Exodus 6:23 Leviticus 10:14 Numbers 18:11, 19 Background: Abt. 1490 BC During their first year of wandering the children of Israel were commanded to build a tabernacle for the Lord. Aaron, the prophet Moses’ spokesman and brother, and his four sons were washed, anointed, clothed, and consecrated to be priests in the tabernacle (Leviticus 8).…
“According to Thy Word” by Elspeth Young used with the artist’s permission I know I shouldn’t pick favorites but the Gospel of Luke is my favorite book in the New Testament. This is because Luke includes more stories about women in his gospel than any of the other gospel writers. His account is just overflowing…
Before I begin my series on birth stories from the scriptures I feel like I need to address the topic of infertility. Most of the stories about birth in the scriptures revolve around women’s inability to have children. In fact I’d say that the trial of infertility is one that God has given to some…
I started writing this post around Christmas time but never finished it but better late than never… right? This Christmas the LDS church released a series of Bible videos from the life of Jesus. One of the first ones they released was a video of Elisabeth greeting Mary and Mary giving her psalm, also known…
Elisabeth, the wife of Zacharias, became the mother of John the Baptist who was born only six months before his cousin, Jesus. Before he was even born it was prophesied by his father that John would “go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways.” (Luke 1: 76) John’s ministry among the children…
The Temple in Jerusalem plays an important role in the New Testament. It was the center of the Jewish faith and consequently, was the center of many of Jesus’s teachings. Not only were many of Jesus’s teachings given at the temple, but his sermons were full of temple references, imagery and symbolism. 1) It was…