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 →

Introduction Chapters 11 to 15 of Leviticus form what some commentators call 'the cleanliness code' or 'the laws of purity' for the people of Israel. We spent two weeks on chapter 11 which contain rules and regulations about clean and unclean animals and what the people had to do in order to cleanse themselves if … Continue reading Leviticus 12–15 →

Introduction When we began to study the book of Leviticus together, I made the point that the book of Leviticus is at the centre of the Pentateuch, which is the first five books of the Bible. Leviticus is at the centre; and it's surrounded by the books of Genesis and Deuteronomy which together describe how … Continue reading Leviticus 16 →

Introduction As we turn again to the book of Leviticus and read what might seem to us as strange rules and regulations about which animals the Israelites were permitted to touch and which animals they were not permitted to touch, it's important that we remember at least three principles. Firstly, all of Scripture points to … Continue reading Leviticus 11(24–47) →

Introduction In chapters 1 to 7 of Leviticus there were instructions on the various offerings the people were to sacrifice to the Lord. Then, in chapters 8 and 9 there were instructions on how to ordain the priests. Then, in chapter 10 we had the account of the death of Aaron's sons who offered unauthorised … Continue reading Leviticus 11(01–23) →

Introduction One of the commentators on this passage points out that what we have here in the account of the death of Nadab and Abihu is sadly typical of what we read in the Old Testament. After the Lord placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, we have Adam's failure to obey the … Continue reading Leviticus 10 →