An Overview of Leviticus
The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming-not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. (Hebrews 10:1)
The Holy Bible is a Christian scripture respected and believed in by about 2.3 billion people, which is 29% of the global population. Today, the Bible has been distributed to some six billion people - 80% of humanity. Yet the paradox is that, although being the best-selling book year-on-year, it is considered among the least readable. Leviticus is the third of the 66 books of the Bible which God's prophet, Moses, recorded 3500-4000 years ago. Let's take a look at the third of the 39 books of the Old Testament.
Leviticus is the third of the five books recorded by Moses, who received the law from God at Mount Sinai. It was recorded after the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
Main Figures and Events of Leviticus
Chapters 1-7: Five ancestral rites including burnt offering, sin offering, peace offering and so on.
Chapters 8-10: Ordination ceremony with Aaron chosen to give the first memorial service to God
Chapters 11-15: Various rules and regulations of faithfulness to God
Chapter 16: 'Eternal regulations' and the yearly Day of Atonement for the sins of all the people
Chapters 17-27: Further rules and regulations for the people to abide by
Leviticus focuses on the rules, regulations and formalities of ancestral rites. The content of this book corresponds to the tribe of Levi - the tribe of priests - which was one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
They believed that they could atone for their sins by sacrificing cows, sheep and goats to offer to God. However, the law they followed could not absolve them of sin. It only reminded them of their sins every year. Later, Jesus’ cross would make the way for complete forgiveness of sin for mankind. (Heb. 10:1-18)
Reference Scriptures
The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming-not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. If it could, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins. But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: 'Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me; with burnt offerings and sin offerings you were not pleased. Then I said, 'Here I am-it is written about me in the scroll-I have come to do your will, O God.' "First he said, 'Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them' (although the law required them to be made). Then he said, 'Here I am, I have come to do your will.' He sets aside the first to establish the second. And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God. Since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool, because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says: 'This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.' Then he adds: 'Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.' And where these have been forgiven, there is no longer any sacrifice for sin. (Hebrews 10:1-18)
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