Leviticus, 24

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God gives instructions for the lampstand, the bread of the presence and the altar of incense.

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The Lampstand and the Bread of the Presence

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.

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.

4 He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.

6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.

7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.

9 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they 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.

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;

11 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed 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:)

12 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.

13 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

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.

17 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.

18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;

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.

21 And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.

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.

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.

Commentary

Leviticus 24 is a chapter that outlines the laws of the Israelites regarding the use of oil for the lamp in the tabernacle. The chapter begins by describing the instructions given to Moses by God regarding the use of pure olive oil for the lamp in the tabernacle. The oil was to be used to keep the lamp burning continually. The chapter then goes on to describe the punishment for anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord. The punishment is to be stoned to death by the whole congregation. The chapter then goes on to describe the punishment for anyone who kills an animal or a person. The punishment is to be put to death. Finally, the chapter outlines the laws regarding the use of leavened bread during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The Israelites were to eat unleavened bread for seven days and were not to eat any leavened bread during that time. Overall, this chapter outlines the laws of the Israelites regarding the use of oil for the lamp in the tabernacle, the punishment for blasphemy, the punishment for killing an animal or a person, and the laws regarding the use of leavened bread during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. These laws were given to the Israelites by God and were meant to ensure that the Israelites followed the laws of God and respected His name.