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# Introduction to Leviticus
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## Part 1: General Introduction
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### Outline of Leviticus
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1. Instructions to the Israelites about offerings (1:1– 6:7)
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- Burnt offerings (1:1– 17)
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- Grain offerings (2:1– 16)
- Fellowship offerings (3:1– 17)
- Offerings for unintentional sins (4:1-5:13)
- Guilt offerings (5:14– 6:7)
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1. Instructions to the priests about offerings (6:8– 7:10)
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- Burnt offerings (6:8-13)
- Grain offerings (6:14-23)
- Sin offerings (6:24-30)
- Guilt offerings (7:1-10)
1. Further instructions to the Israelites (7:11– 7:38)
- Peace offerings (7:11– 21)
- Eating fat and blood forbidden (7:22-27)
- The share for the priests (7:28– 7:38)
1. Setting apart the priests (8:1– 10:20)
- Aaron and his sons ordained (8:1– 36)
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- Aaron as high priest (9:1– 24)
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- Nadab and Abihu punished (10:1– 20)
1. Laws about clean and unclean things (11:1– 15:33)
- Clean and unclean food (11:1– 47)
- Women purified after giving birth to a child (12:1– 8)
- Skin, clothing, houses (13:1– 14:47)
- Bodily fluids (15:1– 33)
1. Day of Atonement; the place of the offering; the nature of blood (16:1– 17:16)
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1. Setting apart for worship and service; being disqualified from service (18:1– 24:23)
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1. The years of rest and release (25:1– 55)
1. Blessing for obeying and curses for not obeying (26:1– 46)
1. Gifts to God (27:1– 34)
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### What is the book of Leviticus about?
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In the Book of Leviticus, God continues to give laws through Moses to the people of Israel. The people were to obey all of these laws to honor their covenant with God.
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### Who wrote the book of Leviticus?
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The writers of both the Old and New Testament present Moses as being very involved with writing the book of Leviticus.