Leviticus 9
Offering collected for appearance of LORDverses 1-4
And it came to pass on the EIGHTH day
that Moses called Aaron and his sons
and the elders of Israel
And he said to Aaron
Take you a young calf for a sin offering
and a ram for a burnt offering – without blemish
and offer them before the LORD
And to the children of Israel you shall speak
saying
Take you a kid of the goats for a sin offering – and a calf and a lamb
both of the first year – without blemish
for a burnt offering
Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings
to sacrifice before the LORD
And a meat offering mingled with oil
FOR today the LORD will APPEAR to you
People bring their offering to the LORDverses 5-6
And they brought that which Moses commanded before the
tabernacle of the congregation
and all the congregation drew near
and stood before the LORD
And Moses said
This is the thing which the LORD commanded that
you should do – and the GLORY of the LORD
shall APPEAR to you
Aaron sacrifices for himself and the peopleverse 7
And Moses said to Aaron
Go to the altar – and offer your sin offering
and your burnt offering – and make an
ATONEMENT for YOURSELF
and for the PEOPLE
and offer the offering of the people
and make an ATONEMENT for them
as the LORD commanded
Aaron offers sin offering for himselfverses 8-11
Aaron therefore went to the altar
and slew the calf of the sin offering
which was for HIMSELF
And the sons of Aaron brought the blood to him
and he dipped his finger in the blood
and put it upon the horns of the altar
and poured out the blood at the
bottom of the altar
BUT the fat – and the kidneys
and the caul above the liver of the sin offering
he burnt upon the altar
As the LORD commanded Moses
and the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire
without the camp
Aaron offers burnt offering for himselfverses 12-14
And he slew the burnt offering
and Aaron’s sons presented to him the blood
which he sprinkled round about on the altar
And they presented the burnt offering to him
with the pieces thereof – and the head
and he burnt them on the altar
And he did wash the inwards and the legs
and burnt them on the burnt offering on the altar
Aaron offers offerings for the peopleverses 15-21
And he brought the people’s offering – and took the goat
which was the sin offering for the people – and slew it
and offered it for sin – as the first
And he brought the burnt offering
and offered it according to the manner
And he brought the meat offering – and took an handful thereof
and burnt it upon the altar
besides the burnt sacrifice of the morning
He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings
which was for the people – and Aaron’s sons presented to him
the blood – which he sprinkled upon the altar round about
and the fat of the bullock and of the ram
the rump – and that which covered the inwards
and the kidneys – and the caul above the liver
and they put the fat upon the breasts
and he burnt the fat upon the altar
and the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a
wave offering before the LORD
as Moses commanded
Glory of the LORD appearsverses 22-24
And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people – and BLESSED them
and came down from offering of the
sin offering – burnt offering – peace offerings
And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation
and came out – and BLESSED the people
and the GLORY of the LORD APPEARED
to all the people
And there came a FIRE out from before the LORD
and consumed on the altar the burnt offering and the fat
which when all the people saw – they SHOUTED
and FELL on their FACES
COMMENTARY:
DAILY SPIRITUAL BREAKFAST: Young Believers
: 4 Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings to sacrifice before the LORD, and a meat offering mingled with oil: for today the LORD will appear to you. (7200 “appear” [ra’ah] means to come into sight or view, to see, to understand, to spy, reveal, look at, examine, present oneself or inspect)
DEVOTION: Today is a place in time. Time is important to the LORD. HE wants us to spend our time wisely. HE wants us to redeem our time.
How do we spend our time each day? Do we spend it desiring the presence of the LORD with us or do we just want to do our own thing and walk our own way? God wants us to realize that we need to prepare ourselves to meet HIM.
What does it take to prepare ourselves? We have to offer the LORD sacrifices that are pleasing in HIS sight.
The children of Israel had to prepare to meet the LORD by offering sacrifices through the priests. They were to bring the sacrifices and the priests would offer them to the LORD.
