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LEVITICUS – LESSON NINE
(Chapters 19-
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-
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-
G. Prohibition of stealing – eighth commandment (19:11)
H. Prohibition of cheating and lying (19:11-
1. Profaning the name of God – third commandment
I. Prohibition of taking advantage of neighbor (19:13-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
X. Must use just measurements (19:35-
Y. Punishments and promises connected with laws (Chapter 20)
1. Give seed to Molech – put to death (20:1-
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-
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-
5. Keep all of God’s commandments and be a people separated unto God – will enjoy land flowing with milk and honey (20:22-
a. If not – land will vomit you out of the land like it did the previous nation.
QUESTIONS:
1. In 19:1-
2. Offering the peace offering properly resulted in what blessing?
3. How did God take care of the poor and sojourner in His Laws?
4. How does one profane the name of God?
5. How does one bear sin because of his neighbor?
6. What things could not be mixed with diverse kinds?
7. Was fornication with a betrothed slave woman punishable by death?
8. The fruit of trees that the Israelites planted in Canaan was to be considered uncircumcised for how long?
9. What was one not to do for the dead?
10. Why would a father make his daughter a harlot?
11. Describe one who has a familiar spirit today:
12. Why were God’s people to treat the stranger and sojourner the same as the home-
13. What standards of judgment must be right?
14. In chapter 20, what two means are mentioned as carrying out the death penalty?
15. What would happen if the people did not put to death the man offering his seed to Molech?
16. What are two facts about being a separated people unto God?
17. Was the possession of the “promised land” a conditional or unconditional promise?
LEVITICUS – LESSON TEN
(Chapters 21-
God’s holy character must be constantly manifested before people. The priests, who the people saw offer up the sacrifices to God, must reflect holiness before God. Therefore, those offering the sacrifices in the office of the priesthood had to meet certain criterion. No defilement with the dead, no physical deformities, restrictions even to the extent of whom the high priest could marry are all covered in this section of Leviticus. In the context of holiness before God, a summary of the characteristics of the animals that could be offered in certain sacrifices are given.
X. LAWS REGARDING HOLINESS OF PRIESTS AND THE OFFERINGS (Chapters 21-
A. Instruction to priests regarding the dead (21:1-
1. Priests defiled if in contact with dead – EXCEPT for funeral rites for immediate family.
2. No cutting or marring flesh allowed for mourning the dead
B. Instruction to priests regarding wives and daughters (21:7-
1. No harlot, profaned woman (a seduced woman) or divorced woman can be taken to wife.
2. Profaning daughter (harlot) – burned with fire
3. Reason: priest is holy unto God offering the bread of God.
C. Instruction to high priest (21:10-
1. When in service, one cannot go to dead body, even if family is involved – the crown of anointing oil is upon him.
2. Can only marry a virgin of own people
D. Priests with physical handicaps and deformities not allowed to offer sacrifices (21:16-
1. Cannot go into the veil or approach the altar – profane the sanctuary of God.
2. May eat of those sacrifices apportioned to priests.
E. Defiled priest not to officiate or partake of the offerings (22:1-
1. Must first become clean – bathe flesh, etc. – clean after sun goes down and then can partake
2. Penalty for disobeying God’s charge: death
F. Instruction concerning those connected wit the priest and their right to partake of the sacrifices (22:10-
1. Visitor or hired servant or priest cannot partake.
2. Priest’s bought slave can partake – part of the home.
3. Priest’s daughter…
a. If married to a stranger – cannot partake
b. If widowed or divorced without children – can partake – part of the home again
G. Animals sacrificed to be unblemished and of age (22:17-
1. Animals with more or less normal body parts can be offered for FREE-
2. Animals from foreigner considered blemished
3. Animal must be at least eight days old – first seven days of life, animal is with his nursing mother.
4. Mother and young are not to be killed on the same day.
H. Eating of THANKS-
1. Profaning the name of God – third commandment
I. Summary of section: Profane not holy name of Jehovah who brought his people out of Egypt – obey His commandments
QUESTIONS:
1. Explain how these two chapters illustrate the principle of QUALITY of service that is demanded by God:
2. Could a priest and the serving high priest go into the tent of a dead immediate family member?
3. Whom could a priest marry?
4. Whom could the high priest marry?
5. Can the character of children be a reflection upon the father and hurt his service and influence before God?
6. Could a man with crippling arthritis offer sacrifices on the altar?
7. Were the handicapped and deformed priests completely banished from the office of the priest?
8. What penalty was assessed to a priest who ate of the holy sacrifices of the people while he was unclean?
9. What are some examples of physical defilement pertaining to the priest?
10. What was the priest to do if he were unclean before he could partake of the holy sacrifices?
11. Why would a bought slave be allowed to eat of the priests’ portion of the sacrifices and a hired servant would not be allowed to partake?
12. What kind of sacrifice must a man offer if he eats of a holy thing in error?
13. After being married, the daughter of a priest could never eat of the priest’s portion of the sacrifice. (T) (F)
14. What physical characteristics of the sacrificial animal were demanded before one could offer it?
15. Could you offer a two-
16. Give two reasons why the people of Israel should reverence Jehovah?