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The Book of Leviticus
NAME, Derived from the tribe of Levi. AUTHOR, Moses, commonly accepted
KEY WORDS, "Access" and "Holiness"
SUBJECT MATTER, a digest of divine laws
CENTRAL PERSON, the high priest. CENTRAL THEME, How can sinful man approach
a Holy God? The word "Holy" appears eighty times in this book.
COMPANION BOOK, Hebrews
ANALYSIS
I. The Way of Access to God
(1) Through sacrifices and offerings
(a) Burnt offerings, signifying atonement and
consecrations.
# Le 2:1-9
(b) Meat (meal) offerings, signifying thanksgiving
# Le 2:1,2
(c) Peace offerings, signifying fellowship
# Le 7:11-15
(d) Sin offerings, signifying reconciliation
# Le 4:1-35
(e) Trespass offerings, signifying cleansing
from guilt
# Le 6:2-7
(2) Through Priestly Mediation
The human priesthood;-
The call of # Le 8:1-5
the cleansing of
# Le 8:6
garments of
# Le 8:7-13
atonement for
# Le 8:14-34
example of the sinfulness of Ch. 10
# Le 10:1
II. Special Enactments Governing Israel
(1) As to food Ch. 11
# Le 11:1
(2) As to cleanliness, sanitation, customs, morals,
&C., all emphasizing purity of life, as a condition of divine favour
chs. 12-20
# Le 12:1 - 20:1
(3) Purity of priests and offerings Chs. 21.
22
# Le 21:1 - 22:1
III. The Five Annual Solemnities, or Feasts
(1) The Feast of the Passover, beginning April
14. Commemorating the Exodus
# Le 23:5
(2) The Feast of Pentecost, the sixth day of
June, commemorating the giving of the law
# Le 23.15
(3) The Feast of Trumpets, the first of October
# Le 23:23-25
(4) The Day of Atonement, the tenth day of October,
the high priest enters the Holy of Holies to make atonement for the
sins of the people
# Le 16:1 23:27-32
(5) The Feast of Tabernacles, beginning the fifteenth
day of October, commemorating the life in the wilderness, and thanksgiving
for the harvest
# Le 23:39-43
IV. General Enactments and Instructions
(1) The Sabbatical Year; once in seven years
the ground was left untilled.
# Le 25:2-7
(2) The Year of Jubilee; once in fifty years
the slaves were liberated, debtors were freed, and a general restitution
took place.
# Le 25:8-16
(3) Conditions of blessing, and warnings concerning chastisement # Le 26:1
(4) The law of vows
# Le 27:1
(5) The book of Hebrews should be studied as
a companion to
Leviticus.
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