Leviticus

Book: Leviticus

Sep 8

Ideas covered in Leviticus:

1. A Holy God: God is perfect.

2. Access to God: Means of satisfying man’s sinful approach to a holy God.

3. Additional revelation required regarding the tabernacle so that the dwelling place of God is not defiled. Defilement will require that God abandon the temple.

4. Entry into the land would be accompanied by YHWH’s presence, who would conquer on their behalf. Disobedience to that commission (uncleanness) would result in expulsion from the land and other curses. God would, however, use the curses to bring them back.

Outline:

First Section - The process by which the people will draw near to YHWH and YHWH will draw near to the people. (1--10)

Second Section - The second section of the book now moves into the daily lives of the people. They were to be separate (holy) as compared to all the neighboring nations and particularly those that they would replace in the land of Canaan.

Third Section - The land becomes a subject for the remainder of the book. When they get to the land, there will be indications of their obedience and disobedience. If they obey, they will be blessed; if not, cursed.