Summary of the Book of Leviticus

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By H. A. (Buster) Dobbs
I.        Introduction.
A.        The author is generally conceited to be Moses
B.        The book is regarded as a handbook for priests
C.        Leviticus contains laws regulating priests, purity, sacrifices, and holy days
II.        Sacrifices (1:1 to 7:38)
A.        Burnt offering (1:1-17)
1.        Offering of a bullock
a.        The animals body was consumed entirely in the fire
b.        It was a free will offering - surrender of life and will to God (1:2-3)
c.        It was the giving of something of value (1:3)
d.        It was an atonement (1:4)
e.        It was deliberate and meditative (1:4-5)
f.        The hide was given to the priest (1:6; 7:8)
2.        Offering of sheep and goats (1:10-13)
3.        Offering of fowls (1:14-17)
B.        Meat (meal) offering, bloodless and voluntary homage (2:1-16)
1.        The priest burned a portion and retained the balance (2:2-3)
2.        Offering of unleavened cakes (biscuits, or pancakes ( 2:4-10)
3.        Leaven and honey forbidden to be burned on the altar (2:11)
4.        Leaven and honey may be offered, but not burned (2:12)
5.        Offerings to be made with salt (2:13)
6.        Corn (grain) offered with frankincense and oil (2:14-16)
C.        Peace offering (3:1-17)
1.        Offering of the herd male or female - bull, calf, cow, ox - (3:1-5)
2.        Offering of the flock lamb (3:6-11)
3.        Offering of goat (3:12-16)
4.        Forbidden to eat fat or blood (3:17)
D.        Sin offering (4:1 to 5:13)
1.        If the sin is done through ignorance (4:2)
2.        If a high priest sin (4:3-12)
3.        If the whole congregation of Israel sin (4:13-21)
4.        If a ruler sin (4:22-26)
5.        If a common person sin (4:27-35)
6.        Three specific things requiring a sin offering (5:1-6)
7.        Concessions made to poverty (5:7-13)
E.        Trespass offering (5:14 to 6:7)
1.        If the trespass is done through ignorance (5:14)
2.        Failing to pay tithes and offering to Jehovah (5:15-19)
3.        Dealing falsely with a neighbor (6:1-7)
F.        Additional rules concerning sacrifices (6:8 to 7:38)
1.        Fire of the altar to never go out (6:8-13)
2.        Priestly portion of meat (meal) offering (6:14-18)
3.        Priestly offering of meal (cereal) (6:19-23)
4.        Priests portion and handling of sin offering (6:24-30)
5.        Further rules for trespass offerings (7:1-7)
6.        Skin of burnt offering belongs to priest (7:8)
7.        Instructions to priests for handling sacrifices (7:9-21)
8.        Not to eat the fat of a sacrifice nor any blood ever (7:22-27)
9.        Portion of peach offering belong to the priests (7:28-34)
10.        Conclusion of the section on sacrifices (7:35-38)
III.        Hereditary Priestly System (8:1 to 10:20)
A.        Consecration of Aaron and his sons (8:1-36)
1.        Anointing of Aaron and his sons (8:1-13)
2.        Sin offering for Aaron and his sons (8:14-17)
3.        Burnt offering for Aaron and his sons (8:18-21)
4.        Ram of consecration offered for Aaron and his sons (8:22-30)
B.        Aarons offerings for himself and the people (9:1-21)
C.        Priestly blessing of the people (9:22-23)
D.        Jehovah accepts the sacrifices by fire (9:24)
E.        Historical section (10:1-20)
1.        Sin and punishment of Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron (10:1-7)
2.        Law of wine and strong drink for the priests (10:8-9)
3.        Distinguish between holy and unholy (10:10)
4.        Priests to be teachers of the people (10:11)
5.        Law of priests eating holy things (10:12-20)
IV.        Laws Concerning Purity
A.        Laws of purity for Israel (11:1 to 15:33)
1.        Ceremonial uncleanness (11:1 to 15)
a.        Unclean beasts that may not be eaten (11:2-47)
b.        Purification following childbirth (12:1-8)
c.        Laws concerning leprosy (13:1-59)
d.        Ceremonial cleansing for leprosy (14:1-57)
2.        Issues from human body (15:1-33)
B.        Day of atonement (16:1-34)
1.        Forbidden to enter holy place within the vail (16:2)
2.        Bathing and dressing (16:4)
3.        Sin offering for self (16:6)
4.        Sin offering for people (16:5)
5.        Cast lots for two goats one sacrificed and one released (16:5-8)
6.        Sacrificed the bullock (16:11)
7.        Holy place within the vail with censer and incense (16:12-13)
8.        Return to Holy of Holies with bullocks blood (16:14)
9.        Came out into court and killed the goat (16:15)
10.        Return to Holy of Holies with goats blood (16:15)
11.        Purified tabernacle (16:16-17)
12.        Blood placed on horns of the altar (16:18-19)
13.        Remaining goat released (16:20-22)
14.        Bathed again and changed his clothes (16:23)
15.        Sacrificed two rams (16:24-25)
16.        He that released the scapegoat shall wash (16:26)
17.        Remainder of sin offerings burned without the camp (16:27-28)
18.        Everlasting statute (16:29-34)
C.        Various laws concerning sacrifices (17:1-16)
1.        No sacrifices allowed away from the tabernacle (17:1-9)
2.        No eating of blood (17:10-14)
3.        Eating that which died of itself, or was torn (17:15-16)
V.        Preserving Holiness (18:1 to 27:34)
A.        Unlawful marriages and lusts (18:1-30)
1.        Incest forbidden (18:6)
2.        Homosexuality forbidden (18:22)
3.        Bestiality forbidden (18:23)
B.        Various laws governing moral uncleanness (19:1 to 20:27)
C.        Rules governing behavior of priests (21:1 to 22:16)
D.        Rules for sacrifices (22:17-33)
E.        Feasts and holy days (23:1-44)
1.        Seventh day sabbath (23:3)
2.        Passover (23:4-14)
3.        Pentecost, or first fruits (23:15-21)
4.        Feast of trumpets, New Years day of civil year (23:22-25)
5.        Day of atonement (23:26-32)
6.        Feast of tabernacles (lived in booths) (23:33-44)
F.        Sundry rules (24:1-23)
1.        Oil for the tabernacle lamps (24:1-8)
2.        Twelve cakes of fine flour - shewbread (24:5-9)
3.        Blaspheming God punished by death (24:10-16)
4.        Eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth (24:17-23)
G.        Sabbatical year every seven years (25:1-7)
H.        Year of Jubilee every fiftieth year (25:8-24)
1.        Treatment of the poor (25:25-28)
2.        Land sold and redeemed (25:29-34)
3.        No usury to be taken of a brother (25:35-38)
4.        Treatment of a brother Jew (25:39-46)
5.        Redeeming Jews sold to non-Jews (25:47-55)
I.        Promises and warnings (26:1-46)
1.        Blessing for obedience (26:1-13)
2.        A curse for disobedience (26:14-46)
J.        Vows and tithes (27:1-34)
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