Leviticus,The Book of

Third Book of the Torah

KING JAMES BIBLE READ ALONG

[He. Vayiqra ”And he called”, which is its opening word, Gr. Leviticon (biblion), lit. “the Levitical(Priest)Book]. It is also referred to as Torat Kohanim ”The Law of the Priests.” 27chs.


Background: A Lawbook for Priesthood ,the relation of Israel towards God, of sacrifices and rituals, to reflect his character in daily life

Author: Moses
*More than 50x in Lv., “And the Lord spake unto Moses (6:1)
*Jn1:45, the law” refers to the five books of the OT
*Quotes from Lv. are attributed to Moses,Ro10:5

Date& Location: Most probably recorded the events and the directives from God shortly after they occurred, in 1446BC.There are clear indications in text that Lv. was written at Sinai(25:1;26:46;27:34)

Purpose:
^To show Israel, freed from Egypt’s bondage, how they should live as God’s people. Same to all believers, first comes redemption then sanctification
^To instill an awareness of sin and describe what constitutes holiness in one‘s relationship with God, by concrete, visual illustrations (,blemishes or defects in humans or of God’s animals)
^To foreshadow the complete and perfect sacrifice of Christ by repeatedly emphasizing the the complete and perfect sacrifices of animals
^Add to the revelation of God’s nature in Ge. And Ex. By focusing on his holiness

Unique Features:
^The phrase “And the Lord spake” appears more than 50x, than in any other Bible book

Comparison: See Ex.

Abbreviations: Lev. / Lv. /Le.

MV: Rv22:18,19
Bib1Yr: Is61-63To Proclaim