1. Leviticus 19:17-18 (ESV) 17 “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. 18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the L ORD.

2. Be Holy, for I am Holy Leviticus

3. Getting the Book in Your Head Five Sacrifices (1-7) Instructions to the People (1-6:7) Instructions to the Priests (6:8-7:38) 1.Burnt Offerings 2.Grain Offerings 3.Peace Offerings 4.Sin Offerings 5.Guilt Offerings

4. Getting the Book in Your Head Five Sacrifices (1-7) Narrative: Consecration of Priests (8-10) 1.Preparation / Purification (8) 2.Sacrifices and Offerings (9) 3.Nadab & Abihu (10)

5. Getting the Book in Your Head Five Sacrifices (1-7) Narrative: Consecration of Priests (8-10) Clean & Unclean (11-16) 1.Purity in Daily Life (11-15) Food (11) Childbirth (12) Disease (13-14) Bodily Discharges (15) 2.Purity in Spirit (16)

6. Getting the Book in Your Head Five Sacrifices (1-7) Narrative: Consecration of Priests (8-10) Clean & Unclean (11-16) Holy People (17-22) 1.Eating Blood (17) 2.Sexual Relationships (18) 3.General Laws (19-20) 4.Laws for Priests (21-22)

7. Getting the Book in Your Head Five Sacrifices (1-7) Narrative: Consecration of Priests (8-10) Clean & Unclean (11-16) Holy People (17-22) Holy Days (23) 1.Sabbath (3) 2.Passover (4-8) 3.First-Fruits (9-14) 4.Pentecost (15-22) 5.Trumpets (23-25) 6.Atonement (26-32) 7.Booths (33-44)

8. Getting the Book in Your Head Five Sacrifices (1-7) Narrative: Consecration of Priests (8-10) Clean & Unclean (11-16) Holy People (17-22) Holy Days (23) Holy Light & Bread (24a) Narrative: Blasphemy Punished (24b) Holy Years (25) 1.Sabbatic Year (1-7) 2.Jubilee (8-55)

9. Getting the Book in Your Head Five Sacrifices (1-7) Narrative: Consecration of Priests (8-10) Clean & Unclean (11-16) Holy People (17-22) Holy Days (23) Holy Light & Bread (24a) Narrative: Blasphemy Punished (24b) Holy Years (25) Holy Relationship (26) Redemption Values (27) 1.Blessings (1-13) 2.Curses (14-46)

10. Getting the Book in Your Head Five Sacrifices (1-7) Narrative: Consecration of Priests (8-10) Clean & Unclean (11-16) Holy People (17-22) Holy Days (23) Holy Light & Bread (24a) Narrative: Blasphemy Punished (24b) Holy Years (25) Holy Relationship (26) Redemption Values (27) Entering a Relationship with the Holy God ( 1-16 ) Justification Made Holy Keeping the Relationship with the Holy God ( 17-24 ) Sanctification Living Holy

11. “I am Holy” Occurs 5 times in Leviticus and in no other book Occurs 5 times in Leviticus and in no other book 1 Peter 1:16 1 Peter 1:16 How do we stay holy? How do we stay holy? We are a royal priesthood (1 Pet. 2:9-12) We are a royal priesthood (1 Pet. 2:9-12) Image by egnilk66 on Flickr

12. “I am the LORD” Occurs 49 Times Why Obey? God Speaks! God is Serious! – Sexual Purity (1 Thes. 4:1-9) – Evil Deeds (Col. 3:5-7) Image by Teikan-Do on Flickr