Introduction Today's reading is a long one, but the whole passage can be divided into three main parts. First of all, there's verses 1 to 7 which are about the Sabbath Year of rest. Then, verses 8 to 22 are about the Year of Jubilee. And then verses 23 to 55 are about redemption. Verses … Continue reading Leviticus 25 →

Introduction Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord and who shall stand in his holy place? That's what the book of Leviticus is about. The book of Exodus ended with the construction of the Tabernacle. Then the glory-cloud of the Lord -- which signified the Lord's presence -- moved from the top of Mount … Continue reading Leviticus 24 →

Introduction You'll remember that we're in that part of the book of Leviticus which is about how the Israelites were to live holy lives before the Lord. According to chapter 17, holiness meant worshipping the Lord and not idols as their pagan neighbours did; and it meant not eating blood as their pagan neighbours did. … Continue reading Leviticus 23 →

Introduction I've mentioned before that whereas the first sixteen chapters of Leviticus are concerned with justification and how the Israelites could be pardoned by God and regarded as right in his sight, chapters 17 to 26 are concerned with their sanctification and how the Israelites must live holy lives before the Lord. In the first … Continue reading Leviticus 22 →

Introduction Chapter 17 to chapter 26 of the book of Leviticus contain what are known as the Laws of Holiness. So we have all these rules and regulations about how the Israelites were to live holy lives before the Lord. According to chapter 17, holiness meant worshipping the Lord and not idols as their pagan … Continue reading Leviticus 21 →

Introduction We're in that part of the book of Leviticus which stretches from chapter 17 to chapter 26 and which contains what are known as the Laws of Holiness: all these rules and regulations about how the Israelites must live holy lives. He set them apart from the other nations and had chosen them to … Continue reading Leviticus 20 →

Introduction At the beginning of Leviticus 19 the Lord commanded his people: Be holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy. And last week I explained that the idea behind the word 'holy' when it applies to the Lord is that he is unique and set apart from everything else. He's set apart from … Continue reading Leviticus 19(19–37) →

Introduction We've been studying the book of Leviticus on Wednesday evenings and we've seen how Leviticus is about how the Lord was able to provide a way for his chosen, but sinful people to dwell with him. Through the work of the priests and by offering the right sacrifices, the people could come before God … Continue reading Leviticus 19(01–18) →

Introduction I explained last week that we're in that part of the book of Leviticus which is known as the Laws of Holiness, because this part of the book contains laws and instructions to teach the people of Israel how they were to live as God's people. Last week we looked at chapter 17 which … Continue reading Leviticus 18 →

Introduction So far in the book of Leviticus we've seen how the various sacrifices which we read about in chapter 1 to 7 point forward to the person and work of Christ. The burnt offering teaches us that the Lord has ransomed us from our sin and misery; the fellowship or peace offering teaches us … Continue reading Leviticus 17 →