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Book 3 · Torah

Leviticus

Leviticus sets out how Israel lives with the holy presence of the LORD in its midst. From offerings and priesthood to purity, atonement, feasts, and vows, the book orders the ways sin is addressed, worship is given, and ordinary life is marked as holy before God. Its movement is from approach to obedience: drawing near rightly, being cleansed, and learning a life shaped by the LORD's holiness.

As the third book of the Torah, Leviticus stands at Sinai between the tabernacle's construction in Exodus and Israel's onward journey in Numbers. It gives the covenant's inner texture, showing how a people can remain near the God who dwells among them without treating his presence lightly.

Chapters27
Reading time~95 min·21,902 words
ThemesCovenant · Origins · Law · Presence
Opens with“Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,”
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  1. Chapter 1Laws for Burnt Offerings
    1. Laws for Burnt Offeringsvv. 1-17
  2. Chapter 2Laws for Grain Offerings
    1. Laws for Grain Offeringsvv. 1-16
  3. Chapter 3Laws for Peace Offerings
    1. Laws for Peace Offeringsvv. 1-17
  4. Chapter 4Laws for Sin Offerings
    1. Laws for Sin Offeringsvv. 1-35
  5. Chapter 5Sins Requiring a Sin Offering and Laws for Guilt Offerings
    1. Sins Requiring a Sin Offeringvv. 1-13
    2. Laws for Guilt Offeringsvv. 14-19
  6. Chapter 6
    1. Sins Requiring a Guilt Offeringvv. 1-7
    2. The Burnt Offeringvv. 8-13
    3. The Grain Offeringvv. 14-23
    4. The Sin Offeringvv. 24-30
  7. Chapter 7
    1. The Guilt Offeringvv. 1-10
    2. The Peace Offeringvv. 11-21
    3. Fat and Blood Forbiddenvv. 22-27
    4. The Priests’ Portionvv. 28-38
  8. Chapter 8
    1. Moses Consecrates Aaron and His Sonsvv. 1-13
    2. The Priests’ Sin Offeringvv. 14-17
    3. The Priests’ Burnt Offeringvv. 18-21
    4. The Ram of Ordinationvv. 22-36
  9. Chapter 9Aaron’s First Offerings
    1. Aaron’s First Offeringsvv. 1-24
  10. Chapter 10The Sin of Nadab and Abihu and Restrictions for Priests
    1. The Sin of Nadab and Abihuvv. 1-7
    2. Restrictions for Priestsvv. 8-20
  11. Chapter 11Clean and Unclean Animals
    1. Clean and Unclean Animalsvv. 1-47
  12. Chapter 12Purification after Childbirth
    1. Purification after Childbirthvv. 1-8
  13. Chapter 13Laws about Skin Diseases and Laws about Mildew
    1. Laws about Skin Diseasesvv. 1-46
    2. Laws about Mildewvv. 47-59
  14. Chapter 14
    1. Cleansing from Skin Diseasesvv. 1-32
    2. Signs of Home Contaminationvv. 33-47
    3. Cleansing a Homevv. 48-57
  15. Chapter 15
    1. The Uncleanness of Menvv. 1-12
    2. The Cleansing of Menvv. 13-18
    3. The Uncleanness of Womenvv. 19-27
    4. The Cleansing of Womenvv. 28-33
  16. Chapter 16The Day of Atonement
    1. The Day of Atonementvv. 1-34
  17. Chapter 17The Place of Sacrifice and Laws against Eating Blood
    1. The Place of Sacrificevv. 1-9
    2. Laws against Eating Bloodvv. 10-16
  18. Chapter 18Unlawful Sexual Relations
    1. Unlawful Sexual Relationsvv. 1-30
  19. Chapter 19
    1. Commandments for Holinessvv. 1-8
    2. Love Your Neighborvv. 9-18
    3. Keep My Statutesvv. 19-37
  20. Chapter 20
    1. Punishments for Disobediencevv. 1-9
    2. Punishments for Sexual Immoralityvv. 10-21
    3. Distinguish between Clean and Uncleanvv. 22-27
  21. Chapter 21Holiness Required of Priests and Restrictions against Those with Blemishes
    1. Holiness Required of Priestsvv. 1-15
    2. Restrictions against Those with Blemishesvv. 16-24
  22. Chapter 22Restrictions against the Unclean and Worthy Offerings
    1. Restrictions against the Uncleanvv. 1-16
    2. Worthy Offeringsvv. 17-33
  23. Chapter 23
    1. Feasts and Sabbathsvv. 1-3
    2. Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Breadvv. 4-8
    3. The Feast of Firstfruitsvv. 9-14
    4. The Feast of Weeksvv. 15-22
    5. The Feast of Trumpetsvv. 23-25
    6. The Day of Atonementvv. 26-32
    7. The Feast of Tabernaclesvv. 33-44
  24. Chapter 24
    1. The Oil for the Lampsvv. 1-4
    2. The Showbreadvv. 5-9
    3. Punishment for Blasphemyvv. 10-16
    4. An Eye for an Eyevv. 17-23
  25. Chapter 25
    1. The Seventh Yearvv. 1-7
    2. The Year of Jubileevv. 8-12
    3. Return of Propertyvv. 13-17
    4. The Blessing of Obediencevv. 18-22
    5. The Law of Redemptionvv. 23-34
    6. Redemption of the Poorvv. 35-38
    7. Redemption of Bondmenvv. 39-46
    8. Redemption of Servantsvv. 47-55
  26. Chapter 26
    1. Additional Blessings of Obediencevv. 1-13
    2. Punishments for Disobediencevv. 14-39
    3. God Remembers Those Who Repentvv. 40-46
  27. Chapter 27Rules about Valuations and Instruction on Tithes
    1. Rules about Valuationsvv. 1-29
    2. Instruction on Tithesvv. 30-34
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