July 23

<p>Leviticus 21-23 We are in the World Stream reading from the New King James Version this week. 7streamsmethod.com | @7StreamsMethod | @serenatravis | #7Stream | <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YPPA8XGTQ2YHU">Donate</a></p> <!--more--> <p>Commentary by Dr. Drake Travis</p> <blockquote>God of wonders beyond all galaxies, you ARE wonderful and beyond all galaxies.  What is even more wonderful is that you are right here with us as we dine together with you in communion.  Amen</blockquote> <p>These chapters that elaborate on the priests, their obligations, and the sacrifices pertaining to their vocation were spelled out initially in Lev. 1-9.  You may remember those chapters that we read June 18 and 25. They were to be men without defect.  There were also rules that must be abided by regarding not offering a sacrifice while ill or the like.  They were to marry a virgin only. They were to be circumspect men. There was to be no peculiar or garish shavings of the head, mohawk or designs or "what in the world is that?!" type of haircuts. They were to not handle or deal with 'the dead' (no priest moonlighted as a mortician).</p> <div>22 - This tells further of the requirements for the priests and their abilities and duties and the condition they must be in for making an offering.  Some of this may make a modern day observer think that God was a real grouch or stiff back then.  But it really is a description of a ritual and culture that had tremendous reverence for the living God and therefore the offerings brought to Him were greatly reverenced as well. Who on earth would bring a gift to a very prominent person or famous person or head of state or world renowned athlete they admired and do so while he had a terribly runny nose, was unwashed had dirty fingernails, messed up hair, mud on his shoes (untied), with cuts on his face from shaving recklessly that morning, his shirt on all rumpled and mis-buttoned etc.  No one would do this!  And God is less important?  Think of what