Leviticus
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I just started an adventure through the third book of the Bible. Prior to the read I read some introductions on the book. I am not interested in learning everything there is to know (why I did not read the material in some of my resources), but just a general understanding of the book which even a basic cursory understanding is lacking among MOST christians. I am adventuring through the book with the NIV translation which is all too often much easier to understand the comprehend. Its not perfect, but its my preferred translation for bible reading. I really like aids that use the visual to connect the reader. Sadly my NIVSB is not as through as my ESVSB which is loaded with color charts, maps, and illustrations. However my NIVSB is written from a Dispensational POV, and my ESVSB is not, so I may tend to ignore some of the notes in my ESVSB.
So what do you like about the book and what has helped you understand it? Please in your reply be considerate and do not post a 5-10 page reply or copy and paste from a website as I will ignore it. Be accurate and to the point. Thank you!
John
So what do you like about the book and what has helped you understand it? Please in your reply be considerate and do not post a 5-10 page reply or copy and paste from a website as I will ignore it. Be accurate and to the point. Thank you!
John
I’ve read it a few times but confess that I have not studied it. It’s 100% law. Application to NT believers is challenging. What I like: like much of Deut & Exodus, Lev. emphasizes God’s holiness. All the ceremony reveals God in a very exalted and holy-fear evoking, yet beautiful way. I do love that about it.
Edit: correction- it’s about 98% law. You have the deaths of Nadab & Abihu in ch.10… maybe some other small non-law sections.
Edit: correction- it’s about 98% law. You have the deaths of Nadab & Abihu in ch.10… maybe some other small non-law sections.
Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.
It always makes think twice about how we conduct a worship service. God is serious about how he is worshiped, and in our day by in large, we are not.
PH…. good point.
You have to appreciate all the typology in Lev., too I think. Though I have found it difficult to separate things that seem like shadows of NT realities vs. things we know are shadows of NT realities. So interpreters have to be careful not to run wild with what all the deals of each of “the five sacrifices” reveal about the Christian life, etc.
You have to appreciate all the typology in Lev., too I think. Though I have found it difficult to separate things that seem like shadows of NT realities vs. things we know are shadows of NT realities. So interpreters have to be careful not to run wild with what all the deals of each of “the five sacrifices” reveal about the Christian life, etc.
Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.
These are osme very helpful comments. Thank you for the input gentleman. You did not bomb me wiht 5 pages of text. Thanks!
Although I have not fully studied the book I did find the burnt offering part fascinating. I focused on that because in my general reading of the Old Testament it feels like it comes up more then the other offerings.
Tim Lyzenga
Leviticus is a loaded book.
Since Christ is the final fulfillment of the Law, all of the sacrifices point to Him. So that study in and of itself is significant.
I also enjoy Leviticus 23, where the feast days are detailed. Again these are significant in relation to the Lord Jesus Christ, and future events. Christ is our Passover Lamb, The Holy Spirit was sent on Pentecost (Feast of Weeks), and the Lord returns to establish His Kingdom at the Feast of Tabernacles (Zech. 14.) If you look through your OT to see when the Feast of Tabernacles was observed, you will begin to see other types of the Second Coming of Christ, such as Solomon’s dedication of the Temple, and Nehemiah.
Great stuff in their - but it will take some digging in comparison to the rest of the OT to see how it all fits, and also comparison to the life of Jesus Christ.
We must remember that the NT Church takes up a relatively small amount of the entire Bible. The entire OT is directed at Israel, much of the 4 gospels was directed at the Jews, and even the first few chapters of Acts are pointed at the Jews. Then again, much of Revelation is directed at them. So understanding where Leviticus fits is interesting, even though it may not relate to us directly.
Since Christ is the final fulfillment of the Law, all of the sacrifices point to Him. So that study in and of itself is significant.
I also enjoy Leviticus 23, where the feast days are detailed. Again these are significant in relation to the Lord Jesus Christ, and future events. Christ is our Passover Lamb, The Holy Spirit was sent on Pentecost (Feast of Weeks), and the Lord returns to establish His Kingdom at the Feast of Tabernacles (Zech. 14.) If you look through your OT to see when the Feast of Tabernacles was observed, you will begin to see other types of the Second Coming of Christ, such as Solomon’s dedication of the Temple, and Nehemiah.
Great stuff in their - but it will take some digging in comparison to the rest of the OT to see how it all fits, and also comparison to the life of Jesus Christ.
We must remember that the NT Church takes up a relatively small amount of the entire Bible. The entire OT is directed at Israel, much of the 4 gospels was directed at the Jews, and even the first few chapters of Acts are pointed at the Jews. Then again, much of Revelation is directed at them. So understanding where Leviticus fits is interesting, even though it may not relate to us directly.
Pastor Steve Schwenke Liberty Baptist Church Amarillo, TX
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