Leviticus

v1-14: Sin and Atonement Offering for the Priests (v1-2) After the death of the sons of Aaron (Lev 10:1-2), God told Moses to tell Aaron not to come at any time he choses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain (known as the "veil") in front of the atonement cover (known as the "mercy seat") on the ark, else he will die. God added that He will appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.   Chapter 16 is in the middle of Leviticus, and Leviticus is in the middle of the 5 books of Moses. This paints that's this is the most important chapter of the Torah or Panteteuch. The atonement cover, or "mercy seat", serves as the golden lid covering the ark, with two cherubim positioned at each end, Priest can enter into the Holy of Holies. "Atonement" in Hebrew is "kippur" meaning "to cover". In this case to cover the priests and the people. No one can simply walks into the Holy of Holies, where God dwells. Atonement offering wa...

1.  Overview Chapter 1-16: Ritual Code Chapter 12 - 27 Holiness Code Leviticus 11-15 speaks about two Hebrew words: Tahor (Clean/Pure) and Tame (Unclean/ Impure). They will appear many times in these chapters. The focus is on ritually pure. In the past, we have rules on how to approach kings, and in China, when you leave, you must walk backwards as you are not to turn your back on the emperor.  Lev 15:31 says: “Thus you shall keep the people of Israel separate from their uncleanness, lest they die in their uncleanness by defiling my tabernacle that is in their midst.” 1. What are the ritual states?  a) More Holy - High Priests entering into the Holy of Holies. b) Holy - Priests as they enter into the tabernacle c) Pure - Common People d) Impure - Common People - the ritual codes make you pure again. e) Defiled - Non-Israelites (foreigners) Ritually pure allows us to be fit in order to approach and worship Him.  Morally pure deals with our relationship with God. ...