Readings:
Leviticus 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Comments:
Okay, Leviticus can be a rather boring book. It’s about ancient ways of worshipping God and living in community a couple thousand years ago. Times have changed. Why is it important for us to read this?
It’s important because it’s God’s word to us! We may not read it in order to follow it 100%, but we look for the overall meaning and how we can apply it to our lives today.
First, Leviticus takes place at the foot of Mount Sinai where Moses has received the Ten Commandments and other laws from God. The people of God have escaped from Egypt. And they are on their way to the land God has promised them. It’s going to take them awhile to get there.
As we read through Leviticus, it’s important to not get bogged down in details. Don’t get discouraged at what you don’t understand. Just skim. Get a feeling for the overall picture and the big ideas.
We can divide Leviticus into two parts: WORSHIP (1:1-17:6) and INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIVING A HOLY LIFE (18:1-27:34.)
In this first section on worship, we have instructions for offerings, for the priests, for the people, and for the altar itself.
These first seven chapters we have read yesterday and today are all about the offerings.
Offerings were made for different occasions and different purposes.
How are these offerings similar to our offering in worship today? How are they different?
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