Once all the sacrifices were offered the people were going to see the LORD. Do we see the LORD working in our life? If not, have we offered HIM the proper sacrifices? If so, we need to continue to offer ourselves as living sacrifices to serve HIM as HE sees fit.
Rebellion is not an option with the LORD. Those not willing to offer the proper sacrifices will be chastened by the LORD if they are HIS children.
CHALLENGE: If no chastening then we are not HIS children.
DAILY SPIRITUAL LUNCH: Transitional Believers
: 11 And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp. (2351 “without” [chuwts] means outside, the region or area that is outside of something, open fields, highways, countryside or public place)
DEVOTION: All that was considered unclean was taken outside the camp of the children of Israel.
There are those who are considered clean and unclean in our Christian world. Those who are clean are those who have made a decision to follow the LORD. Those who are unclean are those who have rejected Jesus Christ. There is no middle ground.
Today we find many people who want to be in the camp of Christians but not want to be cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. They like to be religious but not to the point where they want to change their lifestyle.
In the sacrificial system the LORD established with the children of Israel there were parts of the animals that were not good for part of the sacrifice. There were parts that were put in the altar. There were parts that were eaten by the priests. There were parts that were taken outside the camp to be burned.
Those who reject Christ are going to spend eternity in the lake of fire with the devil and his angels. There is going to be weeping and gnashing of teeth. There will be torment because that is the choice the majority of people will make in regard to their relationship with Jesus Christ. Some people might fool us regarding their standing with God but they are not fooling the LORD.
CHALLENGE: Make sure your relationship with the LORD is real. No one receiving these devotionals should settle for being outside the camp.
: 18 He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron’s sons resented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about (1818 “blood” [dawm] means red liquid, life, or death)
DEVOTION: The New Testament states that “without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin.” Here we have the final instructions regarding the sacrifices that need to be made to the LORD because of sin. Once all the sacrifices are offered by Aaron and the priest then the LORD will appear to them.
So we have the list of sacrifices offered by the priests for the children of Israel. Aaron and the priest had to offer sacrifices first for their sins and then they could move on to offer sacrifices for the people.
Blood was necessary because a life had to be given for a life. God looked at the sprinkled blood as a symbol of the blood of HIS Son on the cross for the remission of sins.
Today we need to realize that those who minister the Word of God each Sunday have to stand before the LORD and ask forgiveness for their sins. They have to be cleansed so that they can serve a meal to the people of the congregation.
Once the congregation hears the Word of God they need to be sure that they have made a decision regarding their relationship with the LORD. Only those who are committed to Jesus Christ can be forgiven of sin. Those who reject the message of Christ will not be forgiven but spend eternity in the lake of fire.
So the blood of Christ needs to be applied to our lives if we are to have a proper relationship with the Godhead. Those who have applied the blood have the Holy Spirit indwelling them until they are called home to be with the LORD.
God’s presence is guaranteed to those who stand before HIM cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ typified by the blood of animals in the Old Testament.
CHALLENGE: Be prepared daily to meet with the LORD because of your standing based on the blood shed by Jesus on the cross.
DAILY SPIRITUAL SUPPER: Mature Believers
: 23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people. (3519 “glory” [kabowd] means majesty, honor, abundance, splendor, dignity, manifestation of power or riches)
DEVOTION: All the details have been met. The LORD gave instructions to Moses. Moses gave instructions to the people. The Tabernacle was built according to the pattern of what Moses saw in the mountain. The priests were dressed in the garments the LORD instructed Moses.
Now the priests were purified. The people were purified. What was going to happen next?
The instructions were plain. The priests were to bring a sacrifice for themselves first. Then they were to bring a sacrifice for the people. When this was complete then the LORD would appear before them. The sacrifices were completed and Moses and Aaron came out of the tabernacle of the congregation with a BLESSING.
The children of Israel saw the splendor of the LORD again. The priests did their ministry and the LORD blessed them with HIS presence. Then the FIRE came out from the LORD and consumed the burnt sacrifice and the fat. Remember all the “fat” was to be given to the LORD.
