1. Introduction to Leviticus
18 February 2007

2. Leviticus
It’s name is taken from the priestly tribe of Levi

3. Leviticus Background
Shows how God’s people fulfill their priestly calling
Led out of slavery and into the sanctuary of God
Israel must move from salvation to service:
Israel must move from deliverance to dedication
It talks about animal sacrifice for the atonement of the people’s sin
It also talks about series of strict laws to govern all aspects of daily life, worship and service

4. Leviticus Outline Lev. 1 – 3 – Sweet Savor Sacrifices
Lev – Non-sweet Savor Sacrifices
Lev – Priestly Roles in the Sacrifices
Lev – Personal Purity for God’s People
Lev – Instructions For The Altar
Lev – Holiness For The Individual
Lev – Holy Priests And Yearly Feasts
Lev – Holiness In The Promised Land

5. Leviticus 1-3 Sweet Savor Sacrifices Burnt Offering Grain Offering
Fellowship Offering

6. Non-sweet Savor Sacrifices
Leviticus 4-7
Non-sweet Savor Sacrifices
Sin Offering
Guilt offering

7. Priestly Roles in the Sacrifices
Leviticus 8-10
Priestly Roles in the Sacrifices

8. Personal Purity for God’s People
Leviticus 11-15
Personal Purity for God’s People
Clean and Unclean Food
Purification After Childbirth
Regulations And Cleansing From Infectious Skin Diseases
Regulations and Cleansing From Mildew
Discharges Causing Uncleanness

9. Instructions For The Altar
Leviticus 16-17
Instructions For The Altar
Day Of Atonement
Eating Blood Forbidden

10. Holiness For The Individual
Leviticus 18-20
Holiness For The Individual
Unlawful Sexual Relations
Various laws
Punishments For Sins

11. Leviticus 21-22
Rules for Priests

12. Jewish Calendar Sacred Civil Name of Months Farm Season Feast 1 7
Nisan -- Mar-Apr
Barley Harvest
Passover 2 8
Iyyar -- Apr-May 3 9
Sivan -- May-Jun
Wheat Harvest
Pentecost 4 10
Tammuz -- Jun-Jul
Grape Harvest 5 11
Ab -- Jul-Aug
Olive Harvest 6 12
Elul -- Aug-Sep
Dates-Figs Harvest
Tishri -- Sep-Oct
Early Rains
Tabernacles
Heshvan -- Oct-Nov
Plowing
Kieslev -- Nov-Dec
Wheat-Barley Sowing
Tebeth -- Dec-Jan
Winter Rains
Shebat -- Jan-Feb
Almond Bloom
Adar -- Feb-Mar
Citrus Harvest/Latter Rains 13
Adar Sheni
Intercalary Month

13. Leviticus 23 – Annual Feasts
The Passover
1st month, 14th day of religious year
March or April of Roman Calendar

14. Leviticus 23 – Annual Feasts
The Feast of Unleavened Bread
A High Sabbath (See also Dt. 16:16)
All men must appear at tabernacle
OK to work 6 days unless it was a normal Sabbath
Rest on 7th day
1st month, 15th – 21st days of religious year
March or April of Roman Calendar
To commemorate the Exodus from Egypt

15. Leviticus 23 – Annual Feasts
The Feast of Firstfruits
Also called Pentecost
Also called Feast of Weeks
Also called the Feast of the Harvest
A High Sabbath
3rd month, 6th – 12th days of religious year
May or June of Roman Calendar
After the barley and wheat harvests
Coincided with the giving of the Law

16. Leviticus 23 – Annual Feasts
The Feast of Trumpets
Also called Rosh Hashanah
“Rosh” = head; “Hashanah” = year
7th month, 1st day of religious year
Beginning of civil year
Sept. or October of Roman Calendar
After all the harvests
To blow trumpets
No work allowed

17. Leviticus 23 – Annual Feasts
Day of Atonement
Also called Yom Kippur
7th month, 10th day
Sept. or October of Roman Calendar
Day of fasting and prayer
No work allowed
Annual sacrifice for sins of the people
Picture of what Christ did later on the cross

18. Leviticus 23 – Annual Feasts
The Feast of Tabernacles
Also called the Feast of Booths
Also called the Feast of Ingathering
For thanksgiving for all the harvests
To remember when Israel lived in tents
A High Sabbath
7th month, 15th – 21th days of religious year
Sept. or October of Roman Calendar

19. Holiness In The Promised Land
Leviticus 24-27
Holiness In The Promised Land
Provision For The Sanctuary
Protection For The Land
The Sabbath Year
The Year Of Jubilee
Reward For Obedience
Punishment For Disobedience
Vows and Tithes

20. Bibliography Special thanks goes to the following:
Bruce Wilkinson & Kenneth Boa for their information in Talk Thru the Bible
Walt Henrichsen for his wisdom and insight shared during Bible studies he has led and in books, articles and s he has written
Edward Reese for his chronology and dating in The Reese Chronological Bible