Leviticus

The book of Leviticus is a foundational Old Testament book that provides detailed instructions on worship, holiness, and living in covenant relationship with God. It outlines the sacrificial system, priestly duties, ceremonial laws, and moral guidance for the Israelites, emphasizing that God calls His people to be holy, set apart, and faithful in every aspect of life.

Leviticus highlights the importance of approaching God with reverence and obedience. It teaches that true worship involves not only rituals but also ethical living, justice, and compassion toward others. The book underscores God’s desire for His people to live in a way that reflects His character and honors His covenant.

This book encourages believers to understand the seriousness of sin, the need for atonement, and the blessings of obedience. Leviticus reveals God’s standards for holiness while pointing forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who fulfills the law and brings reconciliation to humanity.

Explore the book of Leviticus to learn about God’s call to holiness, the meaning of worship, and the principles of living faithfully in covenant relationship with Him.

Leviticus 13:9

When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest;

Leviticus 14:1

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Leviticus 14:10

And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.

Leviticus 14:11

And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

Leviticus 14:12

And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:

Leviticus 14:13

And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest’s, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:

Leviticus 14:14

And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:

Leviticus 14:15

And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand:

Leviticus 14:16

And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD:

Leviticus 14:17

And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering:

Leviticus 14:18

And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD.

Leviticus 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:

Leviticus 14:2

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

Leviticus 14:20

And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall be clean.

Leviticus 14:21

And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;

Leviticus 14:22

And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.

Leviticus 14:23

And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD.

Leviticus 14:24

And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:

Leviticus 14:25

And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his […]

Leviticus 14:26

And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand:

Leviticus 14:27

And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD:

Leviticus 14:28

And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering:

Leviticus 14:29

And the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the LORD.

Leviticus 14:3

And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper; Reflection Leviticus 14:3 comes within God’s detailed instructions for the cleansing of a person healed from leprosy. This verse emphasizes the role of the priest as both observer […]