Bible Study – Leviticus February 10, 2019 / Good Shepherd Video We are presenting the Adult Bible Study here that occurs after the regular church service, while the kids are in Sunday School. With contributions from an array of influential pastors and church leaders, these gospel-centered studies will help Christians see and cherish the message of God’s grace on every page of the Bible. The book of Leviticus can be challenging for contemporary readers, but it has an important message for the modern church. Leviticus’ role in the Bible Leviticus is about holiness (being set apart, separate)—both God’s holiness and the holiness He expects of His people. Whereas Exodus displays God’s holiness on a cosmic scale (sending plagues on Egypt, parting the Red Sea, etc.), Leviticus shows us the holiness of God in fine detail. Online Lutheran Bible Study. Bible Studies Bible Notes Divine Service/Liturgy DELTO/CE Notes Bible Introduction Notes Miscellaneous Old Testament Theology. Below are notes taken from the Concordia Commentary on Leviticus by Dr. Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
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What was the purpose of the Levitical Law?
How did Jesus fulfill the meanings of the Jewish feasts?
Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?
What is the JEDP Theory?
What is the documentary hypothesis?
Why did God require animal sacrifices in the Old Testament?
What does the Bible mean when it says something is unclean?
What is the difference between the ceremonial law, the moral law, and the judicial law in the Old Testament?
Does God view unintentional sin differently?
Why would the aroma of a sacrifice be important to God?
Why did the time period of being unclean end in the evening?
What is a sin offering?
What is a grain offering?
What is a burnt offering?
What is a trespass offering / guilt offering?
What is a peace offering?
What is a wave offering?
What is a heave offering?
What is a free will offering / freewill offering?
What is a votive offering?
What was the firstfruits offering? Should Christians give a firstfruits offering today?
Why were the people guilty for a priest’s sin?
Why was the fire in the altar to burn continuously (Leviticus 6:13)?
What is the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)?
Who were Nadab and Abihu?
What is the meaning of the strange fire in Leviticus 10:1?
Why was it bad that Aaron and his sons burned the sin offering in Leviticus 10:16–20?
In Leviticus chapter 12, why is a woman unclean longer if she gives birth to a daughter than if she gives birth to a son?
What does the Bible say about what foods we should eat?
Why does the Bible say that rabbits chew the cud? Is this an error in the Bible?
Why does the Old Testament Law say so much about mildew?
What laws were given to Israel in exact response to pagan practices?
Is it wrong to have a relationship with a close relative?
Does God hate shrimp?
Is it true that the biblical condemnations of homosexuality are actually referring to pedophilia?
What does the Bible mean by 'an eye for an eye'?
What is the law of retribution?
What were the Urim and Thummim?
What are the bodily discharges mentioned in Leviticus 15, and why did they make a person unclean?
Why were a husband and wife considered unclean after they had sexual relations?
Why were non-Israelites allowed to participate in the sacrificial system?
Why does the Bible speak against wearing clothing made of different types of fabric?
How should we live in light of God saying, “Be holy for I am holy” (Leviticus 19:2; 1 Peter 1:16)?
Did the high priest have a rope tied to him when he entered the Holy of Holies?
Does the Bible really say that parents should have their rebellious children stoned?
Didn’t the Old Testament punish blasphemy with death? How is that different from radical Islam?
How did the Israelites deny themselves in Leviticus 23:27?
What is a sabbatical year?
What was a sacred stone in Leviticus?
Why was the redemption price for men and women different in Leviticus 27:3–8?
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What was the purpose of the Levitical Law?
How did Jesus fulfill the meanings of the Jewish feasts?
Do Christians have to obey the Old Testament law?
What is the JEDP Theory?
What is the documentary hypothesis?
Why did God require animal sacrifices in the Old Testament?
What does the Bible mean when it says something is unclean?
What is the difference between the ceremonial law, the moral law, and the judicial law in the Old Testament?
Does God view unintentional sin differently?
Why would the aroma of a sacrifice be important to God?
Why did the time period of being unclean end in the evening?
What is a sin offering?
What is a grain offering?
What is a burnt offering?
What is a trespass offering / guilt offering?
What is a peace offering?
What is a wave offering?
What is a heave offering?
What is a free will offering / freewill offering?
What is a votive offering?
What was the firstfruits offering? Should Christians give a firstfruits offering today?
Why were the people guilty for a priest’s sin?
Why was the fire in the altar to burn continuously (Leviticus 6:13)?
What is the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)?
Who were Nadab and Abihu?
What is the meaning of the strange fire in Leviticus 10:1?
Why was it bad that Aaron and his sons burned the sin offering in Leviticus 10:16–20?
In Leviticus chapter 12, why is a woman unclean longer if she gives birth to a daughter than if she gives birth to a son?
What does the Bible say about what foods we should eat?
Why does the Bible say that rabbits chew the cud? Is this an error in the Bible?
Why does the Old Testament Law say so much about mildew?
What laws were given to Israel in exact response to pagan practices?
Is it wrong to have a relationship with a close relative?
Does God hate shrimp?
Is it true that the biblical condemnations of homosexuality are actually referring to pedophilia?
What does the Bible mean by 'an eye for an eye'?
What is the law of retribution?
What were the Urim and Thummim?
What are the bodily discharges mentioned in Leviticus 15, and why did they make a person unclean?
Why were a husband and wife considered unclean after they had sexual relations?
Why were non-Israelites allowed to participate in the sacrificial system?
Why does the Bible speak against wearing clothing made of different types of fabric?
How should we live in light of God saying, “Be holy for I am holy” (Leviticus 19:2; 1 Peter 1:16)?
