Author: Alexander Gonzalez

             “…a holy convocation…the appointed feasts…”             Everybody loves holidays, feasts and parties.  Birthday celebrations are always welcome, no matter how old we are and we also celebrate anniversaries, graduations and a host of other festive occasions.             Believers in Christ are no strangers to parties and celebrations.  We rejoice during…

            “No lay person shall eat of the sacred…” A priest’s food was sacred; it was to be eaten only by him and those in his household and only within the temple’s confines.  No lay person was allowed to even touch that food. A Christian’s food is also sacred.  We…

            “He shall not go outside the sanctuary…”             There is a verse in the Bible that has always touched my heart. This verse declares that there is no better place to be than in the presence of the Almighty God. I pray that this becomes a reality in my…

            “And if the people of the land should ever close their eyes…” Different people have different discipline philosophies.  Some parents are so strict, that their house resembles a modified version of a “boot camp.”  They do not allow any disrespect or disobedience and offenders are punished severely. On the…

             “…you shall leave them for the poor and the alien:”             The land of Canaan was beautiful and fertile.  This was the land God had promised the people of Israel; a fruitful land and a great place to live!  God in his infinite mercy and incomparable compassion provided the…

                                                                    “You shall not uncover the nakedness…” A Pastor asked the following question during a worship service: “Who would like to be…

            “…he shall be cut off from the people.” A little girl and her grandfather went one day to the park to fly a kite.  It was a sunny day and a gentle breeze was flowing from the south; an ideal situation for flying kites indeed! Her beautiful kite flew…

            “…the tent of the meeting…” Since the beginning of Creation God’s purpose has been to meet with his creatures.  He enjoyed his daily meetings with Adam and Eve until the day of their fall into sin.  Now they were hiding from God; the same God who made them. Many…

            “…and be unclean until the evening.” I have worked with children in summer camps for many years, and I have seen my share of unclean boys (and girls).  Sometimes the mothers would get hysterical to see so much dirt on their children.  There was dirt on their knees, hands,…

            “…one of the birds to be slaughtered…take the living bird…”             When a person was cleansed from leprosy, he or she was required to bring two living birds.  The first (and innocent) bird was slaughtered, to symbolize the “death” of leprosy.             The second bird was “baptized” in the…