cyprus
  • Paul takes Silas and goes through Syria and Cilicia

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