Leviticus

The Book of Leviticus

The Book of Leviticus as the third book of the Torah and a part of the Old Testament and the Pentateuch of Moses may give us insight into the structure to Israel and the role of the Levites in it. In the Hebrew Wayyiqro (וַיִּקְרָא)‎ has been defined "and He called".

The English term Leviticus is derived from the Latin Leviticus, which in the Greek appears as Λευιτικόν (Leuitikon), who were the Levites. The Greek expression seems to coincide with the rabbinic Hebrew torat kohanim(תורת כהנים), "law of priests" because its contents appears as a manual for Religion since it is concerned with the duties of the people and the priests to God and their fellowman.

Many Scholars may generally agree that Leviticus developed over a long period of time, reaching its present form during the Persian Period between 538–332 BC. During the process of development were there important changes in the text and interpretation that have altered the intent of Moses?

The book of the called out

It is literally the book of those "He called" which refers to the calling out of the Levites to become the Church in the wilderness.

Many of the prophets during different periods of time found that Israel had become corrupt including the Levites. Certainly Jesus thought they had become corrupt and by his own words was going to take the kingdom from them and appoint it to His Little flock who would bear fruit.

"Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof." Matthew 21:43

Jesus would eventually call out that little flock along with his own Sanhedrin and appoint a kingdom to them because the priests of Judea were making the word of God to none effect by the institutions they created.

The Called out of Christ would institute a similar system with Lively Stones of a Living Altar with a daily ministration of Pure Religion to provide all social welfare for early Christians who would not eat at the tables of the welfare system operated through the temples of Rome because from David to Paul they were warned that those dainties were a snare and a trap. They knew that the free bread of those systems of the word were provided by men who called themselves benefactors but exercise authority one over the other.^[1]

Reminder of the way

We must constantly remind ourselves that Moses was leading a people out of the Bondage of Egypt where they were in captivity as subjects of Pharaoh. They did not own their flocks nor their land but the government of Pharaoh owned the equitable title to all but the priesthood and the people only held an appearance of title. a portion of their labor belonged to the the government of Pharaoh and through crafts of State that bondage increased in cruelty.

Everything Moses did and taught was a part of a divine plan to set the captive free so that they could serve the God of creation, the giver of life, by serving one another in righteousness. Over the centuries the words of Moses were twisted until people did not follow his way to liberty under God and often fell back into similar states of bondage where they were snared again as merchandise of the governments of the world.

Sophistry and lies are the tools of the adversaries of that God of life.

Outline of Leviticus

I. Laws on sacrifice (1:1–7:38)

A. Instructions for the laity on bringing offerings (1:1–6:7)

1–5. The types of offering: burnt, cereal, peace, purification, reparation (or sin) offerings (ch. 1–5)

B. Instructions for the priests (6:1–7:38)

1–6. The various offerings, with the addition of the priests' cereal offering (6:1–7:36)

7. Summary (7:37–38)

The first seven chapters of Leviticus supposedly deals with five sacrifices which theoretically did not survive beyond the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple in A.D. 70. But if the Pharisees and Masoretic texts that followed are actually a misinterpretation of the original text due to apostasy and sophistry then what was Moses really trying to say?

II. Institution of the priesthood (8:1–10:20)

A. Ordination of Aaron and his sons (ch. 8)

B. Aaron makes the first sacrifices (ch. 9)

C. Judgement on Nadab and Abihu (ch. 10)

III. Uncleanliness and its treatment (11:1–15:33)

A. Unclean animals (ch. 11)

B. Uncleanliness caused by childbirth (ch. 12)

C. Unclean diseases (ch. 13)

D. Cleansing of diseases (ch. 14)

E. Unclean discharges (ch. 15)

IV. Day of Atonement: purification of the tabernacle from the effects of uncleanliness and sin (ch. 16) V. Prescriptions for practical holiness (the Holiness Code, chs. 17–26)

A. Sacrifice and food (ch. 17)

B. Sexual behaviour (ch. 18)

C. Neighbourliness (ch.19)

D. Grave crimes (ch. 20)

E. Rules for priests (ch. 21)

F. Rules for eating sacrifices (ch. 22)

G. Festivals (ch.23)

H. Rules for the tabernacle (ch. 24:1–9)

I. Blasphemy (ch. 24:10–23) J. Sabbatical and Jubilee years (ch. 25) K. Exhortation to obey the law: blessing and curse (ch. 26) V. Redemption of votive gifts (ch. 27)

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Not exercise authority
Matthew 20:25 "But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you:..."

Mark 10:42 "But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you:..."

Luke 22:25 "And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye [shall] not [be] so:..."

[exauth-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Not exercise authority
Matthew 20:25 "But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you:..."

Mark 10:42 "But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you:..."

Luke 22:25 "And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye [shall] not [be] so:..."

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