1. Christ in the Holiness of the Priests
Leviticus 21-22

2. The Bible gives us a picture
What Will You Become?
I hate what I
am, and I
don’t know
how to change it.
The Bible gives us a picture
of God’s design for us
and how to get there.

3. A. What Is Holiness?

4. Holiness as a Model So what am I supposed to be like? Holy.
Take a look
at Leviticus
21-22.
What does
that mean?

5. Outline of Leviticus I. The sacrifices (1-7)
II. Consecrating the priests (8-10)
III. Uncleanness and its remedy (11-16)
IV. Maintaining holiness (17-27)

6. Areas for Maintaining Holiness
Abstain from blood, 17
Sexual abominations of the nations, 18
Holiness in life, 19
Punishments for abominations, 20
Priests’ life, 21-22
The great feasts, 23
Holy supplies and holy name, 24
The sabbath and jubilee years, 25
Blessings and curses, 26
Exchanging vowed items, 27

7. Areas of Priestly Holiness
I. The priests’ person, 21:1-24
Defilement for the dead, 21:1-4, 10-12
No cuttings, 21:5-6
Restriction in marriage, 21:7-9, 13-15
Bodily defects, 21:16-24
II. The priests’ food, 22:1-32
General: respect holy, 22:1-2, 9, 31-33
No eating holy while unclean, 22:3-8
Only for priest’s household, 22:10-16
No defects in sacrifices, 22:17-25
Other restrictions on sacrifices, 22:26-30
Why?

8. Principle of Holiness * “Be holy to their God,” 21:6
Because they present offerings, 21:6
“Because I the LORD am holy,” 21:8
“I who make you holy,” 21:8 5
God’s
holiness
imitation
priest’s
God is key.

9. Fulfillment of Priest’s Holiness2
Christ is God and priest 1 3
priest
holy God
you are holy in Christ
Heb. 10:10

10. Principle of Holiness Now*
In Leviticus 22
In New Testament
Be holy
Present offerings
I the LORD am holy
I make you holy
Be holy, 1 Pet. 1:15
Present yourself, Rom. 12:1
Christ is holy, 1 Pet. 1:16
Christ makes you holy, Heb. 10:10

11. B. The Priest’s Person

12. How Do You Become New? 1 Now, how can I possibly become In Christ the
holy? 1
In Christ the
great Priest.

13. Expressions of Bodily Holiness
Leviticus 21
Christ’s fulfillment 1
avoid unclean
no pollution
overcomes death, bad “wife” (Eph. 5:26)
death, 1-4, bad wife, 7-9, 13-15 2
avoid marring
no imperfection
overcomes cuttings and marring of crucifixion
cuttings, 5-6
defects in bodily wholeness, 16-24

14. Expressions of Bodily Holiness
Leviticus 21
Christian hope 1
avoid unclean
no pollution
resurrection new Jerusalem
death, 1-4, bad wife, 7-9, 13-15 2
avoid marring
no imperfection
perfect body
perfect city
cuttings, 5-6
defects in bodily wholeness, 16-24
Real
perfection!

15. C. The Priest’s Holy Food

16. Growing in Holiness 1
How do I grow?
It’s like eating.

17. Fulfillment of Holy Food2 1 3
Christ is food
priests alone have holy food
you feed on Christ
Perfect food.
John 6:53-59

18. Fulfillment of Laws for Holy Food
Leviticus 22
In you *
Respect holy food, 22:1-2, 9, 31-33
No eating while unclean, 22:3-8
Only for the priest’s household, 22:10- 16
No defects in sacrifices, 22:17-25
Honor Christ, 1 Pet. 3:15
Purity for Lord’s Supper, 1 Cor. 11:27-34
Only for priests (you), John 6:35-40
Christ leaves no defect, Eph. 5:26

19. Feeding on Christ
John 6:53-56: Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. 1
Feeding on Christ 2
The Lord’s
Supper
an intensive
instance

20. Distinction of Priests
Leviticus 22
In you
Christ is high priest,
Heb. 7:26-8:6
high priest
priest
Levite
You have access like a high priest, Heb. 10:19-22
all Israel
all nations
pastors and elders
have special duties
and deserve support

21. Holiness versus False Atonement
People know instinctively
that they need atonement.
If they don’t go to Christ
they always invent
poor substitutes. 1
I used to have a fetish
about keeping clean.
I can see that I used it
as a false atonement.