Leviticus 21-24; Numbers 1, 8-9

21.
This chapter deals with purity in priests. To partake in the passover and to be anywhere near the veil, preists and other individuals should be perfect- not just in character and behaviour, but also physically. Jesus abolished all these requirements and made the table accessible to all. Moreover, when he died, the veil at the Temple of Jerusalem split from top to bottom signifying that there was no longer a division between the Holy of Holies and the rest of the Temple, i.e Jesus’ death on the cross, as the punishment for our sins and for our salvation, gave us direct access to God.

22.
God repeats nine times that He is the Lord.

23.
We are not to work on Sundays/Shabbat - which should be kept holy, as a day totally dedicated to God. The passage again refers to Jesus, the perfect lamb, who is sacrificed so that our sins are forgiven. The Lamb of God was sacrificed on Passover itself.

24.
God doesn’t like sin. Nor does He expect us to sin. The punishments for sinning are harsh. But not only has Jesus forgiven our sins, but he paid the penalty which we should have paid.

Numbers
1.
Levites were given charge of the tabernacle. Anyone else would die if they came near it. This right, given to the Levites, has been transferred to us by Jesus.

Even though God was with them, the Israelites still remained prepared for war. Thus, we too cannot rest on our laurels and wait for God to deal with our problems. On the contrary, we should put in some effort, and be converted into the war implement, used by God, for the Christian life is a battle- both physical, spiritual, and mental.

Nicky Gumbel points out that like Moses, we too must listen to God, even when we are in a godless/desert place or when going through a dry/unfruitful phase.

8.
The Levites are purified by sprinkling water upon them. We are purified by Jesus sprinkling his own blood.

9.
When the people asked a difficult question to Moses, he told them to wait (i.e to pray) so that he could hear from the Lord. We too should present our problems to God, pray, and wait patiently.