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Leviticus
The Book of Leviticus
Leviticus Proclaim Liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof Lev 25:10
Lev 25:10 is inscribed on the Liberty Bell and where the bell gets its name
The Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting…. Lev 1:1
These are the commands the LORD gave Moses at Mount Sinaifor the Israelites.
Lev 34:34
The book appears to be written during the time of, or referring back to the time of Israel camped around Mount Sinai
Two main ideas in the book:
God’s people are distinct and must be holy
God’s people are sinful and must offer sacrifice
(taken from a talk from Mark Dever)
Part 1 Holiness inside the sanctuary
approaching and worshiping a Holy God
Part 2 Holiness outside the sanctuary
Living before a holy God
Book outline:
Taken from a talk from John Murray
What is this? I was reading the Bible
from the first page, following the story
and now this? It seems out of place
We can look at Leviticus revolving around the theme
of being holy not narrative stories, mostly, but
thematic
The word Holy appears Book in Psalms Genesis 1 time Book 1 (Ps 1-41_ Exodus 102 Book 2 (Ps 42-72) Leviticus 102 Book 3 (Ps 73-89) Numbers 35 Book 4 (Ps 90-106) Deuteronomy 12 Book 5 (Ps 107-150)
Exodus uses the word holy 102 times where Genesis only once
using stories and narrative, list telling a history story Leviticus also uses the word holy 102 times but more a
theme and object lessons camping out on the subject and less like history…
it’s confusing for readers often
“You shall be holy for I am holy”
Keyword is holiness The ‘motto’ of the book is ‘be holy
for I am holy’
Holy occurs 1 time in Genesis regarding the 7th day
Here in Leviticus occurs 102 times
Holiness was also in Exodus 102 times but here we dwell on it
hmmm and why is it important?
Holy is the most often used adjective for God. The first request in the Lord’s prayer is God’s name would be seen as holy. and God chose to swear by His holiness several times to name a few.
Holy emphasizes God’s purity and some describe God’s holiness as other and separate. - ‘Altogether other’ (emphasizing transcendence. We’ll add a qualification. God does use language of analogy so language of analogy is fine if in conformity with God’s descriptions of Himself ) - God is inherently ‘holy’ and other things may have a derived ‘holiness’ - Without ‘holiness’ no one will see the Lord says the book of Hebrews
5 Sacrifices
Burnt Offering Meal Offering Peace Offering Sin Offering Trespass Offering
God’s people are sinful and must offer sacrifice
Sacrifices offered at the entrance to the tabernacle or on the altar near the entrance. There are for sins both deliberate and unintentional.
So, the 5 types of sacrificesare done near the entranceat the altar? And…
can happen dailyand even for unintentional sins
God is Holy
The 5 types of sacrificesdone at or near thetabernacle entrancebeginning to approach God
The priests were dedicated
The priests also have meal offerings they eat and use things like
unleavened bread reminiscent of the Passover unleavened bread in some ways
The priests were dedicated
The first offerings were for the priests Their sacrifice accepted
and then a sobering lesson happens…
A first story in the book: The anointing of Aaron
and the priesthood followed by a story of
strange fire
God’s people are sinful and must offer sacrifice but on God’s terms in God’s way
living out holiness inside the sanctuary
A tragic object lesson in not following God’s word
Two of Aaron’s sons: Nahab and Abihu offered ‘strange fire’
A tragic object lesson in the importance of following God’s word
Two of Aaron’s sons: Nahab and Abihu
Aaron’s son’s offered ‘strange fire’ and died
We don’t know what the nature of their ‘innovation’ but it wasn’t in conformity to God’s instructions.
Second, holiness is seen outside the sanctuary
(In all of life lived ‘Corum Deo’ before the face of God)
Holy is also related to separateand as an object lesson reminder
of choosing and separating.This was a covenant reminder to eatsome types of animals and not eat
other animals
Laws handed down protecting worship from abuse
and separating the ‘Holy’ and the more common
laws regarding birth, death, food, even sexual relationships
Once a year on the most solemn holy daya priest would bringthe blood of a lamb into the heart of the holiest place
A sacrifice not at the entrance and not any day but on a special day
And at ground zero of the sanctuary holiness
on the Ark in the Holy of Holies Bringing the blood of a lamb once a year
for atonement
A second story in the book: A tragic reminder of
consequences On living out holiness outside the sanctuary
And a ruling given by God:He had seen God’s power in deliverance and provision and still cursed Lev 24:22 You shall have the same rule for the sojourner and for the native, for I am the Lord your God.”And judgment handed down
Lev 19:32 “You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:14 You shall not curse the deaf ….
Leviticus 19:14 …. or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
Lev 19:15 “You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
The most oft quoted verse from Leviticus from Jesus17 “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. 18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
A year to : - forgive debts - set slaves free - restore the inherited land to the original families
The year of Jubilee
Starting with blessingsand the curses are more than twice as long
The book closes withblessings and curses
and hope…
Blessings for Obedience
rain good harvest no dangerous animals you will chase your enemies protection I will walk with you I will be your God and you will be my people
Curses for Disobedience
Disseases I will make the heaves like iron and the earth like bronze Wild beasts The sword Not enough food Destroyed cities The land will get the sabbath rest of the years you didn’t give it
but….. there is hope….
If they repent … I will remember forgive and restore…
Lev 26: 40 “But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers in their treachery that they committed against me, and also in walking contrary to me, 41 so that I walked contrary to them and brought them into the land of their enemies—if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled and they make amends for their iniquity, 42 then I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and I will remember my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land
And the book closes with some regulations about vows
Starting with blessingsand the curses are more than twice as long
Just as God will remember his wordsthe last chapter is regarding manand his vows
Marvel has a super hero with a name related to Leviticus
“my daddy was a preacher and he used to tell me from Luke 4‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because of which He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth in deliverance the oppressed,”
Marvel’s Luke Cage rescues people from evil, drug dealers, gangs, crime…and Luke 4:18 is referring to The Year of Jubilee from Leviticus…. Luke Cage, however, is a fiction using Biblical parallels (we leave it to viewers to decide how well Marvel did or not)
But there is someone who is the fulfillment of the Year of Jubilee
who is no fictionLuke 4: 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. 17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
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