Leviticus shows how a holy God dwells with a redeemed people through priesthood, sacrifices, and sanctified rhythms. It grounds holiness, neighbor love, and hope in God’s presence and promise.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Leviticus shows how a holy God dwells with a redeemed people through priesthood, sacrifices, and sanctified rhythms. It grounds holiness, neighbor love, and hope in God’s presence and promise.
Malachi 2 rebukes partiality and treachery, restoring God’s design for faithful leaders, faithful marriages, and truthful worship.
Malachi 1 begins with love and moves to rebuke, calling God’s people to honor his name with sincere, unblemished worship. Against weary ritual, the Lord promises that his name will be great among the nations, inviting a renewed, mission-shaped devotion.
When God’s glory returns, the house must change. Ezekiel 44 seals the east gate, honors faithful priests, and reestablishes holy/common distinctions so worship and daily life can flourish. The Lord himself becomes the portion of those who serve, and the whole community learns to live by his presence.
Ezekiel 41 leads us from courts into the inner house. Measurements thicken, carvings surround, and a wooden altar stands before the Lord. The chapter teaches ordered nearness: God defines access, guards life, and prepares a people to live in his presence.
Ezekiel 40 begins the temple vision with gates, courts, and priestly rooms measured by God himself. The details preach order, access, and hope: the Lord will dwell with his people again, and worship will follow his design.
Psalm 134 completes the Songs of Ascents with a call-and-response: bless the Lord in His house and receive His benediction from Zion. The Maker of heaven and earth sends Creator-sized blessing into ordinary life.
Nehemiah 13 descends from dedication to drift and back to reform. Storerooms are cleansed, Sabbath gates are shut, marriages are corrected, and a leader prays, “Remember me,” so worship can endure.
Solomon furnishes the temple with an altar, a vast Sea, basins, lampstands, and tables. The chapter teaches cleansing before service, light for the way, and fellowship at God’s table, with beauty serving holiness.
Hannah’s song celebrates God’s holy reversals and sets the tone for Samuel’s rise amid a failing priesthood. This chapter study follows the promise that the Lord will honor those who honor him and raise a faithful servant for his people.
Israel stumbles into idolatry at Peor, yet God halts the plague through priestly zeal and grants a covenant of peace. Numbers 25 warns against drift and invites hopeful return under God’s faithful love.
After revolt and signs, God answers with structure. Numbers 18 assigns responsibilities, supplies priestly provision, and centers identity with this promise: “I am your share and your inheritance.”
Overnight, a dead staff blooms and bears almonds. God ends a deadly quarrel by confirming Aaron’s priesthood and placing the sign beside the ark for future generations.
Korah’s coalition challenges God’s order and the earth answers; fire consumes presumptuous incense, and bronze plates warn future generations. The chapter ends with mercy as Aaron stands between the living and the dead and the plague stops.
Trumpets summon and send; the cloud lifts and rests. Numbers 10 shows a people learning to move at God’s word while keeping worship at the center.