Leviticus 18:
v. 1-5 Whose rules are Israel (and we) supposed to follow?
v. 21-23 What is prohibited here?
Leviticus 19:
v. 2 What is expected of Israel (and us)?
v. 10 What does this show us?
v. 13-14 What does the last part of v. 14 have to do with the rest of this paragraph?
v. 18 What is our calling in dealing with other people?
v. 33-34 Why the big deal about sojourners?
Leviticus 20:
v. 4-5 Why?
v. 6 How do people look at mediums and necromancers?
v. 24 and 26 What has God done with Israel?
Leviticus 21:
Why the extra stipulations for the priests?
Leviticus 22:
What's the sin behind the sin? (Meaning, what is the root of the problem for the people of Israel to relate to God.)
Leviticus 23:
v. 3 To whom is the Sabbath a solemn rest?
v. 4-8 What is to be done during the Passover?
v. 9-14 What is to be done during the Feast of Firstfruits?
v. 15-22 The Feast of Weeks?
v. 23-25 The Feast of Trumpets?
v. 26-32 The Day of Atonement?
v. 33-44 The Feast of Booths?
Leviticus 24:
v. 1-9 What is supposed to be always present for the people of Israel?
v. 10-16 What happened and what was the punishment?
v. 17-23 Is this revenge or retribution?
Leviticus 25:
v. 1-7 What is this? What does this teach Israel?
How are we to look at our brothers and his property?
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Lev. 19:18 "What is our calling in dealing with other people?"
ReplyDeleteWe've seen long lists of laws laid out in Leviticus (how's that for alliteration?). Many of them can be summed up in the last part of this verse: "love your neighbor as yourself."
But I don't get credit for that idea! Credit instead goes to Jesus Himself in Matthew 22:34-39. An "expert in the law" asked Jesus about "the greatest commandment in the law," and Jesus replied, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind" and "love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
Lev. 20:4-5 Why?
ReplyDeleteWhen I read the question, I was reminded of what Cain asked in Gen. 4:9--"Am I my brother's keeper?" It seems that scripture's telling us the answer is Yes--not just here, but also in passages such as Galatians 6:1--"Brothers, If someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently." The Israelites were a nation, and we Christians are a body. We need to be sure the whole body is healthy!
Lev. 21--Why the extra stipulations for the priests?
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's because they're any holier than the rest of Israel, but rather that they've been set apart and will thus be held to a higher standard. We see kind of the same thing in the NT, don't we, where we're told that teachers will be held especially accountable for their teaching, and woe be to anyone who teaches things that cause the little ones to stumble!
Lev. 22 - What's the sin behind the sin? (Meaning, what is the root of the problem for the people of Israel to relate to God.)
ReplyDeleteAs with the other chapters, this one has a lot of detail, but I think there's also a phrase or two that sums the whole thing up. That would be verse 2: "treat with respect the sacred offerings...so they will not profane my holy name." Because God is perfect and holy, he cannot accept imperfection or sin, either in the way we treat each other or the way we relate to Him. I'm just grateful that I don't have to keep track of all these rules and procedures and can instead relate to God covered by the blood of Christ!
I like the alliteration. I give a hardy Amen to all four answers!
ReplyDeleteLev. 24:1-9 What is supposed to be always present for the people of Israel?
ReplyDeleteThe two things are light and bread. What do they represent? I take the light to be the presence of God. As the tabernacle was marked by a cloud during the day and by fire at night (Ex. 40:36-38), so the lamps burn all night long.
The bread seems to have spiritual and physical significance. Spiritually, it represents the covenant between God and Israel. But it doesn't just sit there; it is also to be eaten--"in a holy place"--by Aaron and his sons, so God is also providing for the physical needs of those who serve before Him.
Lev. 24:17-23 Is this revenge or retribution?
ReplyDeleteThis may be similar to what the parenting experts call "logical consequences" or the idea that "the punishment fits the crime." I've heard some say that this is meant to establish upper limits on the consequences: if I knock your tooth out, you don't get to kill me; the most you're allowed to do is knock one of mine out too. What do others think about that?
Lev. 25: v. 1-7 What is this? What does this teach Israel?
ReplyDeleteLarry Norman, a pioneer of "Jesus rock," said in one of his songs, "The world is not my home; I'm just passin' through." These verses speak directly to that idea. It seems that nothing is ever actually owned; it's just leased or rented for a while. So stewardship is important! If something belongs to me, I can do whatever I want with it, but if it belongs to someone else, I can be held responsible for how I take care of it.