Leviticus Flashcards
what does Leviticus mean?
Pertaining to the Levites, in Hebrew the title is, “And He Called.”
What word can sum up the book of Leviticus?
holiness
Leviticus 19:2 (be holy)
Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy’
Why was Leviticus written to Israel? (2)
1) How to live as a holy nation in fellowship with God.
2) how to reflect the holiness of God to all nations.
Who was the first high priest?
Aaron ( the brother of Moses from the tribe of levi) was the first high priest and all priests from that time on had to be sons of Aaron.
What were the way to God? (offerings) (2)
1) The sin offerings
2) the guilt offerings
What were the walk with God? (offerings) (3)
1) the burnt offerings
2) the grain offerings
3) the fellowship offerings
What are the three spring time holidays?
Passover (unleavened bread), firstfruits, and weeks
What were the three fall holidays?
Trumpets, Yom Kippur (Day of atonement) and tabernacles
What were the three feasts that all able bodied men were required to attend in Jerusalem?
Passover(unleavened bread) , weeks(Pentecost) and Tabernacles
What is the feast of trumpets also know as?
Rosh Hashanah
What is Yom Kippur also know as?
Day of Atonement
What does Pentecost mean?
fifty
