LEVITICUS

ANALYSIS OF LEVITICUS


‘I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people’


(A) Chapters 1 — 16

ATONEMENT — How to worship — Holy relationship with God
1. Sacrifice ch 1—7
2. Priests ch 8—10
3. Unclean ch 11—16

* DAY OF ATONEMENT ch 16



(B) Chapters 17 — 27

HOLINESS CODE — How to behave — Holy relationships with men
1. Principles ch 17—20
2. Rules ch 21—24
3. Final Word ch 25—27

YEAR OF JUBILEE ch 25



INTRODUCTION


THREE WELL KNOWN VERSES FROM LEVITICUS

1. 19:18 ‘Love your neighbour’
2. 17:11 ‘The blood makes atonement’
3. 11:44 ‘Be Holy……….for I am……’


FOUR MAIN THEMES OF LEVITICUS

1. God’s Presence
2. Holiness
3. Sacrifice
4. Covenant






(A) ATONEMENT

I. Chapters 1 — 7 Sacrifice Five Offerings of Leviticus




1. Ch 1 + 6:8—13
Burnt — business
= cost = Redemption



2. Ch 2 + 6:14—18
Cereal — domestic
= tax = Satisfaction



3. Ch 3 + 7:11—27
Peace — fellowship
= feast = Celebration



4. Ch 4+5:13 + 6:24—30

Purification
(Sin) — rubbish
= medical = Purification

5. Ch 5:14 + 6:7 + 7:1—10

Reparation
(Trespass) — finance
= commercial = Compensation

2. Chapters 8 — 12 Priests

Chapter 8 Consecration

1. Bathed
2. Clothed
3. Anointing
4. Sacrifices









a. Lean ON Sacrifice

b. Put UPON Ear
Thumb
Toe

c. Put INTO Hands

d. Take IN Body


Chapters 9 — 10 The Priesthood and the Fire of God


(a) The privilege of bringing God’s Presence

Ch 9:4,6,23 Result: SHOUT

(b) The responsibility of being such Priests

Ch 10:2,3 Result: SILENCE

NB: 10:8-10 = Discernment

10:17 = Bear iniquity

= ATONEMENT

cf: 10:19,20; 10:1,2




God accepts God rejects

Disobedience

Of Fear Of Will


3. Chapters 11 — 16 Cleaning the Unclean

Introduction 10:10 — Conclusion 16:16

Mark 7:19
Acts 10:11—15 1. Clean Foods Ch 11
Mark 7:9—23 2. Cleansing Issues Ch 12 and 15
Mark 1:40—44 3. Cleansing Lepers Ch 13,14

Two Birds

of Freshness
Spirit
of Freedom


Two Oil Anointings

of Faith
Spirit
of Fullness


Chapter 16:21 Three words for sin come together fourteen times
in the Bible
1. Iniquities = Twist from True
2. Transgressions = MisTrust
3. Sins = Miss the Target

First Goat > [OFFERED or MADE]

Second Goat AZAZEL — Rocky
Precipice or Destruction

[BEAR or FORGIVE]

Chapter 16 THE DAY OF ATONEMENT

Sacrifices 1— 7 Priests 8 — 10
Clean/Unclean 11— 15 Day of Atonement 16

= HOW TO WORSHIP

16 times ATONEMENT
Propitiate
7 times MERCY—SEAT

Verses 29,30

(a) Fast — Humble = Repent away unbelief
(b) Rest — Sabbath = Grace and Faith

Blood Once a Year v. Jesus Blood Once
Come with clouds Come with clouds
Stood Seated
Two Goats One Sacrifice


(B) HOLINESS CODE

Chapters 17 —25 ‘How to be holy’
Key Word = ‘I am the Lord your God’


1. Basic Principles of:—

Ch 17 (1) Sacrifices blood and food

Ch 18 (2) Sexual Behaviour

Ch 19 (3) Neighbourliness

Ch 20 (4) Punishment of grave crimes



2. Rules for:—

Ch 21 (1) Priests

Ch 22 (2) Eating Sacrifices
Ch 23 (3) Festivals (see Appendix )

Ch 24:1-9 (4) Tabernacle

Ch 24:10-23 (5) Judgement of Blasphemy


3. The Final Words:—

Ch 25 (1) Sabbatical and Jubilee Years

Ch 26 (2) God’s Promises

Ch 27 (3) Man’s Promises

Chapter 25 THE YEAR OF JUBILEE

Romans 3 (1) Sabbath - rest, no works
Romans 4 (2) Debts - nothing owed
Romans 5 (3) Inheritance - God
Romans 6—8 (4) Freedom -sin, self, Satan


DAY
OF
ATONEMENT ----------------------YEAR OF JUBILEE

(1) Sabbath
(2) Debts
(3) Original Inheritance
(4) Free Slaves

Appendix 1


Chapter 23 THE FEASTS OF THE LORD


- HOLY CONVOCATIONS


Introduction :1—4 Sabbaths


(1) Passover 14th (John 19:14,36)

First month (2) Unleavened Bread 15th — 21st (1 Cor 5: 6—8)

(3) Firstfruits 17th (1 Cor 15:23)

*
Third month (4) Pentecost (50 days from (3)) (Acts 2)

*
(5) Trumpets 1st
*
Seventh month (6) Days of Atonement 10th
* *
(7) Tabernacles 15th — 22nd

* = Extra Specified Sabbaths



Roger Forster
revised 6.6.89