Leviticus

  v1-9: Rules For Priests Moses was asked to tell the priests, the sons of Aaron, that they shall always keep ceremonially clean. These includes: a) They should not come into contact with a dead body or even be in the same room as the dead body or even walking over a grave.  Except in the case of immediate family members, such as a priest’s mother, father, son, daughter, brother, or unmarried sister. For these close relatives, a priest could make himself unclean by participating in burial rites. Symbolically, death was seen as a result of sin, and thus, contact with the dead was considered defiling.  (v1-3) In ESV, Leviticus 21:4 states, “He shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people and so profane himself." However this does not mean he cannot marry as further verses indicate. In NIV, it says: "He must not make himself unclean for people related to him by marriage, and so defile himself," meaning that he should not be in the same room for people relat...

The God of Everyday Holiness I. Overview Chapter 1-15: Ritual Code - to be ritually clean before worshipping. It something that happens to you and does not make you sinful against the Lord.  Chapter 16: Day of Atonement Chapter 17-27: Holiness Code - to be ethical and morally clean. It is how we are related to God, and to be holy.  Since we are saved by grace, why do we need to still follow the laws to be morally clean? The reason is so that we can continue to "dwell" with God. When we are not morally clean, that is, we hold on to sin, we are damaging our relationship with God, though we are saved.  II. How To Live Holy Lives 1. Worship our Jealous God (Lev 17) 17:5-9 - speaks about the place for proper worship . You cannot sacrifice in the open field, but only at the entrance of the tent of meeting. You cannot sacrifice to goat demons (v7). This is to remind them that all the idols sacrifice they saw in Egypt are not to be followed. There is only one place to worship, wh...