fteenth century B.C (based on the 1445 date for the Exodus from Egypt) D RELATION TO THE NEW TESTAMENT B.C The predictive symbols, types, and shadows found throughout this third book of the Bible nd their ful llments in the New Testament For example, the blood sacri ces point to Christ as the Lamb of God The priests typify Jesus as the Great High Priest The worshipers in Leviticus foreshadow the New Testament Christians A list of the New Testament references to Leviticus is given later, under Further Study The best biblical commentary on Leviticus is the book of Hebrews III SURVEY In your survey of Leviticus, follow the same study procedures described earlier (To conserve space, these general procedures will not be repeated for the remainder of this study guide However, individual steps of that general process will be suggested along the way.) Observe among other things that Leviticus opens with an exhortation to voluntary consecration (freewill o ering) and closes on a similar note (freewill vows) Note especially groupings of chapters with similar subject matter For example, the rst seven chapters describe the laws of the ve o erings.3 After you have looked for other groupings, compare your ndings with those shown on the survey Chart 22 4 Study carefully the survey Chart 22 What one word represents the whole book? What outline divides the book into two parts? Read 18:1-5 and notice how these words introduce a new theme, that of doing and living, or, the walk with God Study the outline shown just below the base line on Chart 22 How is holiness prominent in the outline? Scan the chapters in your Bible to see the bases for the groupings This is an e ective way of surveying the book Leviticus has a twofold theme, which may be stated thus: the way to God and the walk He demands Keep surveying the book until it is clear to you that this theme represents its message IV PROMINENT SUBJECTS A GOD’S HOLINESS AND MAN’S SINFULNESS The inescapable fact of a dichotomy of God’s holiness and man’s sinfulness is the universal basic problem confronting all people The entire message of Leviticus is directed to it The book’s good news is that there are atonement and cleansing for man’s sin to redeem him to God, and daily fellowship with God is possible for those who obey His directions Keep this in mind as you read the Bible text B LAWS Leviticus is the most thoroughly legalistic book in the Bible.5 The many laws which appear in its pages are of di erent kinds: general or speci c; ceremonial, social, or moral; temporal or timeless; punitive or reparative Burton Goddard writes: By means of the ceremonial law, God spoke in picture language of the salvation He was to e ect through the ... see the bases for the groupings This is an e ective way of surveying the book Leviticus has a twofold theme, which may be stated thus: the way to God and the walk He demands Keep surveying the. . .the book of Hebrews III SURVEY In your survey of Leviticus, follow the same study procedures described earlier (To conserve space, these general procedures will not be repeated for the remainder... introduce a new theme, that of doing and living, or, the walk with God Study the outline shown just below the base line on Chart 22 How is holiness prominent in the outline? Scan the chapters in