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Leviticus How are we to live with this holy God in our midst?

Leviticus How are we to live with this holy God in our midst?. Key phrase: Holy to the Lord Qadosh = Holy ( hwhyl vdq ) Key verse: Lev. 20:26 – you are to be holy to me, because I, the LORD am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own. Holy: What does it mean?

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Leviticus How are we to live with this holy God in our midst?

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  1. Leviticus How are we to live with this holy God in our midst?

  2. Key phrase: Holy to the Lord Qadosh = Holy (hwhylvdq) Key verse: Lev. 20:26 – you are to be holy to me, because I, the LORD am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.

  3. Holy: What does it mean? • Holiness means separation: • Separation “from” – distinct, of another kind, radically different. • God is holy – none other like him • Separation “to” – belonging to God and set apart for his special service – temple vessels are holy

  4. How Can We Be Holy? All holiness is derivative – it comes from our being in relationship with a holy God… So to be holy is to belong to God, to be set apart for God’s special use… And because we belong to this holy God, we are distinct, different, holy!

  5. Leviticus Helps us with 2 Important Questions about the life of holiness: 1. What happens if we slip up? If we fail to reflect and live out this distinctive life that comes from walking with a holy God?

  6. Leviticus 1-16 • Sacrificial system – enables us, • sinners, to approach and maintain • relationship with a holy God. • Chapters 1-7 (sacrificial system), • 8-10 (priesthood), 11-15 (purity • laws), Chapter 16 speaks of the • Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) • The culmination of the sacrificial • system… Restored relationship!

  7. Leviticus Helps us with 2 Important Questions about the life of holiness: 2. How do I make progress and grow in this life of holiness? How do I come to reflect the heart and character of the God who is holy?

  8. Leviticus 17-26 • The Holiness Code • A Communal Code of Conduct, • summed up in Lev. 19:18b – You • shall love your neighbor as • yourself. • All Inclusive – covering every • arena of life: family, neighbor, • stranger, business, worship…

  9. God’s covenant on Sinai: You shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation! Holiness calls for a radical re-ordering of human society according to the purpose and character of the holy God with whom we journey.

  10. THIS INCLUDES: • Impartiality and equality in • administering justice • Fairness in treatment of the • poor (widow, orphan, alien) • Provisions for the unemployed • Scrupulous honesty in business • Be Holy, for I, the LORD, am holy!

  11. Assignment for Monday • Review Chapter Six (89-101) • Study Guide for Exam – Wed. • Portfolio Assignment is Due • by October 8 • Unit Exam – October 8

  12. The Book of Numbers Beginning of the Journey – Out of Egypt End of the Road – Promised Land Journey Through The Wilderness

  13. The Wilderness What is it? • A Place of Risk / Danger / Death • A Place of Testing God / People • A Place of New Creation and • Renewed Faith in God’s Ability • to Guide and Provide

  14. Three Stories from the Wilderness • 1. Kadesh-Barnea – Ch.13 & 14 • 12 Spies – Joshua & Caleb • We were like grasshoppers • Rebellion – Failure to trust the • promises of God

  15. Three Stories from the Wilderness • 2. The Waters of Meribah – Ch. 20 • Whining about Water • Moses Strikes the Rock • An assault on God’s holiness – • you did not trust me!

  16. Three Stories from the Wilderness • 3. Balaam – Numbers 22-24 • King Balak’s Request • Instructed by a Donkey • God’s relentless intention to • bless Israel – God can be trusted!

  17. Lessons From The Wilderness • God is still able to provide • Lack of trust always places God’s • people at great risk • Wilderness is a place where • faith in God is tested and grows!

  18. Assignment for Wednesday • Review Chapter Six (89-101) • Study Guide for Exam • Portfolio Assignment is Due • by October 8 • Unit Exam – October 8

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