The purpose of leviticus is to provide instruction and laws to guide a sinful, yet redeemed. It brings us into the tabernacle and opens to us all the privileges of access to the presence of god, and our place of blessing as his priestly household. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly bible studies to share with family and friends. Select your study preferably in the order of the book. The chapters of exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy, harold willmington. Leviticus receives its name from the septuagint the prechristian greek.
Parallel passages in new testament quoted from old testament. Capitol for the sake of making the point, save gods special place and setting apart of the jews in world history, contemplate the results on the human side of a nation either choosing or not choosing to be obedient to the instructions found in the fascinating book of leviticus. In this section five types of offerings are discussed. Get an animal, kill it, sprinkle the blood around, cut the dead animal into pieces, and burn it for a sweet savor unto the lord. An alliterated outline for the chapters of the bible. There is nothing historical in all this book of leviticus except the account which it gives us of the consecration of the priesthood leviticus 8. Book of leviticus outline summary online bible nwt. Just like the israelites, we are to be different from the world. The first part of the book of leviticus deals with offerings and the one that was offered and the last part of the book deals with feasts. The book of leviticus goes into deeper detail about the divinehuman relationship put in place on mount sinai exodus 1940. Even though it contains levis name, it was written concerning the priesthood in general, not only to the levites. God was teaching his people that they were to be set apart or separated for holiness. The above outline is from nelsons complete book of bible maps and charts, pp. Forwardsources summary of the old testament summary of the new testament keypoints of the old testament keypoints of the new testament old testament notes bookbybook new testament notes bookbybook.
Leviticus assumes that israel is sinful and impure, and it describes how to deal with sin and impurity so that the holy lord can dwell among his people. In hebrew, nadab and abihu take coals from an outside placethat is, not from the holy altar but from a notholyfied area such as their uncles beat up george foreman grill. Levi family was chosen by god to act as priests and assistants in the tabernacle. Leviticus is composed of two basic genres narrative history and law. Leviticuss narrative elements have a lot to do with aaron. Leviticus tends to be the last book many christians study.
The book of leviticus is not fit to be in the bible. Leviticus outline bible boot camps del ray baptist church. Leviticus a2 classic bible study guide 2 introduction as genesis is the book of beginnings and exodus the book of redemption, so leviticus is the book of reconciliation and fellowship. Some years ago, while perusing the book of leviticus in the course of his daily study of the scriptures, the author was arrested amid the shadows of a past. The nelsons bible dictionary gives the following outline of the book. It contains the core of the priestly ritual material of the pentateuch and, in fact, the entire old testament. By the way, thats the title of this sermon, and the applications are obvious. As you read the pages of scripture, ask yourself, what does this passage tell me about god. So the name of the book, leviticus, is very appropriate. It is mentioned here more than any other book of the bible.
Symbolic language used in the old and new testaments. The five offerings and the law of them, chapters 17 a. In the book of leviticus, god establishes the rest of the law with moses to set israel apart from the rest of the world as his representatives. The animals body was consumed entirely in the fire b. Constable title the hebrews derived the title of this book from the first word in it, wayyiqra, translated and he the lord called 1. Because the israelites had been held captive in egypt for 400 years, the concept of god had been distorted by the polytheistic, pagan egyptians. Harrison, leviticus an introduction and commentary downers grove. The niv study bible points out that just as adam and eve were banished from the.
Gain insight into israels history in the book of leviticus. The name leviticus was given to the third book of the pentateuch by the ancient greek translators because a good part of this book deals with concerns of the priests, who are of the tribe of levi. These bible book outlines are intended to assist you as you study gods wor d. Holiness is spoken of 152 times in the book of leviticus. The book of leviticus contains many rules for the hebrew people. Detailed outline of the book of leviticus bible blender. Leviticus is one of the most intensely theological books of the old testament. Try looking at the mindmap diagrams and seeing how the book has a structure. The book begins with the burnt offering and concludes with redemption. The name leviticus implies that this book is predominantly. Summary of the book of leviticus the story of the bible. How do the grain and fellowship offerings express gratefulness to god.
In contradistinction to this extremely biased opinion, others with equal scholarship find it to be a very important book. The first five books of the bible are called the pentateuch, or the law, and are generally accepted as being written by moses. The book of leviticus also describes the duties of priests during the time of the old testament. Biblenotes the entire holy bible is summarized with easy.
Dudley called it the most important book in the bible. Jul 01, 20 leviticuss narrative elements have a lot to do with aaron. John haynes holmes, the humanist, has said, the book of leviticus is not fit to be in the bible. Quotations from the old testament in the new testament. Leviticus expert jacob milgrom notes that one of the main points in this story is the importance of ritual purity, which sets up the books next few chapters. Genesis genesis text outline exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth. It is a carefully arranged reference manual for the levitical priests. You shall be holy, for i the lord your god am holy leviticus 19. The book of leviticus opens by highlighting this problem. Here is a free pdf file containing a complete outline of the book of genesis. In the book of leviticus the children of israel were marking time at.
Outline of the book with questions for each section. The book of exodus ended in great glory and wonder. The setting of leviticus mainly appears to take place at mt. It was written to draw the israelites to the understanding of the. An alliterated outline for the chapters of the bible a. But we do not obey all the rules in leviticus today, because we trust jesus see galatians 3. As god daily by most singular benefits declared himself to be mindful of his church. According to the thompson chain reference bible the theme of the book is. Leviticus, the third book of the pentateuch takes its name from levi one of the twelve sons of jacob. It was a free will offering surrender of life and will to god 1.
Leviticus bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse. Notice the different purposes of all five offerings. Biblenotes the entire holy bible is summarized with easyto. As an example, here are the three chapters of genesis. Book by book is a bible study resource with accompanying dvd.
Gods laws and regulations about priests and offerings, holy days, festivals, the sabbath. Bible survery leviticus hebrew name vayyiqra and he called greek name leviticus from levi author moses date 1490 bc approximately. Bible blender november 10, 2010 detailed outline of the book of leviticus offerings cleanliness, atonement, and holy living 20171014t10. I like to find a passage in each book of the bible that sums up what that book is all about. The next book of the bible, numbers, begins by showing this problem has been resolved. Following is our overview and outline of leviticus. It is the law as applied to the sacrificial and ceremonial system.
A commentary on the book of leviticus gordon college faculty. In this book, aaron is consecrated as the high priest, but this is also the book in which god kills aarons sons. Bible survery leviticus hebrew name vayyiqra and he called greek name leviticus from levi author moses. Bible book outlines here you can find outlines for every book of the bible, including pdf versions of each outline and a pdf booklet of all the outlines. Jesus christs life from the virgin birth to his ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection is the basis for the four gospels the books of matthew, mark, luke, and john. The key personalities of leviticus include moses, aaron, nadab, abihu eleazar, and ithamar. An overview of the books of exodus and leviticus, with a series of 20 questions for each of the 26 lessons in this free bible class book pdf file size.