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Hey guys, this is Erica Kirk. Unfortunately, I'm losing my voice. And so I'm going to have one of our amazing team members from Bible in365 read to you guys the next few days of readings. God bless you all and keep fighting to stay in the word.
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Leviticus, chapter 11. Clean and Unclean Animals. And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron saying to them, speak to the people of Israel saying, these are the things that they may eat among all the animals that are on the earth, whatever parts the hoof and is cloven footed and chews the cud, among the animals you may eat. Nevertheless, among those that chew the cud or part the hoof, you shall not eat these. The camel, because it chews the cuddle but does not part the hoof is unclean to you. And the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof is unclean to you. And the hare, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof is unclean to you. And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. You shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses, they are unclean to you. These you may eat of all that are in the waters. Everything in the waters that has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers you may eat. But anything in the seas or the rivers that does not have fins and scales, of the swarming creatures in the waters, and of the living creatures that are in the waters, is detestable to you. You shall regard them as detestable, and you shall not eat any of their flesh, you shall detest their carcasses. Everything in the waters that does not have fins and scales is detestable to you. And these you shall detest among the birds. They shall not be eaten. They are detestable. The eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, the kite, the falcon of any kind, every raven of any kind, the ostrich, the nighthawk, the seagull, the hawk of any kind, the little owl, the carmorant, the short eared owl, the barn owl, the tawny owl, the carrion vulture, the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe and the bat, all winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you. Yet among the winged insects that go on all fours you may eat those that have jointed legs above their feet with which to hop on the ground of them you may eat the locust of any kind, the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper of any kind. But all other winged insects that have four feet are detestable to you. And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening. And whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. Every animal that parts the hoof but is not cloven footed or does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Every one who touches them shall be unclean. And all that walk on their paws among the animals that go on all fours are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening. And he who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to you, and these are unclean to you. Among the swarming things that swarm on the ground, the mole rat, the mouse, the great lizard of any kind, the gecko, the monitor lizard, the the lizard, the sand lizard and the chameleon, these are unclean to you. Among all that swarm. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening. And anything on which any of them falls when they are dead shall be unclean. Whether it is an article of wood or a garment or a skin or a sack, any article that is used for any purpose, it must be put into water. And it shall be unclean until the evening, then it shall be clean. If any of them falls into any earthenware vessel, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it. Any food in it that could be eaten on which water comes shall be unclean. And all drink that could be drunk from every such vessel shall be unclean. And everything on which any part of their carcass falls shall shall be unclean. Whether oven or stove, it shall be broken in pieces. They are unclean and shall remain unclean for you nevertheless. A spring or a cistern holding water shall be clean. But whoever touches a carcass in them shall be unclean. And if any part of their carcass falls upon any seed grain that is to be sown, it is clean. But if water is put on the seed and any part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. And if any animal which you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening. And whoever eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. And Whoever carries the carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. Every swarming thing that swarms on the ground is detestable. It shall not be eaten whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet. Any swarming thing that swarms on the ground you shall not eat, for they are detestable. You shall not make yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarms, and you shall not defile yourselves with them, become unclean through them, for I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls on the ground, for I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. This is the law about beast and bird, and every living creature that moves through the waters, and every creature that swarms on the ground, to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, between the living creature that may be eaten and the living creature that may not be eaten. Leviticus, chapter 12 Purification after childbirth the Lord spoke to Moses, saying speak to the people of Israel, saying, if a woman conceives and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days, as at the time of her menstruation she shall be unclean and on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. Then she shall continue for 33 days in the blood of her purifying. She shall not touch anything holy, nor come into the sanctuary until the days of her purifying are completed. But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her menstruation, and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying for 66 days. And when the days of her purifying are completed, whether for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting, a lamb a year old for a burnt offering, and a pigeon, or a turtle dove for a sin offering and he shall offer it before the Lord, and make atonement for her then she shall be clean from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who bears a child, either male or female and if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves, or two pigeons, one for a burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean. Mark 12:1 27. The Parable of the tenants. And he began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it, and dug a pit for the winepress, and built a tower and leased it to tenants and went into another country. When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty handed. Again he sent to them another servant. And they struck him on the head and treated him shamefully. And he sent another. And him they killed. And so with many others. Some they beat and some they killed. He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying they will respect my son. But those tenants said to one another, this is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours. And they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard. What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others. Have you not read this scripture? The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes. And they were seeking to arrest him, but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away, paying taxes to Caesar. And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians to trap him in his talk. And they came and said to him, teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances. But truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or should we not? But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, why put me to the test? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it. And they brought one. And he said to them, whose likeness and inscription is this? They said to him, caesar's. Jesus said to them, render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's. And they marveled at him. The Sadducees ask about the resurrection. The Sadducees came to him who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying, teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring. And the second took her and died, leaving no offspring, and the third likewise, and the seven left no no offspring. Last of all, the women also died in the resurrection. When they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife. Jesus said to them, is this not the reason you are wrong? Because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God. For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong. Psalm, chapter 37, verses 32. 40 the wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death. The Lord will not abandon him to his power, or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial. Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. You will look on him when the wicked are cut off. I have seen a wicked ruthless man spreading himself like a green laurel tree. But he passed away, and behold, he was no more. Though I sought him, he could not be found. Mark the blameless, and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace. But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed. The future of the wicked shall be cut off. The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. The Lord helps them and delivers them. He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
Leviticus 11 & 12 | Mark 12:1-27 | Psalm 37:32-40
Date: March 8, 2026
Host: Erica Kirk (with Bible in365 team member reading for Erica)
This episode continues the journey through the Bible in a year, focusing today on the themes of holiness in daily life (Leviticus 11 & 12), Jesus' confrontations with the religious leaders (Mark 12:1–27), and assurances of God’s protection for the righteous (Psalm 37:32–40). Erica opens the episode briefly to explain her voice is out, introducing another team member who reads the day’s scriptures.
Timestamps: 00:16–07:29
Clean vs. Unclean Animals (Lev 11)
Purification after Childbirth (Lev 12)
Timestamps: 07:29–16:31
The Parable of the Tenants (Mark 12:1–12)
Controversy Over Taxes (Mark 12:13–17)
Question on the Resurrection (Mark 12:18–27)
Timestamps: 16:31–End
This episode offers a chapter-based reading that centers on God’s call to be set apart, Jesus’ authoritative wisdom in the face of religious antagonists, and assurance of the Lord’s deliverance in the midst of trials. It’s ideal for those journeying through the Bible daily, or listeners seeking a thoughtful, scripture-driven pause in their day. The notable scripture passages and Jesus’ timeless responses provide memorable takeaways for deeper reflection on spiritual purity, faithful living, and trust in God’s sovereignty.