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Immerse Beginnings Day 122 Year 3 Daily Bible Reading
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- May 2, 2026
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Summary
The Book of Leviticus: Learning to Draw Near Leviticus opens with an introduction that reframes everything we are about to read. These instructions may seem strange to modern ears—the blood, the fat, the careful distinctions between clean and unclean—but they answer a question that matters more than we realize: How do flawed people live in the presence of a holy God? The answer is not ‘carefully’ but ‘through sacrifice.’ The burnt offering is consumed entirely—nothing held back, everything given. The worshiper lays a hand on the animal’s head in a gesture that says, ‘This death is in my place.’ The grain offering is simpler—flour and oil and salt, the everyday stuff of life presented to God. And the peace offering is unique: it is the one sacrifice where the worshiper actually eats a portion. It is a shared meal, a communion between God and the person who brings it. What strikes a careful reader is the phrase repeated throughout: ‘a pleasing aroma to the Lord.’ God is not repulsed by these offerings; He receives them gladly. The entire system exists because God wants to be approached. He has built a way for sinful people to come near, and He has done so with extraordinary care for those who cannot afford a bull—a sheep will do, or a goat, or even a bird. No one is too poor to worship. 00:00 Introduction to Leviticus 05:00 The Burnt Offering: Cattle 06:00 The Burnt Offering: Sheep and Goats 07:00 The Burnt Offering: Birds 08:00 The Grain Offering 09:00 Grain Offerings Baked and Cooked 10:00 The Peace Offering: Cattle 11:00 The Peace Offering: Sheep and Goats Buy Immerse Beginnings today! 4 Questions to get your conversations started: 1. What stood out to you this week? 2. Was there anything confusing or troubling? 3. Did anything make you think differently about God? 4.…