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In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),

• God is a God of order, clarity, and provision. He instructs Israel to obey every detail of the life He designs so they may flourish in the land He gives them.
• He is their God, and they are His people. A lot is required to make this happen.

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In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),

• What is dedicated to the Lord is the Lord's. It will belong under the covering of the Levite's stewardship--unless the giver redeems the offering. If this is the case, the monetary offering of redemption must add to the offering's value.
• The first census is taken. God raises up a nation through whom He will show His glory--His righteousness and His wrath. The size of the Israelite army is impressive. God does not want His people to fear their task at hand.

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In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),

• God's law demonstrates His desire for the flourishing of His people. Their seasons of crisis will expose their defiant hearts and lead them to repentance.
• God loves His people and disciplines His children as a father.

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In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),

• What seems not to apply to our lives, applies very intimately! If you finished reading today and wondered why these details matter for believers or nonbelievers in 2023,

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In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),

• For the third day in a row, parental discretion is suggested before listening to today's podcast with children. Leviticus 20 must be discussed today. Parents, have a listen before you are joined by your children today.
• God is holy. Therefore, His covenant people must be holy. Israel must put God's commands into practice. Holiness before the Lord is a transformation of the heart. Heart transformation dictates behavior transformation. Some behaviors indicate a rejection of God's name.
• God teaches His people the danger of participating in the blessings of His covenant community without submitting to Him as King.

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In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),

• If you listen to this podcast with your children, consider that today’s reading addresses sexual immorality in a very explicit way. Parental discretion is once again suggested.
• God contrasts the worship He designed for sinners to by faith enjoy the blessings of His presence among them. He also contrasts the sexual practices of Egypt and Canaan with the marriage covenant He designs.
• Leviticus provides an interpretation of all the altar scenes we encounter in Scripture. This text is key for our understanding of the story of the Bible.

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In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),

• If you listen to this podcast with your children, be aware that today’s reading includes instructions about marital intimacy. Although I will only briefly mention this subject, parental discretion is required today.
• Instructions for the protection of the community continue. One person’s germs may impact other covenant members negatively. Mildew exposes the community to these negative impacts. Also bodily fluids expose members outside of an immediate family.
• The bodily fluids exchanged by husband and wife during marriage covenant renewal ceremonies—sex—also potentially expose other covenant members. A spouse’s reproductive fluids do not belong outside the boundaries of the marriage relationship. Married couples must carefully order their lives so that the exchanges of their bodies are for themselves alone.
• The Day of Atonement must take place on the 10th day of the seventh month. It is a holy sabbath day for Israel. In addition to the daily forgiveness of sin for all the people—a burnt sacrifice is offered in the morning and evening—God will atone for the sins of the nation once every year until the Messiah comes. When the Messiah comes, He will remove the results of sin forever, and He will assume the role of High Priest forever.

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©2023joelstrahan

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),

• God loves Israel. Because the entire nation is raised in Egypt, God inserts a first through sixth-grade curriculum in personal hygiene. Israel must learn from scratch what is clean and unclean. The practices of the land they left must not continue in the Land of Promise.

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©2023joelstrahan

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),

• God administers His sovereignty by responding to man's thoughts and actions. He demonstrates His watchful eye on the activities of the sacrificial system by confirming both obedience and disobedience. He also demonstrates that His law is not meant to be oppressive. Instead, He desires the flourishing of His people.
• Because God is holy, He demands those in covenant with Him to learn to be holy. He refuses to display His glory through a nation that looks like other nations. God makes His people clean on the interior. They must order their lives to be clean on the exterior.

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©2023joelstrahan

In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team),

• The seriousness of sin must not be understated, ignored, or lessened. In order for Holy God to live among His people, His covenant terms must be adhered to. On the Mountain, God gives Moses stewardship of Israel’s requirements as covenant members.
• These offerings allow Israel to understand their desperate need for continual forgiveness. They also teach the people that God is for them. He wants nothing more than for them to succeed.
• This sacrificial system will be sufficiently fulfilled in Christ. However, these laws will preserve a people for the Lord until the Messiah comes.

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