When the people saw the power of the LORD they fell on their faces. This was them worshiping the LORD. When the people saw the GLORY of the LORD appeared, they SHOUTED. Two characteristics were manifested in worship: Falling on our faces and shouting praise to the LORD.
Remember that we have sacrifices that we are to offer to the LORD on a daily basis. When we offer these sacrifices, HE can send a BLESSING our way. Are we offering our New Testament sacrifices to HIM on a daily basis? Do we want to see the splendor of the LORD in our lives? Do we want to see the MAJESTY of the LORD in our world? Are we willing to truly worship the LORD each Sunday? Too often our worship has no SHOUTING!!!
Should we be able to picture the splendor of the LORD in our lives on a regular basis? Can people tell that we have been with Jesus????
CHALLENGE: Is it our heart’s desire to be with Jesus? Have we witnessed the majesty of the LORD in our life? Are we willing to sacrifice to see it happen in our life?
:24 And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces. (7442 “shouted” [ranan] means 1 to overcome. 1a (Hithpolel) to be overcome. 2 to cry out, shout for joy, give a ringing cry. 2a (Qal). 2a1 to give a ringing cry (in joy, exaltation, distress). 2a2 to cry aloud ( in summons, exhortation of wisdom). 2b (Piel) to give a ringing cry (in joy, exultation, praise. 2c (Pual) ringing cry, singing out (passive). 2d (Hiphil) to cause to ring or sing out (for joy). 2e (Hithpolel) rejoicing (participle). [Strong, J. (1995). Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon. Woodside Bible Fellowship])
DEVOTION: First there was the fire that man started, which was started to burn the offering on the altar of sacrifice. However, there was a different fire which intervened, a fire from God Himself in order to consume the sacrifice. This resulted in the people shouting for joy, probably in the recognition that their sacrifice had been accepted directly by God. The shout here was one of victory, rather than one of fear.
I imagine that the roar of their voices was not unlike the roar (and applause) that goes up at a sporting event when the home team makes a great play. The simultaneous release of enthusiasm and cheer could be heard all around. On the other hand, it was not at all like the tepid and timid expressions we encounter in our churches on a weekly basis. Why is that we do not break out in wild enthusiasm when we recognize that God has accepted us through the blood of Jesus His Son? Why is it that most people cannot wait for the church service to be over so that they can leave and go home (or go to lunch)?
What this points to is that worship is supposed to be an active experience and expression before the LORD. Anything else is half-hearted, and fails to honor Him. In heaven, our expressions of worship will be even more vocal and all-encompassing.
CHALLENGE: During this Lenten season, resolve to give up half-hearted worship of God. (MW)
DISCIPLINES OF THE FAITH:
BODY
Chastity (Purity in living)
Fasting (Time alone with LORD without eating or drinking)
Sacrifice (Giving up something we want to serve the LORD)
Submission (Willing to listen to others and LORD)
Solitude (Going to a quiet place without anyone)
SOUL
Fellowship (Gathering together around the Word of God)
Frugality (wise use of resources)
Journalizing (Writing down what you have learned from the LORD)
Study and Meditation (Thinking through your study in the Word)
Secrecy (Doing your good deeds without others knowing but God)
SPIRIT
Celebration (Gathering around a special occasion to worship LORD)
Confession (Tell the LORD we are sorry for our sins on a daily basis)
Prayer (Conversation with God on a personal level)
Silence (Letting the LORD deal with some problems and needs)
Worship (Time to praise the LORD alone or in a group)
Sin offering: young calf, kid of goatsverses 2, 3, 15, 22
