Leviticus provides detailed instructions for worship and holy living, establishing the sacrificial system and priesthood that would point forward to Christ.
27
Chapters
859
Total Verses
Moses
Author
1445-1405 BC
Date Written
Five offerings for worship
Ordination and service
Clean and unclean
Annual cleansing
Holy living
Instructions for burnt offerings to the Lord
Laws concerning grain offerings and their preparation
Regulations for peace offerings and their use
Sin offerings for unintentional sins by priests and people
Guilt offerings for specific sins and restitution
Priests’ responsibilities and offerings procedures
Portions of offerings for priests and regulations
Dietary laws distinguishing clean and unclean creatures
Laws for purification following childbirth
Rules for identifying and isolating leprosy
Ceremonies for cleansing healed lepers
Laws regarding bodily discharges and cleanliness
Instructions for annual atonement rituals
Prohibition of eating blood and improper sacrifices
Prohibitions against incest and immoral relationships
Various laws promoting holiness and justice
Penalties for various sins and offenses
Restrictions and holiness required of priests
Rules for offerings and who may eat them
Festivals and holy days to be observed
Laws about the tabernacle lamp and blasphemy
Sabbath years and the year of Jubilee explained
Consequences for obedience or disobedience
Laws concerning vows and dedicated gifts
Now that you have read the overview, test your Leviticus knowledge.
“Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”Leviticus 19:18
“Be holy; for I am holy.”Leviticus 11:44
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood.”Leviticus 17:11