Leviticus 24
World English Bible
WEB1Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2“Command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually. 3Outside of the veil of the Testimony, in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Yahweh continually. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. 4He shall keep in order the lamps on the pure gold lamp stand before Yahweh continually. 5“You shall take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes of it: two tenths of an ephah shall be in one cake. 6You shall set them in two rows, six on a row, on the pure gold table before Yahweh. 7You shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire to Yahweh. 8Every Sabbath day he shall set it in order before Yahweh continually. It is an everlasting covenant on the behalf of the children of Israel. 9It shall be for Aaron and his sons. They shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire by a perpetual statute.” 10The son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and the son of the Israelite woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp. 11The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. 12They put him in custody until Yahweh’s will should be declared to them. 13Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 14“Bring him who cursed out of the camp; and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 15You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin. 16He who blasphemes Yahweh’s name, he shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him. The foreigner as well as the native-born shall be put to death when he blasphemes the Name. 17“‘He who strikes any man mortally shall surely be put to death. 18He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, life for life. 19If anyone injures his neighbor, it shall be done to him as he has done: 20fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. It shall be done to him as he has injured someone. 21He who kills an animal shall make it good; and he who kills a man shall be put to death. 22You shall have one kind of law for the foreigner as well as the native-born; for I am Yahweh your God.’” 23Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and they brought him who had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. The children of Israel did as Yahweh commanded Moses.
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Overview
Leviticus Chapter 24 presents important regulations concerning the care of the lampstand, the showbread, and the punishment for blasphemy. The chapter begins with instructions for the priests regarding the lampstand in the Tabernacle, emphasizing the need for the lamps to be kept burning continually. This symbolizes the ongoing presence of God among His people, as seen in Exodus 27:20-21, where the lamp is described as a light for the holy place. The priests are to ensure that the lamps are trimmed and filled with pure oil, representing the need for spiritual vigilance and the maintenance of holiness in worship. This act of tending to the lampstand serves as a reminder of the light of God's presence in the midst of His people, as stated in #John 8:12, where Jesus declares Himself to be the light of the world.
The chapter also details the preparation of the showbread, which consists of twelve loaves placed on a table before the Lord every Sabbath. This bread represents the twelve tribes of Israel and signifies God's provision and sustenance for His people. The priests are to eat the bread in a holy place, highlighting the sacredness of their role and the importance of maintaining purity in their service to God.
Finally, Leviticus 24 addresses the serious issue of blasphemy. A man who blasphemes the name of the Lord is to be stoned, as commanded in verses 16-23. This severe punishment underscores the holiness of God's name and the seriousness of speaking against Him. The chapter concludes with the principle of justice, stating that the punishment must fit the crime, reinforcing the idea of fairness in God's law. Overall, Leviticus 24 emphasizes the importance of holiness, worship, and the reverence due to God's name among His people.
Referenced by
- Exodus 27:20v2Exodus 27:20 commands the Israelites to bring pure olive oil for the lamp, a command reiterated in Leviticus 24:2 for the continual burning of the lamp.
Topics in this chapter
- Holiness
- Justice
- Worship
- Blasphemy
- Provision
- Community
- Law
- Light
- Tabernacle
- The Presence of God
- Bread of Presence
- Covenant
- Reverence
- Divine Presence
- Eye for an Eye
- Fairness
- Judgment
- Lawgiver
- Mercy
- Moses
- Responsibility
- Retribution
- Service
- Speech
- The Name of God
- Accountability
- Balance
- Biblical Art
- Blasphemer
- Camp of Israel
- Communion
- Devotion
- Divine Light
- Divine Provision
- Equality
- Ethics
- Eucharist
- Forgiveness
- God's Presence
- Holiness of God
- Israelites
- Justice in Literature
- Lampstand
- Legal Ethics
- Mediator
- Olive Oil
- Perpetual Light
- Presence of God
- Respect
- Sacred Speech
- Sanctification
- Sanctity
- Set Apart
- Speech and Consequences
- Thanksgiving
- Universality
Related chapters
- Exodus 25LampstandDivine LightCommunion
- Exodus 27LampstandEucharistTabernacle
- Exodus 21EqualityLawgiverRetribution
- Exodus 20EthicsLawgiverRespect
- Matthew 12BlasphemySpeechRespect
- Leviticus 19The Name of GodSet ApartEthics
- John 6CommunionEucharistDivine Provision
- Exodus 37LampstandCommunionEucharist
- 1 Samuel 21Bread of PresenceSanctityEthics
- Numbers 15EthicsLawgiverIsraelites
- Matthew 5Light
- John 8Divine LightLight
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