📖 Leviticus — Chapter 24 (KJV)
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Leviticus 24:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 24:2 Command the children of Israel, Rthat they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, Tto cause the lamps to burn continually.
Leviticus 24:3 Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.
Leviticus 24:4 He shall order the lamps upon Rthe pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
Leviticus 24:5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
Leviticus 24:6 And thou shalt set them Rin two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.
Leviticus 24:7 And thou shalt put Rpure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Leviticus 24:8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.
Leviticus 24:9 And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; and Rthey shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.
Leviticus 24:10 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
Leviticus 24:11 And the Israelitish woman’s son Rblasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
Leviticus 24:12 And they put him in ward, RTthat the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.
Leviticus 24:13 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 24:14 Bring forth him that hath cursed Rwithout the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
Leviticus 24:15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall Rbear his sin.
Leviticus 24:16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.
Leviticus 24:17 RAnd he that Tkilleth any man shall surely be put to death.
Leviticus 24:18 And he Rthat killeth a beast shall make it good; Tbeast for beast.
Leviticus 24:19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
Leviticus 24:20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
Leviticus 24:21 And he that killeth Ra beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
Leviticus 24:22 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 24:23 And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Leviticus 24:1–9 — The Lamps and the Bread
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Israel supplies pure beaten olive oil for the lamps, which Aaron tends before the LORD. Twelve cakes of fine flour are arranged in two rows on the table, with frankincense. The bread is set in order every sabbath and eaten by Aaron and his sons in the holy place.
Key Truth: The sanctuary's continual service follows the LORD's appointed order.
Check What You Remember
1. What kind of oil was brought for the lamps? (Leviticus 24:2)
Find it in Leviticus 24:2 (KJV).
2. How many cakes were baked? (Leviticus 24:5)
Find it in Leviticus 24:5 (KJV).
3. In how many rows were they arranged? (Leviticus 24:6)
Find it in Leviticus 24:6 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Leviticus 24:10–16 — A Case of Blasphemy
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
After a quarrel in the camp, a woman's son blasphemes the name of the Lord and curses. He is brought to Moses and kept in ward while the LORD's judgment is sought. The LORD gives the stated penalty of death by stoning, applying this law to the stranger as well as the homeborn.
Key Truth: The account records the judgment given for this case under Israel's law.
Check What You Remember
1. What was the mother's name? (Leviticus 24:11)
Find it in Leviticus 24:11 (KJV).
2. To whom was her son brought? (Leviticus 24:11)
Find it in Leviticus 24:11 (KJV).
3. Was the law in verse 16 applied to strangers as well as the homeborn? (Leviticus 24:16)
Find it in Leviticus 24:16 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Leviticus 24:17–23 — Restitution and One Manner of Law
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The LORD states laws concerning killing, harm to a neighbour, and replacing an animal that has been killed. The passage describes corresponding consequences and declares one manner of law for the stranger and those of Israel. Moses communicates the judgment, and the congregation carries it out.
Key Truth: The stated judgments apply within Israel without a separate standard for the stranger.
Check What You Remember
1. What was required for killing another person's beast? (Leviticus 24:18)
Find it in Leviticus 24:18 (KJV).
2. How many manners of law applied to stranger and homeborn? (Leviticus 24:22)
Find it in Leviticus 24:22 (KJV).
3. Who spoke the judgment to the children of Israel? (Leviticus 24:23)
Find it in Leviticus 24:23 (KJV).
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How do the lamp instructions connect the people’s provision with Aaron’s service?
2. How do the bread’s arrangement and renewal work together?
3. Why is the man initially kept in ward?
4. How does the chapter distinguish killing a beast from killing a man?
5. How does the one-law command address origin?
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