03 Outline of Leviticus

I. The Laws of Acceptable Approach to God........................... 1:1-7:38

A. Laws of Approach to God When in Fellowship..................... 1:1-3:17

1.      The Burnt Offering    1:1-17

Lev 1:1 And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

Lev 1:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.

Lev 1:3 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.

2.      The Meat Offering    2:1-16

Lev 2:1 And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:

Lev 2:2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:

3.     The Peace Offering    3:1-17

Lev 3:1 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.

B. Laws of Approach to God When Out of Fellowship......................... 4:1-6:7

1.       The Sin Offering    4:1-5:13

Lev 4:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 4:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:

Lev 4:3 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering.

2.       The Trespass Offering    5:14-6:7

Lev 5:14 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 5:15 If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering:

C. Laws for Administering Offering. . . 6:8-7:38

1.   The Burnt Offering    6:8-13

Lev 6:8 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 6:9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.

2.   The Meat Offering    6:14-23

Lev 6:14 And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar.

Lev 6:15 And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.

3.   The Sin Offering    6:24-30

Lev 6:24 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 6:25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD: it is most holy.

4.   The Trespass Offering    7:1-10

Lev 7:1 Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy.

Lev 7:2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar.

5.   The Peace Offering    7:11-36

Lev 7:11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD.

Lev 7:12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.

Lev 7:13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings.

6.   The Summary of the Offerings . . . 7:37, 38

Lev 7:37 This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings;

Lev 7:38 Which the LORD commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai.

II. The Laws of the Priests............................. 8:1-10:20

A. The Consecration of the Priesthood. .. 8:1-36

1.   Consecration Commanded by God .. 8:1-5

Lev 8:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 8:2 Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;

Lev 8:3 And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Lev 8:4 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Lev 8:5 And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done.

2.   Cleansing the Priests with Water    8:6

Lev 8:6 And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.

3.   Special Garments    8:7-9

Lev 8:7 And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.

Lev 8:8 And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.

Lev 8:9 And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.

4.   Anointing with Oil    8:10-13

Lev 8:10 And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.

Lev 8:12 And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

5.    Consecrating with Blood    8:14-30

Lev 8:14 And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.

Lev 8:15 And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.

6.   The Priests Are to Remain in the Tabernacle............... 8:31-36

Lev 8:31 And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.

Lev 8:33 And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.

B. The Ministry of the Priesthood     9:1-24

1.   Offerings for the Priest    9:1-14

Lev 9:1 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;

Lev 9:2 And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.

2.   Offerings for the People    9:15-21

Lev 9:15 And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.

3.   The Lord Accepts the Offerings     9:22-24

Lev 9:23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.

C. Failure of the Priesthood     10:1-20

1.   The Sin of Nadab and Abihu    10:1-11

Lev 10:1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.

Lev 10:2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.

2.   The Sin of Eleazar and Ithamar............... 10:12-20

Lev 10:12 And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy:

Lev 10:17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?

Lev 10:18 Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.

III. The Laws of Israel Regarding Purity........................ 11:1-15:33

A. Laws Concerning Clean and Unclean Food................... 11:1-47

1.   Animals of the Earth    11:1-8

Lev 11:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,

Lev 11:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

2.   Living Things in the Waters    11:9-12

Lev 11:9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

Lev 11:10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:

3.   Birds of the Air    11:13-19

Lev 11:13 And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

4.   Winged Insects    11:20-23

Lev 11:20 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.

Lev 11:21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;

5.   The Carcasses of the Unclean Animals............... 11:24-28

Lev 11:24 And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.

6. Creeping Things    11:29-38

Lev 11:29 These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,

7. The Carcasses of the Clean Animals............... 11:39, 40

Lev 11:39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

8. The Purpose of Dietary Laws . . . 11:41-47

Lev 11:44 For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

B.   Laws Concerning Childbirth     12:1-8

Lev 12:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 12:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.

C. Laws Concerning Leprosy     13:1-14:57

1. Laws Concerning the Examination of Leprosy............... 13:1-59

a.     Examination of People     13:1-46

Lev 13:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,

Lev 13:2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:

b.     Examination of Garments .... 13:47-59

Lev 13:50 And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days:

Lev 13:59 This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.

2. Laws Concerning the Cleansing of Leprosy............... 14:1-57

a.     Cleansing of People     14:1-32

Lev 14:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 14:2 This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:

Lev 14:19 And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering:

b.     Cleansing of Houses     14:33-53

Lev 14:33 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

Lev 14:34 When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession;

Lev 14:35 And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:

c.    The Purpose of the Laws of Leprosy........... 14:54-57

Lev 14:54 This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,

Lev 14:57 To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.

D. Laws Concerning Discharge     15:1-33

1.       Discharges of the Man    15:1-18

Lev 15:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,

Lev 15:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean.

Lev 15:14 And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest:

Lev 15:15 And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue.

2.       Discharges of the Woman    15:19-30

Lev 15:19 And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.

Lev 15:28 But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.

Lev 15:29 And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Lev 15:30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness.

3.       The Purpose of the Laws of Discharges............... 15:31-33

Lev 15:31 Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.

IV. The Laws of National Atonement. . . 16:1-17:16

A. Laws Concerning National Cleansing Through the Day of Atonement......... 16:1-34

1.    Preparation of the High Priest    16:1-5

Lev 16:2 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

Lev 16:3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

2.   Identification of the Sacrifices .... 16:6-10

Lev 16:8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.