Did the high priest have a rope tied to him when he entered the Holy of Holies?
Does the Bible really say that parents should have their rebellious children stoned?
Didn’t the Old Testament punish blasphemy with death? How is that different from radical Islam?
How did the Israelites deny themselves in Leviticus 23:27?
What is a sabbatical year?
What was a sacred stone in Leviticus?
Why was the redemption price for men and women different in Leviticus 27:3–8?
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Leviticus.
Name. By the rabbis, it was called 'The Law of the Priest' and 'The Law of Offerings,' but from the time of the Vulgate it has been called Leviticus, because it deals with the services of the sanctuary as administered by the Levites.
Connection with Former Books. In Genesis, man is left outside of the Garden and the remedy for his ruin is seen in the promised seed. In Exodus, man is not only outside of Eden, but is in bondage to an evil enemy and his escape from his bondage is shown to be in the blood of the lamb, which is shown to be sufficient to satisfy man's need and God's justice. In Leviticus there is given the place of sacrifice, as an atonement for sin, and it is shown that God accepted the sacrifice of the victim instead of the death of the sinner. It is a continuation of Exodus, containing the Sinaitic legislation from the time of the completion of the Tabernacle.
Contents. Except the brief historical sections found in chapters 8-10 and 24:10-14, it contains a system of laws, which may be divided into
(1) Civil,
(2) Sanitary,
(3) Ceremonial,
(4) Moral and
(5) Religious laws, emphasis being placed on moral and religious duties.
Purpose.
(1) To show that God is holy and man is sinful.
(2) To show how God can maintain his holiness and expose the sinfulness of man.
(3) To show how a sinful people may approach a Holy God.
(4) To provide a manual of law and worship for Israel.
(5) To make Israel a holy nation.
Key-Word. The key-word then is Holiness, which is found 87 times in the book, while in contrast with it, the words sin and uncleanliness
(in various forms) occur 194 times, showing the need of cleansing. On the other hand, blood, as a means of cleansing, occurs 89 times. The key verse is, I think, 19:2, though some prefer 10:10 as the best verse.
The Sacrifices, or Offerings. They may be divided in several ways, among which the most instructive is as follows:
(1) National Sacrifices, which include
(a) Serial, such as daily, weekly, and monthly offerings,
(b) Festal, as the Passover, Cycle of Months, etc.,
(c) for the service of the Holy Place, as holy oil, precious incense, twelve loaves, etc.
(2) Official Sacrifices, which include
(a) those for the priests,
(b) those for princes and rulers, and
(c) those for the holy women, Ex.38:8; 1 Sam.2:22.
(3) Personal Sacrifices, including
(a) the blood offering-peace offering, sin offering and trespass offering,
(b) the bloodless offerings-the meat, or meal, offering.
Besides this general division, the offerings are divided into two kinds, as follows:
(1) Sweet-savor Offerings. These are atoning in nature and show that Jesus is acceptable to God because he not only does no sin, but does all good, upon which the sinner is presented to God in all the acceptableness of Christ. These offerings are
(a) the burnt offering, in which Christ willingly offers himself without spot to God for our sins,
(b) the meal offering, in which Christ's perfect humanity, tested and tried, becomes the bread of His people,
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(c) the peace offering representing Christ as our peace, giving us communion with God, and thanks.
(2) Non-Sweet-Savor Offerings. These are perfect offerings, overlaid with human guilt. They are
(a) the sin offering, which is expiatory, substitutional and efficacious, referring more to sins against God, with little consideration of injury to man,
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(b) the trespass offering, which refers particularly to sins against man, which are also sins against God.
Analysis.
I. Law of Sacrifices, Chs.1-7.
1. Burnt offering, Ch.1.
1. Burnt offering, Ch.1.
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2. Meal offering, Ch.2.
3. Peace offering, Ch.3.
4. Sin offering, Ch.4.
5. Trespass
(or guilt) offering, 5:1-6:7.
6. Instructions to priests concerning the offerings, 6:8-7 end.
II. Law of Purity. Chs.11-22.
1. Pure food, animals to be eaten, Ch. II.
2. Pure body and house, rules for cleansing, Chs.12-13.
3. Pure nation, offering for sin on the day of atonement, Chs.16-17.
4. Marriages, Ch.18.
5. Pure morals, Chs.19-20.
6. Pure priests, Chs.21-22.
IV. Law of Feasts, Chs.23-25.
1. Sacred feasts, Ch.23.
2. Parenthesis, or interpolation, lamps of the Tabernacle, shew-bread, the blasphemer, Ch.24.
3. Sacred years, Ch.25.
V. Special Laws, Chs, 26-27.
1. Blessing and cursing, Ch.26.
2. Vows and tithes, Ch.27.
For Study and Discussion.
For Study and Discussion.
(1) Make a list of the several offerings and become familiar with what is offered, how it is offered, the result to be attained in each case.
(2) The laws
(a) for the consecration and purity of the priests
(Chs.8-10 and 21-22),
(b) governing marriages
(Ch.18),
(c) concerning clean animals and what may be used for food
(Ch, 11),
(d) governing vows and tithes
(Ch.37).
(3) The sacrifice of the two goats and two birds,
(a) the details of what is done with each goat and each bird,
(b) the lessons or truths typified by each goat and bird.
(4) The name, occasion, purpose, time and manner of observing each of the feasts.
(5) Redemption as seen in Leviticus,
(a) the place of the priest,
(b) of substitution,
(c) of imputation,
(d) of sacrifice and blood in redemption.
(5) The nature of sin as seen in Leviticus,
(a) its effect on man's nature,
(b) its effect on his relation to God.
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