1. About Leviticus Exodus (ends with 1st day, 1st month, 2nd year)
Narrative of Israel from Egypt to Sinai
God gives the Law
Preparations for worship prescribed and followed
Tabernacle set up
Leviticus (between Exodus & Numbers)
Focuses on the sacrificial system and priesthood
Some historical narrative
Numbers (begins on 1st day, 2nd month, 2nd year)
Narrative of Israel from Sinai to Paran
Next stage of journey (20th day, 2nd month, 2nd year)
Covers 40-year wandering and introduces new generation

2. 5 Offerings Leviticus 1-7 Burnt Offering (Lev 1; 6:8-13; 7:8; 8:18-21)
Grain Offering (Lev 2; 6:14-23; 7:9-10)
Peace Offering (Lev 3; 7:11-36)
Sin Offering (Lev 4:1-5:13; 6:24-30; 8:14-17; 16:3-22)
Guilt Offering (Lev 5:14-6:7; 7:1-10)

3. Burnt Offering Freewill Components:
Bull, ram, goat, turtledoves, or pigeons
Without blemish
Presented at the entrance of the Tabernacle
Portions:
God’s: All except skin – “whole burnt offering”
Priest’s: skin

4. Grain Offering Freewill Components: Portions:
Fine flour w/ oil, frankincense, salt (no leaven/honey)
Could be cooked different ways into loaves or wafers
Firstfruits – fresh ears
Roasted, crushed w/oil and frankincense
Portions:
God’s: Part*
Priest’s: Part*
*When priests offered their own grain offering, it was to be completely burned, not eaten (6:23)

5. Peace Offering Freewill Components: Fat removed and offered Portions:
Vows, thanks, and freewill offerings
Components:
Herd (ox, cow), flock (sheep, goat)
Male or female, without blemish
Fat removed and offered
Portions:
God’s: All the fat
Priest’s: Breast and right thigh
Offerer’s: Remainder

6. Sin Offering Required for unintentional sins & purification
Components:
Priest or whole assembly: Bull (no blemish)
Leader: Male goat (no blemish)
Common people: Female goat or lamb (no blemish)
Poor: 2 turtledoves/pigeons (1-Sin, 1-Burnt);
Very poor: A portion of fine flour (no oil or spices)
Fat removed and offered, blood sprinkled in tabernacle
Rest of animal taken outside and burned
Portions:
God’s: All the fat
Priest’s: Remainder of the goat/lamb (leader’s offering)

7. Guilt Offering Required Components: Portions:
For sins associated with some kind of damage (against the sanctuary or another person)
Components:
Ram (no blemish)
Accompanied by restitution (1 + 1/5)
Portions:
God’s: All the fat
Priest’s: Remainder

8. 7 Feasts Leviticus 23 Other Texts: Exodus; Num. 28-29; Deut. 16
Passover (Exod 12; Lev 23:5) – Spring
Unleavened Bread (Lev 23:6-8) – Spring
Firstfruits (Lev 23:9-14) – Spring
Weeks/Pentecost (Lev 23:15-22) – Spring
Trumpets (Lev 23:23-25) – Fall
Day of Atonement (Lev 23:26-32) – Fall
Tabernacles/Booths (Lev 23:33-44) – Fall
Other Texts: Exodus; Num ; Deut. 16

9. Feasts: Passover Reading: Exodus 12:3-14 1st month, 14th day
Commemorated the tenth plague in which God passed over the Israelites
One male lamb one-year old per household
Associated with the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Length: 1 day
Foreshadowed Christ

10. Feasts: Unleavened Bread
Readings: Exod. 12:15-20; Deut. 16:1-4
1st month, 15th day
Commemorated deliverance from slavery
“Bread of affliction” (Deut. 16:3)
Involved two holy assemblies and daily food offerings
Males required to appear before the Lord
Length: 7 days
Type of bread used in Lord’s Supper

11. Feasts: Firstfruits Reading: Lev. 23:9-11
Exact time unknown, relative to harvest
Celebrated the first harvest in Canaan
Involved some sacrifices
Length: 1 day

12. Feasts: Weeks Or “Pentecost” (Greek – 50 days) Reading: Deut. 16:9-12
50 days from the Passover Sabbath
Thanksgiving for the harvest
Involved several offerings and a holy assembly
Males required to appear before the Lord
Length: 1 day
Used in Acts 2 to reach multitude with gospel

13. Feasts: Trumpets Reading: Lev. 23:23-25 7th month, 1st day
Involved trumpets sounding, rest, a holy assembly, and a food offering
Length: 1 day

14. Feasts: Day of Atonement
Reading: Lev. 23:26-28
7th month, 10th day
High priest made atonement for all Israel
Made atonement for himself
Atoned for the tabernacle, altar, Holy Place, priests, people
Two goats, 1 sin offering; 1 set free
One ram for a burnt offering
Only day priest could enter the Most Holy Place
Involved fasting, rest, and other offerings
Length: 1 day
Often referenced as a type or shadow of Christ

15. Feasts: Booths Or “Tabernacles” Reading: Lev. 23:33-34, 42-43
7th month, 15th day
They dwelt in booths when they left Egypt (rejoicing)
All Israelites must dwell in booths for 7 days
Involved a holy assembly, a day of rest, and specific sacrifices for each day (Num. 29:12-38)
Followed by a holy assembly, a day of rest, and specific offerings
Males required to appear before the Lord
Length: 7 days

16. Sabbaths 7th Day (Exod. 20:8-11)
Given shortly before the Law (Exod. 16)
Rest, do no normal work
Reminder that God is the Creator
Refreshed animals and servants (Exod. 23:12)
7th Year – “Sabbath year” (Lev. 25:1-7)
Let fields rest, cancel debts, free slaves (Deut. 15)
50th year – “Jubilee” (Lev. 25:10-13, 20-22)
Property restored, slaves released
Beneficial for poor people, land, and animals
Sabbaths as a sign (Ezek. 20:12)