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Leviticus Themes: Holy Sacrifices and Sanctification

2008-04-13 Leviticus

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I. Holiness is Required to Worship and Walk with in Relationship with God

(holy=separate/distinct)

Lev 19:2 Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy

1Pt 1:15  but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16  because it is written, "Be holy, for I am holy."

Holy/Separate: so it can be seen that God is blessing His people, therefore we need to identify with Christ and follow thru so He can bless us.

 

II. Sin Requires Specified Sacrifice

300x:Whole burnt/Grain/Peace/Sin/Trespass; Sin 115x; Holy 80x; Atonement 50x; Bk 40x in NT

4:27 unintentionally…guilty 5:16 he shall make restitution for the harm that he has done in regard to the holy thing, and shall add 1/5 to it and give it to the priest. So the priest shall make atonement for him with the unblemished ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him

 

17:11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul 14…blood sustains its life Whoever eats it shall be cut off 7:23 you shall not eat fat. Heb 9:22

 

9:23…the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people, 24 and fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering

10:1 Nadab and Abihu, (Ex 24:9) the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them. 2 So fire went out from the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.  10:10

10:3 By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; And before all the people I must be glorified. So Aaron held his peace.

 

Yom Kippur 16:21 Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man.

 

Heb 10:1 the law, a shadow of the good things to come… can never with these same sacrifices, offer continually, make those who approach perfect. 4…it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins  13:15 by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. 16 do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.  Rm 10:4; 12:1

 

III. Sanctification Requires Specified Separation…yielding health, holiness, happiness and Blessings

 

Healthy 11:2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘These are the animals which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth 3..divides the hoof, having cloven hooves and chewing the cud….19 whatever in the water has fins and scales…(birds ex birds of prey)

11:24 By these you shall become unclean 20 flying insects that creep on fours…27 goes on its paws…29 creeping things that creep on the earth: the mole, the mouse, lizard 42 Whatever crawls on its belly…has many feet among all creeping things—these you shall not eat, for they are an abomination.  45 For I am the LORD who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy  (cf Ex 15:26 None of these diseases)

 

Holy & Happy14:2 This shall be the law of the leper for the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the priest...34 When you have come into the land of Canaan, which I give you as a possession, and I put the leprous plague in a house in the land of your possession…

 

Sex etc 18:21 you shall not let any of your descendants pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD. 22 You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. (20:13) 23 Nor shall you mate with any animal 24 ‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things; for by all these the nations are defiled, which I am casting out before you

26 You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations, any of your own nation or any stranger who dwells among you 27 for all these abominations the men of the land have done…and thus the land is defiled 28 vomit you out

 

God’s Way 19:5 you shall offer it of your own free will 7 if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It shall not be accepted

19:9 When you reap the harvest of your land, 10 grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am the LORD your God.

 

LOVE 19:18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

 

20:7 Sanctify/Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the LORD your God. 22 You shall therefore keep all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them, that the land where I am bringing you to dwell may not vomit you out. 23 And you shall not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am casting out before you; for they commit all these things, and therefore I abhor them. 24 ‘But I have said to you, "You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey." I am the LORD your God, who has separated you from the peoples. 25 You shall therefore distinguish between clean animals and unclean, 26 And you shall be holy to Me, for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine. 27 A man or a woman who is a medium, or who has familiar spirits, shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones. Their blood shall be upon them.

 

Feasts 23:3 Sabbath; 5 Passover; 6 Unleavened bread; 9 Firstfruits; 16 Pentecost/weeks/harvest; 23 Trumpets; 26 Atonement; 33 Tabernacles

  [Typology?]                      [death]              [walk/burial??]            [resurrection]                                          [gap]        [rapture]            [2nd coming]        [kingdom]

 

Blessings or Cursings 26:3 follow & obey; 9 favor & fruitful; 12 walk among you & be your God; 14 not listen…abhor laws; 16 terror destroy vanity; 18 multiply afflictions; famine; 33 exile; land Sabbath; confess & humbled; remember covenant; 44 not reject.

 

Questions for Reflection/Discussion/Response:

1. Why does God want His people to avoid certain practices? Does He want to limit our fun or increase our blessings?

2. Do folks tend to err on being too worldly or too sanctified? Can a person be so unworldly that they are unprofitable servants? [in/of]

3. Why does God reject “worship” that isn’t according to the book?  If your heart is in the right place isn’t that all that matters?

4. Why are some more concerned with speculative typology than the weightier matters of  Biblical holiness, love, worship & service?

5. Do you have a choice about how you behave this week? Are you setting yourself up for God-glorifying blessing or self-inflicted cursing?