without blemish
for people
Burnt offering: ram, calf, lambverses 2, 3, 7, 12, 13, 22
without blemish
Peace offering: bullock, ramverses 4, 16-22
Meat offering : grain with oilverses 4, 17
Tabernacle of the congregationverses 5, 23
Congregation stood before the LORDverse 5
Blood on altar and on Aaronverse 9
Flesh and hide burnt without the campverse 11
Wave offeringverse 21
Shoutedverse 24
Fell on their facesverse 24
DOCTRINES OF THE FAITH:
Scripture (66 inerrant books of the Bible)
Mannerverse 16
God the Father (First person of the Godhead)
LORD (Jehovah)verses 2, 4-7, 10, 21, 23, 24
Glory of the LORD verses 6, 23
Fire came out from before the LORDverse 24
God the Son (Second person of the Godhead –God/man, Messiah)
God the Holy Spirit (Third person of the Godhead – our comforter)
Trinity (Three persons of the Godhead who are co-equal = ONE God)
Angels (Created before the foundation of the world – Good and Evil)
Man (Created on the sixth twenty-four hour period of creation)
Sin (Missing the mark set by God on man and angels)
Sinverses 2, 3, 7, 8, 15, 22
Salvation (Provided by Christ’s death on the cross for our sins)
Without blemishverses 2, 3
Appearance of the LORDverses 4, 23
Obedienceverses 5, 10, 21
Atonementverse 7
Bloodverses 9, 12, 18
Blessedverses 22, 23
Shoutverse 24
Fall on faceverse 24
Israel (Old Testament people of God)
Mosesverses 1-24
Aaronverses 1, 2, 7-24
Offered a sin offering for himself
Offered a burnt offering for himself
Atonement for himself and people
Aaron’s sonsverses 1, 12, 16
Elders of Israelverse 1
Children of Israelverse 3
Church (New Testament people of God)
Last Things (Future Events)
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QUOTES regarding passage
9:2–4 Aaron was instructed to offer an unblemished calf for his sin offering and an unblemished ram for a burnt offering (9:2). The Israelites, on the other hand, were not only to offer a sin offering and a burnt offering but were also to present a fellowship offering and a grain offering (9:3–4). The first offering for the priests and the laity was the sin offering, which provided the grounds for all other sacrifices since the sin offering focused on propitiation and expiation. The fact that the seven-day ordination ceremony already involved the provision of atonement for the priests (8:34) underscores the need for forgiveness in the service of God. Kaiser is certainly right when he states: “The closer one follows the Lord in obedience and service, the more conscious that person becomes of how short each individual falls from the holy standard of God.”
The holiness of Israel was related to a considerable degree to the faithfulness of the priests. Yet the priests, by the nature of their work and their close contact with the altar, were in a position where they, more easily than the congregation at large, could transgress the regulations established by God. It was all the more important, therefore, that atonement should be made for the priests by the presentation of special sin offerings. As in all the various arenas of the service of God, those who are nearest to him and carry the heaviest burden of spiritual responsibility are subject to the greatest temptations and may, more easily than others, bring dishonor to his name (Rooker, M. F. (2000). Leviticus (Vol. 3A, p. 150). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers)
1–5 After one week of ordination service, Aaron and his sons had fulfilled the complete ritual of consecration and were then ready to begin their priestly service. This chapter tells of a sin offering, burnt offerings, peace offerings, and a grain offering for the priests and the people. (Harris, R. L. (1990). Leviticus. In F. E. Gaebelein (Ed.), The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers (Vol. 2, p. 564). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House.)
