Leviticus 14

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LEVITICUS – LESSON EIGHT

(Chapters 16-18)

Following the death of Nadab and Abihu due to their presumptuous sins, God instructs Moses regarding the priest coming before Jehovah in the holy place within the veil (holy of holies) inside the temple. The law regarding the Day of Atonement is given. This is a yearly remembrance of sin, when the high priest offers sacrifice for himself and the people. He will enter within the veil of the holy place this one time in the year. Other laws are given in this section which emphasizes the Holiness of God regarding His people.

VIII. ANNUAL ATONEMENT AND VARIOUS LAWS (Chapters 16-18)

A. Occasion for instruction concerning annual atonement – follows death for presumptuous sin of two sons of Aaron (16:1-2)

1. Nadab and Abihu drew near before Jehovah – died before Jehovah.

2. Aaron not to come at all times into holy of holies – place where Jehovah appears in cloud upon the mercy seat.

B. Whole annual atonement outlined (16:3-10)

1. Sacrificial animals presented:

a. Young bullock – sin offering for Aaron

b. Two rams – one burnt offering for Aaron, other for people

c. Two he-goats – sin offering for people .

2. Lots cast on he-goats:

a. Lot falls on one goat – slain for Jehovah

b. Other he-goat – set alive into wilderness -for Azazel – removal.

C. Ceremony presented in detail (16:11-28)

1. Aaron offers sin offering for self and his family first (16:11).

2. Aaron takes censor and beaten incense within the veil to produce cloud covering mercy seat (16:12-13).

3. Blood of sin offering sprinkled seven times upon the front of mercy seat (16:14).

4. Goat of sin offering for the people killed – blood brought and sprinkled upon front of mercy seat (16:15-17).

5. Blood of bullock and goat placed on horns of the altar of burnt offering and blood sprinkled seven times about the altar (16:18-19).

6. Hands laid on live goat – set free in wilderness after confession (16:20-22).

7. After Aaron removes garments and washes, he offers burnt offering for Aaron and the people (16:24).

8. Fat of sin offering burned on altar (16:25).

9. One who releases goat in wilderness washes garments and bathes, and then he enters camp clean (16:26).

10. Sin offerings burned outside of camp – one that burns them washes garments and bathes before coming into camp clean (16:27-28).

D. Observance of the Day of Atonement (16:29-34).

1. Fasting

2. Refraining from work

3. Atonement for holy sanctuary, tent of meeting, altar, priests and all the people

E. Various laws (17:1-18:30).

1. Law concerning offering animals to Jehovah as peace offerings when killed outside the camp (17:1-9).

a. To keep people from idolatry

b. Penalty: cut off from the people

2. Law concerning eating of blood (17:10-14)

a. Prohibited: life of flesh in blood; given for atonement

b. Penalty: cut off from the people

c. Action of the leper (13:45-46)

3. Law concerning eating of animals that have died

a. Unclean

b. Must wash garments and bathe before being considered clean

c. Penalty: bear own iniquity if not washed.

4. Law concerning incest (18:1-18)

a. Address to males

b. “Uncover nakedness” – cohabitation of married and unmarried persons.

c. Prohibition of marriage of immediate blood relatives (18:7-13)

d. Prohibition of marrying wives of blood relatives (18:14-16)

e. Prohibition of marrying relatives of wife (18:17-18)

5. Laws concerning other lusts (18:19-30)

a. Prohibition to sexually approaching a woman during times of uncleanness (18:19).

b. Prohibition of adultery – neighbor’s wife

c. Prohibition of sacrificing seed to Molech – pass through fire (18:21a)

d. Prohibition of profaning name of Jehovah (18:21b)

e. Prohibition of homosexuality – abomination (18:22)

f. Prohibition of sex with beasts – confusion (18:23)

g. Practices of the preceding nations prohibited – will be removed from the land (18:24-30).

