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Leviticus
Leviticus 26: Blessings and Plagues
This chapter contains a general enforcement of all the laws that were given by Moses. Here we find the Lord giving His people promises of...
Leviticus 25: The Year of Jubilee
This chapter contains a merciful provision of God that He made for His people Israel. He ordained that every seventh year was to be what was...
Leviticus 24: Blasphemy in the Camp!
The opening verses of this chapter describe the Lord’s commandment for the golden lampstand in the Tabernacle to be always kept burning; and to...
Leviticus Series – Special Topic: The Seven Feasts of the Lord
This chart organizes some of the details about the seven feasts of the Lord that are spoken of in Leviticus 23. Each feast was celebrated in a...
Leviticus 23: The Feasts of the Lord
In this chapter, we have the institution of the seven annual feasts that the Lord appointed for the Israelites to observe – some of which have...
Leviticus 22: A Holy Priesthood and Sacrifices
In this chapter, which is a continuation of the former, we read of laws for the priests that were to be carried out in relation to themselves...
Leviticus 21: Precepts for the Priests
The words in this chapter were addressed to the Levitical priests; it contains precepts by which those who ministered in holy things were to be...
Leviticus 20: The Beauty of Holiness
This chapter contains more guidelines that were laid down by the Lord in order to keep His people holy and separate from the heathen. Idolatry...
Leviticus 19: Guidelines for Daily Living
This chapter is largely devoted to the repetition of certain laws which had been given to God’s people. However, because of their intrinsic...
Leviticus 18: Immoral Relationships Forbidden
In this chapter, the Lord gave His people laws against all conformity to the corrupt and abominable practices of the heathen around them. Some...
Leviticus 17: Sacrifices and Meat
In the beginning of this chapter, the Lord commanded the Israelites that any animal that they killed for food must be brought to the...
Leviticus 16: The Day of Atonement
The Day of Atonement was to be observed once every year among the Israelites, until the coming of Jesus, the Messiah. How greatly do we need...
Leviticus 15: Laws Concerning Uncleanness
This chapter speaks of ceremonial defilement by secret uncleanness which was known only to a person’s own self, and it represents the secret...
Leviticus 14: Purification From Leprosy
The priests themselves could not heal lepers, but sometimes the Lord would remove the plague from a person. In such cases, various rules were...
Leviticus 13: Laws Concerning Leprosy
In Bible times, leprosy was considered more of an uncleanness rather than a disease. Christ was said to cleanse lepers, not to cure them....
Leviticus 12: Laws Concerning Childbirth
After the Levitical laws concerning clean and unclean food, the Lord gave His people some laws concerning clean and unclean persons. In this...
Leviticus 11: Clean and Unclean Creatures
Up to this point, the theme of Leviticus has been atonement. The fallen world should appreciate that truth more than any other; for by thus...
Leviticus 10: Strange Fire
Joyous scenes were recorded in the previous chapter. The priests of the Most High had presented their offerings to the Lord, and God blessed...
Leviticus 9: Aaron’s First Sacrifices
Here we read of the continuation of the very interesting ceremony that was begun in the previous chapter – namely, the consecration of Aaron to...