Monday 9th March 2026
Audio readings: Proverbs 6:30-35 Mark 14:43-72 Leviticus 19, Leviticus 20 LEVITICUS 19 and 20 Some of the things I write today may shock you, offend you or cause you to examine your own lifestyle. Let me first say that my aim is to attempt to explain and interpret what the Word of God says and not…
Sunday 8th March 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 31:9-18 Mark 14:17-42 Leviticus 17, Leviticus 18 MARK 14 The crucifixion and resurrection events were now rushing rapidly towards them all, and his disciples were struggling to ‘keep up’ emotionally and psychologically. First the scene shifts to the peaceful home at Bethany (whose Hebrew name means ‘house of figs’), the same village…
Saturday 7th March 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 31:1-8 Mark 13:32-37, Mark 14:1-16 Leviticus 15, Leviticus 16 LEVITICUS 14, 15 and 16 Yesterday’s readings talked about the diagnosis of infectious skin diseases and their treatment. Today follows on to outline the purification rites when the individual was declared ‘clean’ again. There were regulations for cleansing in the first week – outside the…
Friday 6th March 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 30:8-12 Mark 13:1-31 Leviticus 14:1-57 MARK 13 Some the building blocks of Herod’s Temple were apparently more than 12 metres long and 6 metres wide and 4 metres high. It was an immense feat of construction and an awesome piece of architecture. However, as Jesus prophesied, it would all be torn down…
Thursday 5th March 2026
Audio readings: Proverbs 6:20-29 Mark 12:28-44 Leviticus 13:1-59 LEVITICUS 11, 12 and 13 “You are what you eat” – as the saying goes! It was very important that an itinerant nation of 2 ½ million people, travelling through an inhospitable desert full of strange animals, knew what to eat. Once in the Promised Land, there would…
Wednesday 4th March 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 30:1-7 Mark 12:13-27 Leviticus 11, Leviticus 12 MARK 12 Jesus spoke a parable to the Jews about themselves: a vineyard owner first constructed a vineyard (see Isaiah 5:1-7 below) and then rented it to tenants who were expected to look after the place and to give the landlord a significant percentage of…
Tuesday 3rd March 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 29 Mark 11:28-33, Mark 12:1-12 Leviticus 9, Leviticus 10 LEVITICUS 8, 9, and 10 Before you can be forgiven, the priest needs to be acceptable to God. Why? Because the priest stands between mankind and God and mediates between them – he connects the two parties and re-joins what has been divided. In similar…
Monday 2nd March 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 28 Mark 11:1-27 Leviticus 7:11-38, Leviticus 8 MARK 11 Today, Jesus does something blatantly Messianic, possibly in an attempt to provoke the Jewish leadership finally into action: he borrows a young donkey, along with its mother, and rides it into Jerusalem. This event is mentioned in all four gospels, which underscores its great…
Sunday 1st March 2026
Audio readings: Proverbs 6:12-19 Mark 10:32-52 Leviticus 5:14-19, Leviticus 6, Leviticus 7:1-10 LEVITICUS 5, 6 and 7 Having dealt with the five offerings from the giver’s point of view, Leviticus then looks again from the perspective of the priest receiving the offering on behalf of God. The Burnt Offering was obviously burnt whole – minus the skin…
Saturday 28th February 2026
Audio readings: Psalm 27:7-14 Mark 10:13-31 Leviticus 4, Leviticus 5:1-13 MARK 10 The first part of this chapter contains exactly the same material – with just one exception – that is found in Matthew 19. There will therefore be a degree of repetition in what I say about it. The Pharisees of the time were engaged…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.
Sign Up To Receive Daily Posts via Email
Get new daily bible notes delivered directly to your email inbox…
Each day’s entire post will be emailed to you each morning. Do check your spam folder if nothing appears after you have signed up.
You can unsubscribe at any time too. See the footer of any daily email.
The Big Picture 