Thursday, January 15, 2015

Life of Moses - Leviticus 8-10

Homiletics                                             Study of Life of Moses
Lesson     15                                          Passage Leviticus 8-10



Content (List of Topics or Events)
Set Apart - Priests Anointing, Offering and Ordination as Lord Commanded (Leviticus 8)
a. Priest cleaned and clothed (1-9)
b. Priest’s and Tabernacle Anointed (10-13)
c. Priest’s Offerings to Lord (Sin, Burnt) (14-21)
d. Priest Ordination Offering and Ceremony (22-36)
Atoned  - Offerings for Sins; Priests and then for the people (Leviticus 9)
a. Aaron makes offering for himself and sons, as Lord commanded (1-15)
b. Aaron makes offering for the people (16-21)
c. Aaron blesses the people and glory of the Lord appeared (22-24)

Instructed – Learning the Hard lessons (Leviticus 10)
a.  Consequence of dishonoring God - Death (1-5)
b.  Warnings to Priests to be clean and God honoring (6-11)
c. Instructions on Priest’s portion (12-15)
d. Moses questions not eating from the sin offering (16-18)
d. Aaron’s silence and reflection (3b, 19-20


Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Set Apart - Priests Anointing, Offering and Ordination as Lord Commanded
 Leviticus 8
 Atoned  - Offerings for Sins; Priests and then for the people
 Leviticus 9
 Instructed – Learning the Hard lessons
 Leviticus 10

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Priests set aside ordained, atoning sacrifices given for priests and people

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
To learn that we must be clean, honor and respect the Lord in all we do.

Specific Application Questions
1.
How are you being set apart for the Lord’s work?
2.
In what ways are you asking God for forgiveness of your sins?  Are you accepting of His grace?
3.
Are you listening to God’s instruction and learning from your hard lessons?
4.


Principles to Remember

1.
God’s people are set apart and ordained to the work of reconciliation.
2.
Rightness with God is dependent on being in His will; as He has commanded
3.
God will direct our path and instruct willing followers in His ways
4.

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