Numbers 35 places Levites in towns across Israel and establishes cities of refuge with clear rules for murder and manslaughter. The result is a community where holiness informs justice and mercy is strong enough to protect life.
Leviticus 25 turns economics into worship: sabbath years for the land, Jubilee homecomings, honest pricing, and mercy for the poor. In Christ we taste a deeper liberty now and look toward the day when rest and restoration will be complete.
Leviticus 24 moves from lamp and bread inside the tent to reverence and justice in the camp. God’s presence, God’s Name, and human dignity are held together, and in Christ their light shines for the church today.
Leviticus 20 names sanctions that protect worship, families, and the vulnerable while calling Israel to consecration. The chapter’s gift-and-command refrain—“I make you holy”—points to Christ, who cleanses and empowers a holy life by His Spirit.
Leviticus 19 brings God’s holiness into ordinary life—wages, words, welcome, and worship. At its heart stands neighbor love, fulfilled in Christ and lived by the Spirit among God’s people today.
Exodus 23 weds courtroom truth to everyday mercy and sets rhythms of rest and worship for a pilgrim nation. The Lord sends His angel ahead, promising wise, patient victory and warning against snares along the way.
Exodus 22 translates holiness into courts, fields, and homes. It replaces revenge with restitution and binds power to mercy so foreigners, widows, and the poor are protected under God’s compassionate rule.
Exodus 21 brings the Ten Words into tents and gates. The Lord limits revenge, assigns responsibility for foreseeable harm, honors households, and guards the weak so a redeemed people can live justly under His care.
At Sinai, the Lord speaks the Ten Words to a rescued people, shaping worship, time, and neighbor-love under His redeeming grace. The chapter ends with simple altar instructions that keep devotion humble and God-centered.
A Gentile priest rejoices over Israel’s rescue and a weary judge learns to share the load. Exodus 18 weds worship to wisdom so a redeemed people can thrive.
Genesis 34 confronts rape, deceit, and overreaching vengeance at Shechem. The chapter calls God’s people to protect the vulnerable and to seek just paths under His care.
James 5 thunders against hoarded wealth and comforts the weary with the Lord’s nearness. It calls the church to patient hearts, plain words, earnest prayer, and gentle rescue of those who wander.