9:1–4. With the ordination of Aaron and his sons completed, he was instructed to commence his priestly duties of offering sacrifice, first for himself and then for the people (cf. Heb. 9:7). The 8th day clearly refers to the day after the 7 days of Aaron’s ordination confinement (8:33–35). According to the Jewish talmudic tradition, the preceding week of priestly ordination began on the 23rd day of the 12th month so that this 8th day of the ordination ceremonies was identical with the 1st day of the 1st month mentioned in Exodus 40:2, 17 when the tabernacle was erected. So Aaron immediately began his priestly duties by offering the first of the sacrifices of the tribal leaders on 12 consecutive days (Num. 7:10–88; cf. Bernard J. Bamberger, “Leviticus,” in The Torah: A Modern Commentary, 3:65–6). In spite of the initial offerings on behalf of Aaron and his sons (Lev. 8:14–29) and their subsequent daily sin offerings during the 7 days of confinement (Ex. 29:35–37), it was still necessary for Aaron to present for himself both a sin offering and a burnt offering (Lev. 9:2). The people (represented by the elders) were to present animals for “sin,” “burnt,” grain, and fellowship offerings (vv. 3–4). The whole sacrificial system was placed in its theological context in the reason given by Moses for these offerings: For today the Lord will appear to you (cf. v. 6). God instituted sacrifice so that His Chosen People might, in spite of their innate sinfulness, have access through atonement to Him as the holy God, and that He might dwell among them and be their God (cf. the significant passage, Ex. 29:42–46). (Lindsey, F. D. (1985). Leviticus. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 1, p. 188). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.)
Aaron and his sons had obeyed God’s commandments. Thus when the week was over, they were ready to begin serving the Lord at the altar. Up to this point, Moses had been offering the sacrifices; now Aaron and his sons would take up their priestly ministry.
Sacrificing on God’s altar (vv. 1–21). Aaron and his sons had to offer a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering; from then on, they would be offering a burnt offering on the altar every morning and evening (v. 16; Ex. 29:38–42). Each day must begin and end with total consecration to the Lord. Being imperfect, the priests had to offer sacrifices for themselves first before they could offer sacrifices for the people (see Heb. 7:25–28).
Their ordination, however, also involved offering sacrifices for the people (Lev. 9:3–4): a goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb for burnt offerings, and a bullock and a ram for peace (fellowship) offerings, along with the meal offerings. To have sanctified priests without a sanctified people would not be right. How gracious of God to provide for sinners a way of forgiveness, dedication, and fellowship; we have all of this in our Lord Jesus Christ! (Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). Be Holy (p. 36). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books)
Ver. 2. And he said unto Aaron, &c.] In the presence of the people of Israel: take thee a young calf for a sin-offering; one not exceeding a year old, as in ver. 3 but this was not for the sin of making the calf only, to which the Jewish writers restrain it, but for all other sins of his, which it was necessary should be expiated before he offered sacrifices for the sins of others: and a ram for a burnt-offering; being a strong and innocent creature, was a proper emblem of Christ, the Lamb of God, that takes away by his sacrifice the sins of men: without blemish; this character belongs, as Aben Ezra observes, both to the calf and ram, which were both to be without spot, and so proper types of Christ the Lamb without spot and blemish, free both from original and actual sin: and offer them before the Lord; on the altar of burnt-offering, which stood in the court of the tabernacle near where Jehovah was, to whom every sacrifice for sin was to be offered, being committed against him, and whose justice must be satisfied for it. (Gill, J. (1810). An Exposition of the Old Testament (Vol. 1, p. 574). London: Mathews and Leigh.)
9:15–21 In the offering for the people Aaron administered the sin, burnt, grain, and fellowship offerings according to the prescribed instructions (9:15–20). Then Aaron offered the wave or elevation offering before the Lord (9:21). The order of the offerings is once again of importance. As Wiersbe asserts, “We must first deal with our sins before we can dedicate ourselves totally to the Lord; then we can enjoy fellowship with Him.” (Rooker, M. F. (2000). Leviticus (Vol. 3A, pp. 152–153). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.)
The order of sacrifices described in the ritual prescriptions constitutes an important guide for Christians with regard to the principles of spirituality underlying divine worship. Of the three concepts enunciated, the one that had priority concerned cleansing from sin, denoted by the sin offering. When proper atonement had been made, the worshipper was to surrender his life and labour to God, as indicated by the burnt and cereal offerings. Finally, he was to enjoy fellowship with God within the context of a communion meal, which the peace offering furnished. (Harrison, R. K. (1980). Leviticus: an introduction and commentary (Vol. 3, p. 109). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.)
