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Structure of Leviticus 1-7 Sacrifices 8-10 Regulations for Priests 11-16 Regulations of uncleanness and cleanness 17-25 General regulations for holy leaving 26 Blessing and cursing 27 Regulations of Vows In this lecture we will look at chapters 26 and 27. Through this book God was calling Israel to recommit themselves to the right way to worship. The Basic Content 1-25 Sacrifices, cleanliness and holy living 26 Blessings and Curses-the conditions of the covenant 27 Vows- recommitment to the covenant The concluding chapters (26 and 27) provide motivation to the laws. Blessing and curses appear at the end of other lists of stipulations. See Exodus 23:20-24 and Deuteronomy 29. Blessings and Curses (26) 1) Literary Structure 26:1,2 Introduction to the material with a re-iteration of previous material v3-13 Blessings for obedience v14-45 Curses for disobedience 26:46 parallels with the beginning of the chapter i) Blessings 26:12- I will be your God 26:46- God brought them out of Israel ii) ...

Structure of Leviticus 1-7 Sacrifices 8-10 Regulations for Priests 11-16 Regulations of uncleanness and cleanness 17-25 General regulations for holy leaving 26 Blessing and cursing 27 Regulations of Vows Basic Content 1) 11-16 Rules for Cleanliness 2) 17-25 Holiness Regulations 1) Rules for Cleanliness i) The Contents relationship to the Context 1-10 Sacrifice and the Priests. These chapters deal with specifics of holiness. 11-25 deals with how living become acceptable as worship. We are looking at holy living and cleanliness. Our concerns have broadened as Leviticus progresses. ii) Cleanliness 10:10 we get 4 words: holy, unholy, common, and unclean. 3 things are holy 1) God, 2) clean persons devoted to God, 3) clean things devoted to God Common things are not holy. These things can be clean or unclean. If clean they can be used in worship even though they are not holy. An unclean thing cannot be brought before the Lord. Through purification something unclean can become clean. It then ...

Structure of Leviticus 1-7 Sacrifices 8-10 Regulations for Priests 11-16 Regulations of uncleanness and cleanness 17-25 General regulations for holy leaving 26 Blessing and cursing 27 Regulations of Vows In this lecture we will be looking at chapters 1-10 The Holiness of Sacrifice 1-7 a) Literary Structure 1-6:7 the role of lay people in the sacrifices 6:8-7:38 the role of Priest in the sacrifices Order of the sacrifices featured: 1-6:7 (lay people) = burnt, grain, fellowship, sin and guilt 6:8-7:38 (priests) = burnt, grain, sin, guilt, fellowship b) Types of sacrifices i) Burnt. The sacrifice went up in smoke. These sacrifices happened every morning and every evening. Extra offerings happened on other holy days. Exodus 29:39-42 tells us that burnt offerings were to happen every day Burnt offerings used cattle, sheep or goats, dove or pigeon. Rituals of the burnt offering: Lay people brings the animal into the courtyard, worshipper lays hands, the priest accepts the offering, the worsh...

The Extrinsic Agents 1) Critical Viewpoint Some critic’s claim that Leviticus was written by P (a priestly writer). P apparently lived during the exile and after the exile. He reflected the mood of the day’s worship-ritualistic and legalistic. He claims that Leviticus wasn’t written in the time of Moses. Moses had liberation and freedom. 2) Mosaic Authorship We believe in the inerrancy of scripture so we believe that Moses was the author. 3) The sources 1:1 Moses received revelations. Some of the book was written form Moses’ memory. 4) The date of final composition The book was written anytime after Sinai but before the death of Moses. 5) Redemptive historical observations The book doesn’t deal with history. It deals with rituals and laws. The divine King gave Moses rules to instruct Israel and form them into a national theocracy. The book gives the standards of holiness for the people. Suggested Literary Structure 1-7 Sacrifices 8-10 Regulations for Priests 11-16 Regulations of unclea...