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Daily Bible - Setting Aside the Levites

Today's reading is found in Numbers 8:1 to 9:14 and Leviticus 1:1 to 3:17.

Do you recall the Levites that killed the idol-worshiping Israelites? Here's where you see how they were fully set apart from the rest of the population. They are declared the property of God. Of course, everything belongs to Him, but they were set apart to a higher degree. Similar to naming, when God declares you His, he'll watch out for you. That's true even today and knowing that God is watching your steps is a blessed thing indeed!

Another point in this is goes back to the Passover of the firstborn of the Israelites while the firstborn sons of the Egyptians were killed. This is mentioned by God in this reading. The firstborn were (are) God's, but the Levites became the atonement for this. That doesn't sound like such a blessing at a first glance, but who made the largest atonement in history? Jesus Christ. Perhaps accepting the punishment of others isn't as much of a burden as it is a blessing. Of course, try telling that to the animals who were to be sacrificed in the prescribed methods!