QUESTIONS:

1. What was unique about the Day of Atonement concerning the high priest?

2. What does “Azazel” mean?

3. What place did incense have on the Day of Atonement?

4. What within the veil was sprinkled with blood?

5. Upon the horns of what altar was blood placed?

6. After the ceremony of atonement, what five things were atoned for?

7. When was the Day of Atonement observed?

8. What point does the Hebrew writer in the New Testament make of the Day of Atonement?

9. What was to be done to an ox killed outside the camp? Why?

10. Why was eating blood prohibited? Is it still prohibited in the New Testament?

11. Into what three groups can you divide those whom a male cannot marry?

12. What does “uncover nakedness” imply?

13. Describe the sacrifice unto Molech:

14. Leviticus 18:22 describes what sin?

15. Were the sins of 18:19-23 practiced by the Canaanites?

16. Was the land promise given to Israel:

a. Conditional

b. Un-conditional

c. Both

LEVITICUS – LESSON NINE

(Chapters 19-20)

Living a holy life before God demands we treat others justly. Obeying the Ten Commandments, the Israelite would be holy before God. In this lesson we will see how the commandments through Moses were applied, and be impressed with how serious God is regarding His revealed Law as we see the death penalty being applied when God’s commandments are disobeyed.

IX. LAWS REGARDING HOLINESS TOWARD GOD AND RIGHTEOUSNESS TOWARD MAN (Chapters 19-20)

A. Reason for holiness – Jehovah is holy and is God (19:2)

B. Reverence for parents – fifth commandment (19:3)

C. Keep the sabbaths – fourth commandment (19:3)

D. Prohibition of idolatry – first and second commandment (19:4)

E. Peace offering – cannot be eaten on third day (19:8)

F. Parts of land and vineyard left after harvest for the poor and the sojourner (19:9-10)

G. Prohibition of stealing – eighth commandment (19:11)

H. Prohibition of cheating and lying (19:11-12)

1. Profaning the name of God – third commandment

I. Prohibition of taking advantage of neighbor (19:13-14)

1. Cannot keep wages from hired servant overnight

2. Cannot curse deaf; nor put stumbling block in front of the blind.

J. Justice must be rendered in judgments – no partiality (19:15)

K Prohibition of tale bearing – no gossiping (19:16)

L. Prohibition of false accusations – leading to death (19:16)

M. Must not hate – must rebuke neighbor in sin (19:17-18)

1. Cannot bear a grudge or take vengeance – love neighbor as self

2. If no rebuke – bear sin.

N. Prohibition of mixing two kinds of animals and fiber (19:19)

O. Law concerning sexual relations with a slave woman betrothed (19:20-22)

1. No death penalty

2. Trespass offering offered – sin forgiven

P Fruit of trees planted in Canaan not to be eaten until fifth year (19:23-25)

1. In fourth year, fruit is holy unto Jehovah.

Q. Prohibition of eating blood (19:26)

R. Prohibition of various magical practices (19:26, 31)

S. Prohibition of marring hair and flesh – relating to grief (19:27-28)

T. Prohibition of profaning daughter – making her a harlot (19:29)

U. Must keep sabbaths and reverence sanctuary (19:30)

V. Must reverence aged – rise before hoary head, honor face (19:32)

W. Must show kindness to stranger – once stranger also in Egypt (19:33-34)

X. Must use just measurements (19:35-37)

Y. Punishments and promises connected with laws (Chapter 20)

1. Give seed to Molech – put to death (20:1-5)

a. God against man and his family if people do not put the man to death.

2. Turn to deceptive magic or practice it – cut off from among his people; stoned to death (20:6-7, 27)

3. Curse father or mother – blood shall be upon him (20:9)

4. Sexual sins of adultery, incest, homosexuality, bestiality – all participants put to death (20:10-11)

5. Keep all of God’s commandments and be a people separated unto God – will enjoy land flowing with milk and honey (20:22-26)

a. If not – land will vomit you out of the land like it did the previous nation.

QUESTIONS:

1. In 19:1-4, how many of the Ten Commandments are given?

2. Offering the peace offering properly resulted in what blessing?