1. Christ in the Penalties of Mosaic Law
Leviticus 20

2. Human Desire for Fairness
It’s not
fair! 1 2
Let’s have some
terrorism!
Give me
your cash!

3. 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)

4. 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

5. A. The Principle of Right

6. God’s Pledge in Christ
“As surely as I live forever, … I will take vengeance on my adversaries and repay those who hate me” (Deut. 32:40-43).
“He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity” (Ps. 98:9).
“With justice he judges and makes war” (Rev. 19:11). * 4
First Coming
Second Coming
application
of justice

7. Answering Our Sense of Right1
God will bring
what’s fair.
It’s not fair!

8. Punishment Matching Crime
“Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, …” (Exod. 21:24; Lev. 24:18-20; Deut. 19:21).
“As you have done, it will be done to you …” (Obad. 15; Matt. 7:2; Rev. 18:6).
Caught in one’s own trap (Ps. 7:15-16; 35:7-8; Dan. 6:24; Esth. 7:9-10). * 4
He deserves it!

9. Making It Right 1 Sometimes I can make it right. Daddy, 2
The ball
belongs to you.

10. Authority of Human Governments
God 1
government
(Rom. 13:1-7)
perfect justice
all authority 2 3
over all people in all respects
limited authority
over damage to humans
limited justice

11. Human Limitations 1 Make it so that people never steal. Only God
can do that.

12. B. Working out What Is Fitting

13. Fit Punishment No! I want it, 1 and I will do it! 2 What do I do
to punish him?

14. Theft Exod. 22:4 ?? He takes it 1 God takes it from him (punishment)
Tit for tat.

15. violators of authority.
Wisdom in Punishment
Rod of authority hits
violators of authority. 2 1
Your hand touched it.
Your hand gets smacked!
Ooww!
Sin has
consequences!

16. Murder Gen. 9:5-6 He takes life 1 God takes life from him Tit for tat
again.

17. Sin and its Punishment Gen. 3:5 you would destroy God honor and life1
you
God destroys your
honor and life
Consequences:

18. Justice in the Cross 1 2 Cor. 5:21; Rom. 4:25; 1 Pet. 2:24 CHRIST YOU
Christ takes your sin;
CHRIST
YOU 2
holiness,
innocence,
reward
sin,
guilt,
punishment
you take his righteousness

19. C. Holy War

20. Holy War with Joshua Josh. 6:17; Deut. 13:16-17 idolatrous town holy
people
desecrates 1
God’s protection
town receives total desecration in destruction
desecrates
Not cruel,
but just.

21. Desecrating Acts in Lev. 20
idols, spiritism,
curse parents,
sexual violation 1
desecrates
God desecrates
the offender
usually by death

22. Holy War in Christ sin desecrates world = idolatry 1 God
sin receives total desecration in destruction
God
desecrates
in hell
God’s protection
world
reconsecration

23. C C Your Refuge in Christ 1 you sin hrist dies destroyed Col. 2:20-23
restoration
of life and
peace
hrist is risen
Col. 3:1-4

24. Fit Punishment for Sin 1 How do I avoid God’s Only Christ has
taken it away!

25. Holy War in the Church sin desecrates church = idolatry 1
God’s protection
sin receives desecration
excommu-
nication

26. application of cleansing justice
Working It Out 2 3 4
Zech. 13:1
Rom. 6:2-4
Rom. 6:12-18
Rom. 8:18-25 1 5
past
now
future
application of cleansing justice

27. Universal Justice
judgment
judgment 1
all people
No one escapes.