Reading the Bible in One Year as One Story
Bible Readings 2026, Week 7; Feb. 9-15
Verse of the week to live by: "You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy" (Lev. 19:2).
Feb. 9; Stage 3: Redemption Ex. 36-38
Ex. 36:2; "And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whose mind the Lord had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to do the work."
Who were Bezalel and Oholiab?
Ex. 37:9; "The cherubim spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim."
Why is the focus not on the cherubim themselves, but on the mercy seat between them? How does this imagery prepare us to see Christ as the true mercy seat where God meets His people in grace?
Ex. 38:21; "These are the records of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were recorded at the commandment of Moses, the responsibility of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest."
Why the tabernacle is called the tabernacle of the testimony?
Feb. 10; Stage 3: Redemption Book of Lev.
Leviticus, though it often feels distant and foreign to modern readers, stands at the very heart of the Pentateuch to answer one of Scripture's most pressing redemptive questions: after God redeems Israel from Egypt and comes down to dwell among them in the tabernacle, how can a perfectly holy God remain in the midst of a sinful people without destroying them?
The book's purpose is not merely to give ancient ritual regulations but to reveal how God graciously provides a way for ongoing fellowship with Himself—through sacrifices that deal with sin, priests who mediate between God and the people, and a pattern of life shaped by purity and holiness—summed up in the Lord's own words, "You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy" (Lev. 19:2).
Ex. 39-40; Lev 1
Ex. 40:34-35; "Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle."
How does this scene prepare us to long for a greater access to God's presence, ultimately fulfilled in Christ and the indwelling Spirit?
Lev. 1:1; "The Lord called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying."
Who wrote the Book of Leviticus?
Lev. 1:17; "He shall tear it open by its wings, but shall not sever it completely. And the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord."
"Pleasing aroma to the Lord," What does it mean for a sacrifice to be "a pleasing aroma to the LORD," and how does this expression reveal that God delights not merely in the ritual itself, but in a heart of faith, obedience, and reconciliation?
Feb. 11; Stage 3: Redemption Lev 2-4
Lev. 2:1; "When anyone brings a grain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it."
What is the grain offering?
Lev. 3:1; "If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord."
What is the sacrifice of Peace offering?
Lev. 4:21; "And he shall carry the bull outside the camp and burn it up as he burned the first bull; it is the sin offering for the assembly."
What is the significance of burning the bull outside the camp, and how does this practice foreshadow Christ, who suffered outside the gate for us in order to bring us to God? (Heb. 13:12; Gal. 3:13)
Feb. 12; Stage 3: Redemption Lev 5-8
Lev. 5:1-4; "If anyone sins in that he hears a public adjuration to testify... or if anyone touches an unclean thing... and he realizes his guilt... he shall bear his iniquity."
Why does God require confession even for sins committed in ignorance (Lev. 5:1-4)?
Lev. 6:8-9; "This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it."
What kind of sacrifice is this?
Lev. 7; How does Leviticus 7 prepare us to see Christ as both our perfect sacrifice and the host of the true fellowship meal?
Feb. 13; Stage 3: Redemption Lev 9-11
Lev. 9:1-2; "On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel, and he said to Aaron, 'Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the Lord.'"
What is the purpose of the sin offering in Israel's worship?
Lev. 10:1-2; "Now Nadab and Abihu... offered unauthorized fire before the Lord... and fire came out from before the Lord and consumed them."
How does this event prepare us to appreciate Christ as the only true and acceptable Mediator?
Lev. 11; How does Leviticus 11's distinction between clean and unclean animals teach Israel about God's holiness?
Feb. 14; Stage 3: Redemption Lev 12-14
Lev. 12:8; "And if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons... and the priest shall make atonement for her."
What does this reveal about God's compassion and accessibility?
In Luke 2:22-24, Mary and Joseph offer this same sacrifice. What does this tell us about their wealth?
Lev. 13:1-2; Why does God place the responsibility for examining skin disease in the hands of the priest? How did Jesus use this command?
February 15; Stage 3: Redemption Lev 15-17
Lev. 16:1; Why does God introduce the Day of Atonement in the context of the death of Aaron's sons?
Lev. 16; Leviticus 16 is about the Day of Atonement. What is the Day of Atonement?
Lev. 17:11; "For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life."
How does this prepare us to understand the necessity and sufficiency of Christ's sacrificial death?