The order of the last group was significant in pointing to the right priorities in worship: cleansing, atonement, consecration and fellowship. Finishing with the shared meal of the fellowship offering would have given a joyful conclusion to the whole solemn week and a fitting atmosphere for what followed. (Carson, D. A., France, R. T., Motyer, J. A., & Wenham, G. J. (Eds.). (1994). New Bible commentary: 21st century edition (4th ed., p. 135). Leicester, England; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press.)
FROM MY READING:
(Remember the only author that I totally agree with is the HOLY SPIRIT in the inerrant WORD OF GOD called THE BIBLE! All other I try to gleam what I can to help me grow in the LORD!!)
Acts 28
Paul finally arrives in Rome after a harrowing journey by sea.
INSIGHT
Our lives are a constant struggle between our own wills and the will of God. The circumstances of God’s will are often strange and enigmatic; they do not always make sense. However, His will is being worked out even in ways we cannot see or understand. When we relinquish control of our lives and yield to God’s will, then peace, love, and joy will characterize our lives. Paul must have wondered from time to time how shipwreck and imprisonment were working into God’s will; yet with historical perspective, we can see that good came of these events. In the words of the old hymn, we must: “Trust and obey, for there´s no other way to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.”
(QuietWalk)
BARRIERS TO FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5
There are certain things that tend to militate against fellowship with God and to rob us of it; there are certain things that will stand between us and the fellowship that in turn leads to joy. First of all, there is sin–unrighteousness. John has told us about the possibility of great joy (verse 4); then comes a word that almost crushes us to the ground at once: “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all”–and fellowship seems hopeless. But then, thank God, he tells us how this can be dealt with. If we recognize and confess sin, then there is the blood that cleanses, and God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins (1:7, 9).
The second hindrance that John talks about in 1 John 2:3 is lack of love for the brethren. If there is anything wrong in my relationship to God, I lose the fellowship, and I lose the joy. Yes, but if there is anything wrong in my relationship with my Christian brothers and sisters, I also lose the joy, and John works this out in a very subtle way. You lose contact with the brethren, and you lose contact with God; you lose your love to God in the same way.
The third hindrance is a love of the world, a desire or hankering after its pleasures and its whole sinful mentality. This again is an interruption to fellowship with God. You cannot mix light and darkness.
The last thing that interrupts fellowship with God, he tells us at the end of 1 John 2, is false teaching about the person of Jesus Christ. Obviously if the only way to God is through Christ, if I am in any way wrong about my teaching or doctrine concerning Him, then automatically I sever the communion, and again I lose my joy.
A Thought to Ponder
Certain things tend to militate against fellowship with God and to rob us of it.
(From Fellowship with God, p. 34, by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones)
Father, Abba, Father
“They are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.” (Romans 8:14-15)
Charles Wesley’s great hymn “Arise, My Soul, Arise” concludes with a stirring testimony of the joy of salvation.
My God is reconciled; His pardoning voice I hear.
He owns me for His child; I can no longer fear.
With confidence I now draw nigh,
And, “Father, Abba, Father,” cry.
“If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:17-18). As our text explains, once we have received the spirit of adoption, we are the sons of God—He owns us as His child. This is a “new” thing. We who formerly were estranged from our Creator have been reconciled to Him. “Old things,” such as the bondage to fear, are “passed away.” The close-knit ties are strong, “for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee….I will not fear what men shall do unto me” (Hebrews 13:5-6).
Now that He is our Father, we have direct access to Him. “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you” (James 4:8). As an earthly father desires the best for his children, “how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?” (Matthew 7:11). “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And…we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him” (1 John 5:14-15).
This father/child relationship goes deep. The term “Abba, Father” reflects a most sensitive and loving bond, perhaps best rendered “O Sweet Daddy.” “We pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God” (2 Corinthians 5:20).
(JDM, The Institute for Creation Research)
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