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Leviticus 23:3–8

Leviticus 23:3–8

The weekly Sabbath gives God's people regular rest, while Passover and Unleavened Bread taught Israel to remember and thank the Lord for redeeming the...

Leviticus 23:9-14

The Feast of Firstfruits

Israel was to bring the first part of the harvest to God in thanksgiving, recognizing him (not the gods of Canaan) as the covenant King who provided t...

Leviticus 23:1–2

Leviticus 23:1–2

The Lord introduces Israel's appointed feasts: holy times when the covenant people stop to remember who God is, what he has done, and what he has give...

Leviticus 22:17–33

Leviticus 22:17–33

Israel's sacrifices had to be freely offered and without blemish, honoring the Lord as their holy King and Redeemer rather than giving him what was wo...

Leviticus 23:1-2

The Holy Convocations

God appointed holy gatherings when Israel could stop working, feast, rejoice, remember what he had done, and enjoy his gifts with their families. Thes...

Leviticus 22:1-16

Leviticus 22:1-16

Leviticus 22:1-16

Profane Sacrifices

The holy offerings could be eaten only by the priestly household and only when the priests were ceremonially clean. Treating God's holy gifts as ordin...

Leviticus 21:16-24

Perfect Priests

A descendant of Aaron with a physical defect could eat the holy food but could not approach the altar or veil as high priest. The requirement pictured...

Leviticus 21:1-15

Leviticus 21:1–15

Leviticus 21:16-24

Leviticus 21:16-24

Leviticus 20

Leviticus 20

God sets severe covenant penalties for Molech worship, occult practices, cursing parents, and forbidden sexual relations. These civil, ceremonial, and...

Leviticus 19

Leviticus 19

Because the Lord is holy, Israel must live as his holy people through moral, ceremonial, and civil commands concerning worship, family, justice, neigh...

Leviticus 19

Moral and Ceremonial Laws

Leviticus 19 gathers moral, civil, and ceremonial laws. Ceremonial commands marked Israel as distinct and were fulfilled by Jesus, while the moral law...

Leviticus 20

Penalties for Breaking Law

Leviticus 20 gives Israel severe civil penalties for sins including idolatry, occult practices, dishonoring parents, and sexual immorality. The chapte...

Leviticus 18

Leviticus 18

God forbids Israel from adopting Egypt's and Canaan's sexual and idolatrous practices. He protects the holiness of close family relationships, marriag...

Leviticus 17:1-16

Leviticus 17

Israel must bring sacrifices to the Lord at the tabernacle rather than offering them to demons, and must not consume blood. God sets blood apart becau...

Leviticus 16

Leviticus 16

Leviticus 16 institutes the Day of Atonement: the high priest must approach the holy God as commanded, offer blood for himself and Israel, cleanse the...

Leviticus 15

Leviticus 15

Leviticus 15

Unclean Discharges

Leviticus 15 explains how bodily discharges made men and women ceremonially unclean, how that uncleanness affected people and objects they touched, an...

Leviticus 14:33-57

Leviticus 14:33-57

The law for a spreading plague in a house requires priestly inspection, removal of contaminated material, and, if necessary, demolition, followed by c...

Leviticus 14:1-32

Leviticus 14:1-32

God provides a detailed way for a healed person formerly declared unclean to be cleansed, atoned for, and restored to worship and community, with affo...

Leviticus 13:47-59

Leviticus 13:47-59

God gives Israel procedures for examining mildew-like corruption in wool, linen, and leather. A priest determines whether material is clean, must be w...

Leviticus 13:1-46

Leviticus 13:1-46

The priests must carefully examine swellings, scabs, bright spots, boils, burns, scalp conditions, and baldness to determine whether a person is ritua...

Leviticus 12

Leviticus 12

God provides ritual purification after childbirth, including time for recovery, circumcision of a son, and offerings that accommodate poverty. These l...