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== Historical setting ==
 
 
''This heading should be brief and explain facts about the historical setting that will help a reader to understand the book. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →''
 
 
A broader treatment of the history of ancient Israel, including Leviticus, is found at [[Old Testament: Historical Overview#One nation |Old Testament: Historical Overview]].
 
  
  
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== Historical setting ==
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A broader treatment of the history of ancient Israel, including Leviticus, is found at [[Old Testament: Historical Overview#One nation |Old Testament: Historical Overview]].
  
  

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The Old Testament > Leviticus

Subpages: Chapters 1-7, Chapters 8-10, Chapters 11-15, Chapter 16, Chapters 17-22, Chapters 23-26, Chapter 27

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Summary

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A. Laws governing offerings (Chapters 1-7)

B. Consecration of Aaron and sons as priests (Chapters 8-10)
C. Laws governing uncleanness (Chapters 11-15)
D. Day of Atonement (Chapter 16)
C. Laws governing defilement (unholiness) (Chapters 17-22)
B. Observance of sabbaths and feasts (Chapters 23-26)

A. Laws governing vows and devotions (Chapter 27


Historical setting

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A broader treatment of the history of ancient Israel, including Leviticus, is found at Old Testament: Historical Overview.


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There is almost no story in Leviticus. It is mostly a handbook of instructions for religious performances by the Levites (hence the name Leviticus) that have not been applicable for two thousand years. But there is a message. And one does not have to master every line before the outlines of that message become clear. The first time reader should read Leviticus quickly, looking for broad themes in each of its seven sections. Worrying about individual lines before the big picture is even clear will generally just cause frustration and boredom.


Points to ponder

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Two good questions to ask while reading Leviticus are: (1) how does this passage promote or symbolize deliverance or salvation? and (2) is this passage discussing individual deliverance or group deliverance or both?


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Relation to other scriptures

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Related scriptures

Parallel passages

Text transmission

Joseph Smith Translation

The Joseph Smith Translation made changes to the following verses in Leviticus. This list is complete:[1]

  • Leviticus 12:3-5
  • Leviticus 21:1, 11
  • Leviticus 22:9


Complete outline and page map

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Leviticus


A. Laws governing offerings (Chapters 1-7)

• Burnt fferings (Chapter 1)
• sacrifices from herd (1:1-9)
• sacrifices from flocks: sheep or goat (1:10-13)
• sacrifices of fowls: turtledoves or pigeons (1:14-17)
• Meat offerings (Chapter 2)
• meat offerings: flour and firstfruits (2:1-16)
• (11) never leaven
• (13) always salt
• Peace offerings (Chapter 3)
• sacrifices from herd (3:1-5)
• sacrifices from flock: sheep, goat (3:6-11, 12-17)
• (17) don't eat fat or blood
• Sin offerings for sins in ignorance (Chapter 4)
• for the priest: young bullock (4:1-12)
• for the congregation: young bullock (4:13-21)
• for the ruler: male kid goat (4:22-26)
• for a commoner: female kid goat or lamb (4:27-35)
• Trespass offerings (Chapter 5-6a)
• when one is guilty (5:1-4)
• offer female kid goat or lamb, or two turtledoves or pigeons, or flour (5:5-13)
• trespass in ignorance (5:14-19)
• restore 120%, then make an offering, intentional sins (6:1-7)
• Rules for the priest (Chapter 6b-7)
• maintaining the altar: flame and ashes (6:8-13)
• priest's portion of the sacrifice (6:14-18)
• meat offering perpetual when priest is anointed (6:19-23)
• procedure for sin offerings (6:24-30)
• procedure for trespass offerings (7:1-10)
• procedure for peace offerings, also thanksgiving, heave, vow, and voluntary offerings (7:11-21)
• (17-21) destroy leftovers
• don't eat fat or blood (7:22-27)
• wave offering and heave offering go to the priest (7:28-34)
• Summary: burnt, meat, sin, trespass, and peace offerings (7:35-38)


B. Consecration of Aaron and sons as priests (Chapters 8-10)


C. Laws governing uncleanness (Chapters 11-15)
• clean and unclean animals for eating and touching when dead (11:1-
• cattle are clean, but camels, pigs, and rabbits are unclean (11:1-8)
• fins and scales are clean, but other animals in the waters are unclean (11:9-12)
• most birds are clean, but bats and birds of prey are unclean, beetles and grasshoppers are clean (11:13-23)
• touching the carcass of an unclean animal makes a person unclean until evening (11:24-28)


D. Day of Atonement (Chapter 16)
a. Aaron not to enter holiest place (16:2)
b. Aaron’s special vestments (16:3-4)
c. assembly supplies sacrifices (16:5)
d. animals for Aaron, Jehovah, Azazel (16:6-10)
e. Aaron sacrifices his bull (16:11-14)
f. assembly’s goat sacrificed (16:15)
g. atonement (16:16-19)
g. atonement (16:20a)
f. assembly’s goat sent to wilderness (16:20b-22)
e. Aaron’s closing ceremonies (16:23-25)
d. animals for Azazel, Aaron, assembly (16:26-28)
c. assembly rests and humbles selves (16:29-31)
b. priest’s special vestments (16:32-33)
a. priest may enter holiest place once per year (16:34)


C. Laws governing defilement (unholiness) (Chapters 17-22)


B. Observance of sabbaths and feasts (Chapters 23-26)


A. Laws governing vows and devotions (Chapter 27)


Resources

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Translations

  • Amplified • The Amplified Bible, 1987 update
  • NASB • New American Standard Bible, 1995 update
  • NIV • New International Version
  • RSV • Revised Standard Version

Cited references

  • Wayment, Thomas A., ed. The Complete Joseph Smith Translation of the Old Testament, p. 125-26. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 2009. (ISBN 1606411314) BX8630.A2 2009

Other resources

Notes

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  1. Wayment, The Complete Joseph Smith Translation of the Old Testament, p. 125-26.



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