Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Leviticus Six / Psalms Six

Leviticus 6

8 - 29 Instructions Concerning Sacrifices

My notes (again): Supplementary instructions for sacrifices. Since the well-being offering is eaten chiefly by the donor, the rules pertain mainly to him. Otherwise they are the concerns of the officiating priest. The subjects are altar fire (8 - 13), the manner and place for eating the grain offering (14 - 18), the daily grain offering of the high priest and the voluntary one of the officiating priest (19 - 23), safeguards in sacrificing the purification offering (24 - 30), and the ritual for the reparation offering (7:1-7)

Psalms 6

Prayer for Recovery from Grave Illness

My notes (the first of seven penitential psalms - 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143)

1 - 5 The psalmist asks God for mercy and healing

6 - 7 The psalmist shares his pain

8 - 10 The psalmist is certain that God has heard his prayer and warns "workers of evil" to depart for "All my enemies shall be ashamed and struck with terror; they shall turn back, and in a moment be put to shame."

1 comment:

Karlton said...

You know, my Bible heads this as "A Prayer for the Recovery from Grave Illness." I'm not so sure that this psalm is that specific. It could work for any hardship.

Also, I'm sure you got the email about Dottie. Let's continue to keep her and Steve in our prayers