John Carter – October 21, 2012 – Leviticus 1-10 – The Same Gospel From The Beginning
The Chief End of Man is to
Glorify God, and to Enjoy Him Forever[1]
A Seven Week Study Through Leviticus
Psalm 51:14-17
1. Burnt Offering: What does it mean to “Make Atonement”? To Make Atonement is To Cover
Leviticus 1:4
2. Grain Offering: Who is the Grain & What is Salt of the Covenant? Jesus & Life and Fruitfulness
Leviticus 2:13
3. Why is the Sacrifice of the Peace Offering Important? Center of the Chiasm & It is Not Required & It institutes the Blood Ban
Leviticus 3
4. Sin Offering: What is the Greatest Law? Love God
Leviticus 4:1-2
5. Guilt Offering: What is the Second Greatest Law? Love Others
Leviticus 5:5
6. How will God be Treated? He Will be Treated as Holy
Leviticus 10:3
Introduction
The Chief End of Man is to
Glorify God, and to Enjoy Him Forever[2]
Psalm 51:14-17
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation;
Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips,
That my mouth may declare Your praise.
16 For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You are not pleased with burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
1. Burnt Offering: What does it mean to “Make Atonement”? To Make Atonement is To Cover
Leviticus 1:4
4 He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that it may be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf.
2. Grain Offering: Who is the Grain & What is Salt of the Covenant? Jesus & Life and Fruitfulness
Leviticus 2:13
13 Every grain offering of yours, moreover, you shall season with salt, so that the salt of the covenant of your God shall not be lacking from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt.
John 6:51
51 I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh.
Chalcedonian Creed 451 – 1 Person & 2 Natures
2 Kings 2:21
21 He (Elisha) went out to the spring of water and threw salt in it and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘I have purified these waters; there shall not be from there death or unfruitfulness any longer.’”
3. Why is the Sacrifice of the Peace Offering Important? Center of the Chiasm & It is Not Required & It institutes the Blood Ban
Leviticus 3
*Chiasm
*Not Required
*Blood Ban
Leviticus 3:17
17 It is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings: you shall not eat any fat or any blood.
John 6:53
53So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves.
Leviticus 17:14
14 “For as for the life of all flesh, its blood is identified with its life. Therefore I said to the sons of Israel, ‘You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it shall be cut off.’
4. Sin Offering: What is the Greatest Law? Love God
Leviticus 4:1-2
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If a person sins unintentionally in any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done, and commits any of them,
Leviticus 4:20, 26, 31, & 35
they/he will be forgiven
Matthew 22:37-38 – 1st Great Command
37 And He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the great and foremost commandment.
5. Guilt Offering: What is the Second Greatest Law? Love Others
Leviticus 5:5
5 So it shall be when he becomes guilty in one of these, that he shall confess that in which he has sinned.
Luke 19:8
8 Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.”
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
James 5:16
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
Matthew 22:39-40 – 2nd Great Command
39 The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.
6. How will God be Treated? He Will be Treated as Holy
Leviticus 10:3
3 By those who come near Me I will be treated as holy,
And before all the people I will be honored.
*Leviticus 8-9 The Ordination of the Priests – Treating God as Holy
Leviticus 9:24
24 Then fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the portions of fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.
*Leviticus 10 Nadab and Abihu – Treating God as Common
Leviticus 10:2
2 And fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord.
Conclusion
Psalm 51:14-17
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation;
Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips,
That my mouth may declare Your praise.
16 For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You are not pleased with burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
John Piper – Don’t Waste Your Life (p.32)
The Chief End of Man is to
Glorify God, and to Enjoy Him Forever[3]
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