3.   Atonement for the Priest    16:11-14

Lev 16:11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:

4.   Atonement for the Tabernacle... 16:15-19

Lev 16:18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.

5.   Atonement for the People    16:20-28

Lev 16:20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:

Lev 16:21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:

6.   Purpose of the Day of Atonement............... 16:29-34

Lev 16:34 And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.

B. Laws Concerning the Location of Sacrifices................... 17:1-9

Lev 17:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 17:3 What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,

Lev 17:4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:

C. Laws Concerning the Use of Blood. .                    . . 17:10-16

Lev 17:10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

I. The Laws of Sanctification for the People.......................... 18:1-20:27

A.   Laws of Sexual Sin 18:1-30

Lev 18:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 18:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.

Lev 18:6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.

Lev 18:29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

B.   Laws of Social Order     19:1-37

Lev 19:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 19:2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.

Lev 19:37 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD.

C. Laws of Penalties     20:1-27

1. The Penalty for Worshipping Molech................ 20:1-5

Lev 20:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 20:2 Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

2. The Penalty for Consulting Spirits................ 20:6-8

Lev 20:6 And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

3.   The Penalty for Cursing Parents    20:9

Lev 20:9 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

4.   The Penalty for Committing Sexual Sins................ 20:10-21

Lev 20:10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

5. The Purpose of the Laws of Sanctification of the People                 20:22-27

Lev 20:26 And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.

II. The Laws of Sanctification for the Priesthood . . 21:1-22:33

A.   Prohibited Practices of the Priests .. . 21:1-15

1.   Laws Concerning Priests    21:1-9

Lev 21:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:

2.   Laws Concerning the High Priest 21:10-15

Lev 21:15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.

B.   People Prohibited from the Priesthood.................... 21:16-24

Lev 21:16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 21:17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.

C. Things Prohibited of the Priesthood. .22:1-16

Lev 22:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 22:2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.

Lev 22:9 They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.

D. Sacrifices Prohibited of the Priesthood.................... 22:17-30

Lev 22:17 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 22:18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering;

Lev 22:24 Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.

E. The Purpose of the Laws of the Priesthood. .                     . . 22:31-33

Lev 22:31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.

Lev 22:32 Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you,

Lev 22:33 That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD.

III. The Laws of Sanctification in Worship........................ 23:1-24:23

A. Laws of the Sanctified Feasts of Worship................... 23:1-44

1.   The Weekly Sabbath    23:1-3

Lev 23:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 23:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.

Lev 23:3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

2.   Yearly Feasts    23:4-44

a. Passover    23:4, 5

Lev 23:5 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD'S passover.

b.    Unleavened Bread    23:6-8

Lev 23:6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.

c.    Firstfruits   23:9-14

Lev 23:9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 23:10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:

d.    Pentecost   23:15-22

Lev 23:15 And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:

Lev 23:16 Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.

e.    Trumpets   23:23-25

Lev 23:23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 23:24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.

f.    Day of Atonement    23:26-32

Lev 23:26 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 23:27 Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

g.    Tabernacles    23:33-44

Lev 23:33 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 23:34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.

B. Laws of the Sanctified Elements of Worship................... 24:1-9

1.      Oil for the Lamps    24:1-4

Lev 24:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 24:2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.

2.       The Shewbread    24:5-9

Lev 24:5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.

Lev 24:6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.

C. Law of the Sanctified Name of God................... 24:10-23

Lev 24:13 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 24:14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

Lev 24:15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

IV. The Laws of Sanctification in the Land of Canaan........................ 25:1-26:46

A.   Laws of the Sanctification of the Land of Canaan................... 25:1-55

1.       Law of the Sabbath Year    25:1-7

Lev 25:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,

Lev 25:3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;

Lev 25:4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

2.       Law of the Year of Jubilee    25:8-55

Lev 25:10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.

B.   Results of Obedience and Disobedience in the Land of Canaan............ 26:1-46

1.   Basic Requirements of Obedience.. 26:1, 2

Lev 26:1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.

Lev 26:2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.

2.   Conditions and Results of Obedience................ 26:3-13

Lev 26:3 If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;

Lev 26:4 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

Lev 26:12 And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

3. Conditions and Results of Disobedience................ 26:14-39

Lev 26:14 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;

Lev 26:16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

4. The Promise of Restoration    26:40-46

Lev 26:40 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;

Lev 26:46 These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.

V. The Laws of Sanctification Through Vows.......................... 27:1-34

A. The Special Consecrating of Acceptable Things..................... 27:1-25

1.   Consecration of Persons    27:1-8

Lev 27:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Lev 27:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation.

2.   Consecration of Animals    27:9-13

Lev 27:9 And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD, all that any man giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy.

3.   Consecration of Houses    27:14, 15

Lev 27:14 And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.

4.   Consecration of Fields    27:16-25

Lev 27:16 And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.

B. Things Excluded from Consecration.................. 27:26-34

1.      Firstborn Clean Animals    27:26, 27

Lev 27:26 Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD'S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD'S.

2.      Devoted Things    27:28, 29

Lev 27:28 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD.

3.      Tithes    27:30-33

Lev 27:30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy unto the LORD.

C. The Conclusion of Leviticus     27:34

Lev 27:34 These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.