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Consider such aspects as (1) meaning, (2)
origin,(3) motives and purposes, and
(4)types (recomonded reading: Steven
Barbas, “sacri ce,” in The Zondervan
Pictorial bible Dictionary, pp.737-40;
Edward J. Young, An Inttroduction to the
Old Testament pp.85-87; and Merill F.
Unger, Unger’s Bible Hand book, pp. 106-8.)

The sacri ces in Levitics. Consider such
aspects many and varied. Keep the following
classi cations in mind as you study the
book:


a) blood;or non-blood
b) for an indivial;or for a group
c) conforming to relationship to god (e.g.,
praising god);or restoring relationship to
god (e.g., atonig for sin)
d) anmial;vegetable;liquid;or other object
e) minisrted by a priest;or not minisred by a
priest
f) wholly consumed on the altar; or party
consumed by the offerer
g) restriction involved;or no restituion
involved
5. The basic priciple of law undergirds all
of the book of Levitics Consult various
outside sources (e.g., The International
Standard Bible Encylopia, 3:1879-80) for

read New Testeament verses containing the
word “law.”) Why is a correct view of law
necessary for an apprection for an and


undestandig of leviticus?
II. BACKGROUND
A. NAME

It was the custom of the Jews to call each
book of their Scriptures by its rst word in
the Hebrew text. For Leviticus this was
wayyiqra, meaning “and he called.”
Obviously this title does not indicate what
Leviticus is about. The Greek Septuagint
version, which was the rst translation of
the Old Testament, assigned the title
Leuitikon, meaning “that which pertains to
the Levites.” The reason for such a title is
that much of the book concerns the ministry
of the priests, who were an important
segment of the tribe of Levi (cf. Heb 7:11).
The Greek title was carried over into the
Latin Vulgate as Leviticus, which was then
adopted by the English Bible.


B. AUTHOR

As discussed earlier, Moses wrote all ve

books of the Pentateuch. Fifty-six times in
Leviticus it is explicitly stated that the Lord
gave the laws to His people through Moses.
(Follow
the
name
“Moses”
in
a
concordance.) That Moses wrote the
instructions in a book is stated in Ezra 6:18.
Compare Jesus’ reference to Moses in
Matthew 8:2-4 with Leviticus 14:1-4.
C. DATE

First read the passages cited on Chart 17.
Observe that God spoke the words of
Leviticus during the rst month of the
second year after the Exodus. The Israelites
were encamped on Mount Sinai (Lev 7:38;
27:34). Just when Moses wrote down the
words we cannot be sure, but he may have
done so before the wilderness journey of
Numbers began, around the middle of the