Leviticus Overview

Key words & concepts:

Tent of Meeting –  more than 40x’s

atonement-  45x’s

LORD said / spoke / commanded – about 60 x’s

“Do not” – 75x’s

holiness / holy – 87 x’s

clean / unclean / cleansing – 165 x’s

offering – 189 x’s

 

Theme of the book: 

The importance of holiness

in all aspects of life.

 

General outline:

The remedy for sin- substitution/sacrifice (chs 1-7)

The mediator for sin – priesthood (chs 8-10)

[ DOCTRINE ]

Importance of cleanness/holiness (chs 11-16)

Personal and community behavior (chs 17-27)