The first part of the book of leviticus deals with offerings and the one that was. Leviticus receives its name from the septuagint the prechristian greek. No higher accomplishment of personal bible study could be contemplated. The next book of the bible, numbers, begins by showing this problem has been resolved. It brings us into the tabernacle and opens to us all the privileges of access to the presence of god, and our place of blessing as his priestly household. You shall be holy, for i the lord your god am holy leviticus 19. Leviticus is composed of two basic genres narrative history and law. Bible blender november 10, 2010 detailed outline of the book of leviticus offerings cleanliness, atonement, and holy living 20171014t10.
Bible survery leviticus hebrew name vayyiqra and he called greek name leviticus from levi author moses. There is nothing historical in all this book of leviticus except the account which it gives us of the consecration of the priesthood leviticus 8. Everywhere the bible talks of burning something on the altar, the jewish bible translates it, make it smoke. The book of leviticus contains many rules for the hebrew people. The name leviticus was given to the third book of the pentateuch by the ancient greek translators because a good part of this book deals with concerns of the priests, who are of the tribe of levi. John haynes holmes, the humanist, has said, the book of leviticus is not fit to be in the bible. Some years ago, while perusing the book of leviticus in the course of his daily study of the scriptures, the author was arrested amid the shadows of a past. The lord spoke to moses in the tent of meeting in the desert of sinai. In this book, aaron is consecrated as the high priest, but this is also the book in which god kills aarons sons. So the name of the book, leviticus, is very appropriate. In hebrew, nadab and abihu take coals from an outside placethat is, not from the holy altar but from a notholyfied area such as their uncles beat up george foreman grill. The book of leviticus was written between 1440 and 1400 b.
According to the thompson chain reference bible the theme of the book is. Leviticus tends to be the last book many christians study. A commentary on the book of leviticus gordon college faculty. The chapters of exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy, harold willmington. This summary of the book of leviticus provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of leviticus. Try looking at the mindmap diagrams and seeing how the book has a structure. Biblenotes the entire holy bible is summarized with easy. The third book of moses called leviticus geneva bible 1599. In this section five types of offerings are discussed. An overview of the books of exodus and leviticus, with a series of 20 questions for each of the 26 lessons in this free bible class book pdf file size. The five offerings and the law of them, chapters 17 a. And or then is a conjunction that shows that what follows in leviticus is a continuation of the narrative of exodus.
The setting of leviticus mainly appears to take place at mt. It contains the core of the priestly ritual material of the pentateuch and, in fact, the entire old testament. Leviticus, the third book of the pentateuch takes its name from levi one of the twelve sons of jacob. An alliterated outline for the chapters of the bible. Select your study preferably in the order of the book. The book of leviticus also describes the duties of priests during the time of the old testament. The animals body was consumed entirely in the fire b. It was a free will offering surrender of life and will to god 1.
It is taken from the swordsearcher outlinesbb module which contains a complete outline of the entire bible in the same form. Because the israelites had been held captive in egypt for 400 years, the concept of god had been distorted by the polytheistic, pagan egyptians. It is the law as applied to the sacrificial and ceremonial system. The nelsons bible dictionary gives the following outline of the book. Get an animal, kill it, sprinkle the blood around, cut the dead animal into pieces, and burn it for a sweet savor unto the lord. The niv study bible points out that just as adam and eve were banished from the. Holiness is spoken of 152 times in the book of leviticus.
The name leviticus implies that this book is predominantly. Detailed outline of the book of leviticus bible blender. The book of leviticus opens by highlighting this problem. Constable title the hebrews derived the title of this book from the first word in it, wayyiqra, translated and he the lord called 1. Notice the different purposes of all five offerings. As you read the pages of scripture, ask yourself, what does this passage tell me about god. Quotations from the old testament in the new testament. Harrison, leviticus an introduction and commentary downers grove. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly bible studies to share with family and friends. Gain insight into israels history in the book of leviticus. Leviticus outline bible boot camps del ray baptist church. Leviticus bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse.
In the book of leviticus the children of israel were marking time at. It was written to draw the israelites to the understanding of the. Leviticus assumes that israel is sinful and impure, and it describes how to deal with sin and impurity so that the holy lord can dwell among his people. Parallel passages in new testament quoted from old testament. God was teaching his people that they were to be set apart or separated for holiness. Biblenotes the entire holy bible is summarized with easyto.
We hope that you will come to know and love him deeply. Forwardsources summary of the old testament summary of the new testament keypoints of the old testament keypoints of the new testament old testament notes bookbybook new testament notes bookbybook. The book of leviticus is not fit to be in the bible. It is a carefully arranged reference manual for the levitical priests. Book by book is a bible study resource with accompanying dvd. Book of leviticus outline summary online bible nwt. Leviticus expert jacob milgrom notes that one of the main points in this story is the importance of ritual purity, which sets up the books next few chapters. These bible book outlines are intended to assist you as you study gods wor d. In the book of leviticus, god establishes the rest of the law with moses to set israel apart from the rest of the world as his representatives. The key personalities of leviticus include moses, aaron, nadab, abihu eleazar, and ithamar.
Bible book outlines here you can find outlines for every book of the bible, including pdf versions of each outline and a pdf booklet of all the outlines. Capitol for the sake of making the point, save gods special place and setting apart of the jews in world history, contemplate the results on the human side of a nation either choosing or not choosing to be obedient to the instructions found in the fascinating book of leviticus. As god daily by most singular benefits declared himself to be mindful of his church. Symbolic language used in the old and new testaments. How do the grain and fellowship offerings express gratefulness to god. It is mentioned here more than any other book of the bible.
Summary of the book of leviticus the story of the bible. The above outline is from nelsons complete book of bible maps and charts, pp. In contradistinction to this extremely biased opinion, others with equal scholarship find it to be a very important book. The first part of the book of leviticus deals with offerings and the one that was offered and the last part of the book deals with feasts. An alliterated outline for the chapters of the bible a. The book of leviticus goes into deeper detail about the divinehuman relationship put in place on mount sinai exodus 1940. Leviticuss narrative elements have a lot to do with aaron. By the way, thats the title of this sermon, and the applications are obvious. Just like the israelites, we are to be different from the world.
As an example, here are the three chapters of genesis. Jul 01, 20 leviticuss narrative elements have a lot to do with aaron. The book begins with the burnt offering and concludes with redemption. Dudley called it the most important book in the bible. Jesus christs life from the virgin birth to his ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection is the basis for the four gospels the books of matthew, mark, luke, and john. Leviticus is one of the most intensely theological books of the old testament.
I like to find a passage in each book of the bible that sums up what that book is all about. The book of exodus ended in great glory and wonder. Gods laws and regulations about priests and offerings, holy days, festivals, the sabbath. Outline of the book with questions for each section. Leviticus bible study outline contents by chapter and verse.