Leviticus 24: The Lamp, the Bread, and God's Name

Israel brings pure olive oil to keep the lamps burning continually before Yahweh, and twelve loaves are set on the golden table each Sabbath. A man who blasphemes God's name is brought to Moses, and God commands that he be stoned. God gives one law for the native and the foreigner alike.

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¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² “Command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ Outside of the veil of the Testimony, in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Yahweh continually. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ He shall keep in order the lamps on the pure gold lamp stand before Yahweh continually.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ “You shall take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes of it: two tenths of an ephah shall be in one cake.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ You shall set them in two rows, six on a row, on the pure gold table before Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ You shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ Every Sabbath day he shall set it in order before Yahweh continually. It is an everlasting covenant on the behalf of the children of Israel.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ It shall be for Aaron and his sons. They shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire by a perpetual statute.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ The son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and the son of the Israelite woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² They put him in custody until Yahweh’s will should be declared to them.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ “Bring him who cursed out of the camp; and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ He who blasphemes Yahweh’s name, he shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him. The foreigner as well as the native-born shall be put to death when he blasphemes the Name.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ “‘He who strikes any man mortally shall surely be put to death.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ If anyone injures his neighbor, it shall be done to him as he has done:This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. It shall be done to him as he has injured someone.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²¹ He who kills an animal shall make it good; and he who kills a man shall be put to death.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²² You shall have one kind of law for the foreigner as well as the native-born; for I am Yahweh your God.’”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²³ Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and they brought him who had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. The children of Israel did as Yahweh commanded Moses.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Leviticus 24 · Preschool

A Light That Never Goes Out

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Color the bright lamp! The lamp in God's tent burned all the time.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

Leviticus 24:2 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Oil kept God's lamp always shining. In the New Testament, Jesus said, I am the light of the world (John 8:12).

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Light, Bread, and Justice

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Read and Think

Leviticus 24 starts with two signs of God's ongoing presence. Pure olive oil kept the lamps burning every night before Yahweh. Twelve loaves, one for each tribe, were set on the golden table every Sabbath as an everlasting covenant. God was always present with His whole people.

Then the chapter tells of a man, the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father, who blasphemed the Name. The people held him until they learned Yahweh's will. God declared that blasphemy was a grave sin and must be punished. God's name is holy and must not be cursed.

God then gave laws of fair justice: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. These limited punishment so it would fit the crime, not grow into revenge. And there was one law for foreigners and Israelites alike. In Matthew 5, Jesus taught His followers not to seek personal revenge but to love their enemies.

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What did the lamps and loaves show?
Why did the people hold the man?
What was the purpose of eye for eye?
What did Jesus teach in Matthew 5?

Word Bank Fill-In

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NameTwelveoilGod

Pure olive kept the lamps burning every night before Yahweh.
loaves, one for each tribe, were set on the golden table every Sabbath as an everlasting covenant.
was always present with His whole people.
Then the chapter tells of a man, the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father, who blasphemed the .

Think About It

How do you treat God's name in the way you speak?
Why do you think God wanted one law for both foreigners and Israelites?

Memory Verse

“Every Sabbath day he shall set it in order before Yahweh continually. It is an everlasting covenant on the behalf of the children of Israel.”

Leviticus 24:8 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your light. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you make a newcomer feel at home at church?
How did Jesus teach us to respond when someone hurts us?

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Leviticus 24 · Grade 5

The Holy Name

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Read and Think

Leviticus 24 opens with the daily and weekly care of the holy place. The people supplied pure olive oil beaten for the light, so the lamps could burn continually before Yahweh. The priest also baked twelve cakes and set them in two rows on the pure gold table, with frankincense as a memorial. Every Sabbath day he shall set it in order before Yahweh continually. The bread represented the twelve tribes held in God's presence by an everlasting covenant.

The narrative that follows is sobering. During a fight, the son of an Israelite woman and an Egyptian man blasphemed the Name and cursed. Moses did not act on his own; the man was held in custody until Yahweh's will should be declared to them. God commanded that he be put to death, showing that to curse God was a grave offense against the holy One who dwelt among them.

God then stated principles of justice: whoever takes a human life must face justice, and injury must be repaid in kind, life for life and eye for eye. This principle limited penalties to what was fair, and it applied to the community's courts, not personal vengeance. You shall have one kind of law for the foreigner as well as the native-born. Jesus later taught His disciples not to retaliate personally, but to turn the other cheek (Matthew 5:38-39). He Himself is the light of the world and the bread of life (John 8:12; 6:35).

Show What You Know

What did the twelve cakes represent?
What did Moses do before acting?
What did the punishment show?
To whom did the eye for eye principle apply?
What did Jesus teach in Matthew 5:38-39?

Crossword

Across

The bread was set out each ____.
____ loaves on the table.

Down

Jesus is the ____ of the world (John 8:12).
The lamp oil came from ____s.
The golden ____ held the bread.
Honor God's ____.

Think About It

Why is it important to wait for God's direction before acting, as Moses did?
How does Jesus as the light of the world and bread of life fulfill the lamp and bread in the tabernacle?

Memory Verse

You shall have one kind of law for the foreigner as well as the native-born; for I am Yahweh your God.’”

Leviticus 24:22 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your light. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What can you do each day to keep your worship steady, like a lamp that never goes out?
How can you honor God's name in the way you speak?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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A Light That Never Goes Out

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Always Shining

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Light and Bread

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In the Holy Place

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Lamp and Loaves

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Before Yahweh Continually

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In the Holy Place

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Light, Bread, and Justice

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The Holy Name

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