Leviticus
Key Verse: For I am Jehovah your God: Sanctify yourselves and
be holy; for I am holy, Lev 11:44.
A. HOW CAN I, A SINNER, BE ACCEPTED IN THE PRESENCE OF A HOLY GOD ?
1-16
1. In the Courtyard: The Brazen Altar- Five
offerings I bring to God at the tabernacle.
The way to
God is by sacrifice 1-7
2. In the Courtyard: The Water Laver- Washing
my priest's hands and feet before the Lord.
The way to
God is by a mediator 8-10
3. In the Holy Place: The Table, Menorah
Lamp, and Incense Altar- Through outward holiness
which teaches
me the necessity of inward holiness which sanctification only God can
do.
The way to
God is by holiness 11-15
4. 5. 6. In The Holy of Holies: The Ark
of the Covenant and Mercy Seat- Though atonement of my sin
by the death
of an innocent substitute, whose blood was the payment to release from
condemnation.
The way to
God is by a sin offering 16
B. HOW CAN I AS A SINNER PRESENT MYSELF HOLY, ACCEPTABLE
TO GOD FOR REASONABLE SERVICE? 17-27
7. Meet God at the Brazen Altar: Maintaining
a Holy Life by Being Holy Because He is Holy-
Holy living
is based upon God's character, not by learning principles of life 17-22
8. Keep the Seven Feasts of the Lord: By
Three Annual Pilgrimages Up to Jerusalem-
Holy living
is based upon the Sabbath rest and keeping His feasts from the heart 23
9. Keep Duties and Vows: By Ties which Bind
my Heart to God-
Holy living involves being set apart to God, not risking life and limb
by going to extremes 24-27
C. Conclusion: Doing the Work of God by Believing in Jesus Christ-
Levitical law reflected
the righteousness of Christ and the work He did on my behalf. There is
no rest for the law keeper, but
to him who believes in Jesus Christ, there is rest by the righteousness
(right doing) of Christ.