Lesson 21 Flashcards
- Discuss the ways that God calls his people to be holy
- Examine the implications for the holiness of God’s people
- Examine the relationship between life and worship
- What are the differences between Leviticus 11-16 and Leviticus 17-27?
Holy People Must Live Holy Lives before a Holy God (Lev 11-16)
Good activities that can lead to uncleanness
Holy
Clean
Unclean
Maintaining purity in the camp. Length of Uncleanness
Food Regulations (Lev 11. Hours
Childbirth (Lev 12) Months
Infectious Disease (Lev 13-14) Years
Bodily Discharge (Lev 15) Hours/Weeks/Years
II. Structure for the Holiness Code: The Intersection of Life and Worship
A. Sacrifices and blood (Lev 17-20)
1. Sexual relations (Lev 18)
2. Variety of relationships (Lev 19)
3. Sexual relationships with a penalty (Lev 20)
B. Priests and sacrifices (Lev 21-22)
1. Religious feasts (Lev 23)
2. Varity of topics (Oil, bread, blasphemy; Lev 24)
3. Sabbath and Jubilee years (Lev 25)
C. Covenant blessings and curses (Lev 26)
D. Redemption of vows (Lev 27)
- What is the content of Leviticus 18? What might be some reasons behind these regulations and their relevance for today?
B. Holiness causes us to be different from the world
1. Leviticus 18
a. “I am the LORD.”
b. “To uncover nakedness” means to have a sexual relationship
c. You should not marry or have sexual relations with someone who is a close blood relative or someone who has become a close blood relative through marriage into the family
d. Reasons for this prohibition
i. To keep Israel from acting like her neighbors
ii. The practical consideration for Israel was the issue of inheritance
iii. Wisdom from a practical standpoint today
e. Incest
i. 1 Corinthians 5:1 and Lev 18:8
ii. Sexual abuse
f. Sexual deviations
i. No sex during monthly period (Lev 18:19)
ii. Adultery (Lev 18:20)
iii. Sacrificing to Molech (Lev 18:21)
iv. Homosexuality (Lev 18:22)
v. Bestiality (Lev 18:23)
g. NT appropriation
i. 1 Corinthians 6
ii. 1 Thessalonians 4:3
C. There are also positive ways the people of God show their difference from the world
1. The worship of God sets us apart
a. Putting God first (Lev 19:2-8)
- How does Leviticus 19 show that God’s people are set apart from the world?
C. There are also positive ways the people of God show their difference from the world
1. The worship of God sets us apart
a. Putting God first (Lev 19:2-8)
b. Miscellaneous regulations, some dealing with pagan practices (Lev 19:23-31)
i. Cutting your body for the dead, a mourning practice (Lev 19:28)
ii. Tattoo marks or bodily markings (Lev 19:28)
iii. Do not shave the edges of your beard (Lev 19:27)
2. The way we treat others sets us apart through justice and love (Lev 19:9-18, 32-35)
a. Justice
i. Pay someone promptly (Lev 19:13b)
ii. Do not show partiality to the poor or to the rich (Lev 19:15)
iii. Be honest in your business dealings with others
b. Love
i. Do not mistreat people by taking advantage of their weak position
ii. Have compassion for those less fortunate than you (Lev 19:10)
iii. Do not seek revenge but speak truthfully to your neighbor (Lev 19:17-18)
- How do Leviticus 17 and Leviticus 24 set forth holiness as the intersection of life and worship?
A. Holiness is the intersection of life and worship
1. Leviticus 17 deals with sacrifices, eating meat, and the significance of blood
a. No domestic animal is to be killed outside the tabernacle (Lev 17:3-9), so that no sacrifices might be made to a goat idol (Lev 17:7)
b. No blood is to be eaten by the Israelites (Lev 17:10-12), so that the role of blood in the sacrifice system might be taught (Lev 17:11)
c. Wild animals do not have to be sacrificed at the tabernacle, but their blood cannot be eaten (Lev 17:15), to teach that life and worship are inter-related
2. A variety of topics (Lev 24)
a. Content of Lev 24
i. Clear oil (Lev 24:1-4)
ii. Change the “shewbread” every week (Lev 24:5-9)
iii. What to do with someone who blasphemes (Lev 24:10-23)
b. Structure
i. Leviticus 23: Religious festivals for set times of the year (see notes towards the end of this lesson for a review of the feasts)
ii. The regular attention given to the oil and showbread show the need for regular attention given to honor God at all times (Lev 24:1-9)
iii. It stresses the seriousness of honoring God at all times, and that blasphemy leads to death (Lev 24:10-23)
