Session 2B
Leviticus to
Deuteronomy
Leviticus
Leviticus
Purpose & Key Verse
“consecrate yourselves and
be holy, because I am
holy…” (Lev 11:44-45).
Leviticus
Relationship to Genesis & Exodus
i) In Genesis man was ruined and Israel was
started;
ii) in Exodus, Israel was redeemed and a
nation was constituted;
iii) in Leviticus the nation was cleansed and
a priesthood was consecrated to the
service of God.
Leviticus
OUTLINE
Ch 1-16: HOLY WORSHIP - outlines the
requisite procedures for worshipping
Yahweh.
Ch 17-27 HOLY LIVING - prescribes
how to practically exercise holiness
in one’s daily life.
Leviticus
What we can learn from Leviticus
i) Holiness
Leviticus
What we can learn from Leviticus
ii) Sacrifice
Leviticus
What we can learn from Leviticus
iii) Priesthood
Leviticus
What we can learn from Leviticus
iv) Atonement
Leviticus
What we can learn from Leviticus
v) Sabbath Rest, Sabbatical Year and
Jubilee
NUMBERS
a) THE THEME AND PURPOSE
OF THE BOOK
i) The
consequence
of disbelief
and
disobedience
to a holy
God.
ii. Though God disciplines his people for their
disbelief and disobedience; He remained faithful to
His Covenant promises.
iii. Numbers displays God’s patience, holiness,
justice, mercy, and sovereignty.
iv. It teaches that there are no shortcuts to his
blessings.
v. God uses trials and tests for specific purposes.
b) RELATIONSHIP TO
OTHER BOOKS
a)In Genesis:
God elected a people.
b)In Exodus:
He redeemed them.
c)In Leviticus:
He sanctified them.
d)In Numbers:
He directed them.
GEOGRAPHY
GENERATIONS
A
At Sinai - a few
weeks (1:1-10:10)
B
1:1-10:10
At Sinai
10:11-12:16
Journey to Kadesh
Barnea
To Moab - about 39
years (10:11-22:1)
The Old Generation (1-14)
13:1-20:21
At Kadesh Barnea
20:22-22:1
Journey to Moab
At Moab - a few
22:2-36:13
months (22:2 –36:13) At Moab
The Tragic Transition (1525)
The New Generation (26-36)
What we can learn from
Numbers:
i. God’s dwelling presence.
What we can learn from
Numbers:
i. God’s dwelling presence.
ii. God’s holiness.
What we can learn from
Numbers:
i. God’s dwelling presence.
ii. God’s holiness.
iii. God’s graciousness and faithfulness.
What we can learn from
Numbers:
i. God’s dwelling presence.
ii. God’s holiness.
iii. God’s graciousness and faithfulness.
iv. God’s constancy.
b) PURPOSE
i. The book was designed to remind the
Israelites of God’s faithfulness and to
encourage them to love the Lord with
all their hearts.
b) PURPOSE
ii. It is intended to formalize the covenant
that Israel entered with the Lord at
Sinai.
b) PURPOSE
iii. It provides an updated version of the
treaty.
B. Deuteronomy: Unique Role in
the Pentateuch
GENESIS TO
NUMBERS
DEUTERONOMY
DEVELOPMENT OF
ISRAEL’S HISTORY
PHILOSOPHY OF
ISRAEL’S HISTORY
DIVINE
PERFORMANCES
DIVINE PRINCIPLES
GOD SPEAKS TO
MOSES
MOSES SPEAKS TO
THE PEOPLE
OUTLINE
i) Explanation
(1) In this book, Moses moves from a
retrospective, to an introspective, and
finally to a prospective look at God’s
dealings with Israel.
STRUCTURE
a. REMEMBERING THE PAST (1-4)
b. REVIEWING THE PRESENT (5-26)
c. REVEALING THE FUTURE (27-30)
When you beat your olive trees, you
shall not go over the boughs again; it
shall be for the stranger, the fatherless
and the widow. (Deuteronomy 24:20)
BLESSING (31-34)
d.
e.
f.
g.
The Witnesses & Pledges (31)
Moses’ Song (32)
Moses’ Blessing (33)
Moses’ Death (34)
And Moses was an hundred and
twenty years old when he died:
his eye was not dim, nor his
natural force abated.
Deuteronomy 34:7
Elements of the Hittite SuzerainVassal Treaty
(a)Preamble 1:1-5
(b)Historical Prologue 1:6—4:49
(c)Stipulations 5—26
(d)Curses and blessings 27—30
(e)Provisions for temple deposit and periodic reading
(i)Altar at Ebal (27)
(ii)Periodic reading ( 31:10-11)
(iii)Placing it in ark of Covenant (31:26)
(f)Witnesses
(i)Heaven and earth (30:19; 31:28; 32:1)
(ii)The Song of Moses (32) (cf 31:19)
(iii)The Book of the Law (31:26)
e) What we can learn from
Deuteronomy
i) The Shema
e) What we can learn from
Deuteronomy
ii) Law
e) What we can learn from
Deuteronomy
iii) History as Theology
a)Cycles of Exodus-Deuteronomy
Egypt
Ex. 1
13
19
Journey
to Sinai
Sinai
Leviticus
Kadesh
Nu. 10 13
Journey
to Kadesh
Barnea
20 22
Journey
to Moab
Moab
Deut. 34
HARAN
EDEN?
Genesis
KADESH
BARNEA
Eden to Egypt
(over 2,000 years)
CANAAN
MOAB
Deuteronomy
Exodus
EGYPT
Moab
(1-2 months)
Egypt to Sinai
(430 years)
SINAI
Numbers
Mt. Sinai to Moab
(38 years)
Leviticus
Mt. Sinai
(1 year)
UR