However, Moses is the main human character in these books, and since Moses is the one receiving directives from God, the books are usually attributed to him. You can learn more about the traditional authors of the Bible here. Key themes in Leviticus I like to find a passage in each book of the Bible that sums up what that book is all about. Zooming out: Leviticus in context Leviticus is right in the middle of the Torah, the first five books of the Bible. Learn more. Who Was Herod?
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Israel did not always live up to this standard, and much later the prophet Malachi rebuked Israel for offering God sub-standard sacrifices: And when you offer the blind as a sacrifice, is it not evil?
And when you offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? Offer it then to your governor! Would he be pleased with you?
Would he accept you favorably? Malachi He shall offer it of his own free will : God did not want the offering of the burnt sacrifice to be forced. Each animal had to be freely offered. This illustrates the principle that God wants our hearts, freely given to Him. At the door of the tabernacle of meeting : The sacrifices were not to be made at the home of each individual Israelite, or at the places they later called the high places.
God had an appointed place and order for sacrifice. Some think that the burnt sacrifice was the most commonly offered in ancient Israel, therefore it is listed first. Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering : This was a clear picture of identification with the animal to be the sacrificial victim. Through this symbol, the guilty person transferred his guilt to the sacrificial victim that would die and be completely consumed for the sin of the one bringing the offering.
It was not enough that the victim merely died. The one receiving atonement had to actively identify himself with the sacrifice. In the same way, it is not enough to know that Jesus died for the sins of the world.
This animal life shall die, as I ought to die. It shall go up as a sweet savour to Jehovah, as my being should. To make atonement for him : The idea behind the Hebrew word for atonement kophar is to cover. Leviticus is a book all about atonement. It is used about fifty times more in the rest of the OT. But there is a difference between the Old Testament idea of atonement and the New Testament idea.
The believer is therefore right with God on the basis of what Jesus has done at the cross, not on the basis of what the believer does. Significantly, the burnt offering was more about total surrender to God than about sin. Yet this shows that when we come to God with the greatest surrender possible for us, we are still marked by sin and in great need of atonement. Every offering is a symbol still of the One.
And he shall skin the burnt offering and cut it into its pieces. The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay the wood in order on the fire. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD. He shall kill the bull : It seems as though the one who brought the offering — who laid his hands on the head of the bull — was the same one expected to actually kill the animal. In each place the laying of hands on the sacrificial victim is mentioned Leviticus , , , , , and , the killing of the sacrifice — by the one who put his hand on the head — is mentioned also.
He shall kill the bull : The sacrifice had to die. The animal was without blemish, but that in itself did not atone for sin. It may have been a hard-working or kind or wise animal as animals go ; none of that mattered.
It had to die to atone for sin. Of course, the priest would assist as necessary, and the priests would do the heavy work of skinning and cutting the animal up. But the one who brought the offering delivered the deathblow. The individual Israelite cut the jugular vein of the bull, in the presence of the priests at the tabernacle of meeting. This was a solemn testimony to the need for sacrifice, a confession of the fact, I need atonement for my sin. For the Christian, it is appropriate to live our entire life in the conscious presence of God Colossians It would transform those acts to consciously do them before the LORD.
For who is this who pledged his heart to approach Me? Jeremiah Bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around : The blood of the animal — representing the life of the animal Leviticus — was sprinkled on the altar of sacrifice. And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire : The rest of the animal, having been washed from excrement or impurity, was burnt on the altar. This reflects the heart behind the burnt offering.
When everything was burnt before the LORD on the altar, there was nothing held back. The Bible specifically tells us that Jesus Christ fulfilled this sacrifice with His own offering, perfectly pleasing God in laying down His life at the cross: As Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. Ephesians The burning carcass of a dead animal may not, in itself, smell good.
And he shall cut it into its pieces, with its head and its fat; and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar; but he shall wash the entrails and the legs with water. Then the priest shall bring it all and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD. In what ways are you growing more like Christ?
View Chuck Swindoll's chart of Leviticus , which divides the book into major sections and highlights themes and key verses. Who wrote the book? Where are we? Why is Leviticus so important? God established the sacrificial system so that His covenant people might enjoy His fellowship through worship; it also allowed for repentance and renewal: When an Israelite worshiper laid his hand on the animal victim, he identified himself with the animal as his substitute.
What's the big idea? How do I apply this? Raymond B. John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck Wheaton, Ill.
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