"Life Is In The Blood" is the thirteenth sermon in this series. Chapter 17 of Leviticus begins the second section of the book which mainly focuses on various topics of holy living. First up is worship and how God warns His people of idolatry. He reminds them that they are to worship Him alone, by blood that serves as atonement, which is a foreshadowing of Christ.
"Day of Atonement" is the twelfth sermon in this series. The day of atonement was a once-a-year event for Israel to have atonement for their sins corporately. While sacrifices and ceremonies facilitate personal worship and atonement throughout the year, there was a need for corporate atonement as well. The sacrifice and removal of sin annually led God’s people to long for a once and for all atonement that was fulfilled in Jesus.
"Clean/Unclean" is the eleventh sermon in this series. The laws of purity in Leviticus 12-15 are indeed strange but communicate a very important message: that our flesh and blood is cursed. With the curse upon our flesh and blood, we cannot come to God by the merit of ourselves and these laws are the beginnings of God teaching His people that they needed the flesh and blood of another.
"Food" is the tenth sermon in this series. Everything we do is done for God’s glory, even what we eat! The Levitical dietary laws were numerous and strange, but reminded God’s people that He was Lord over all, even their meals. While freed from these ceremonial laws, we thank God for bacon and use food still for His glory.
"Strange Fire" is the ninth sermon in this series. Early on in the history of tabernacle worship, perhaps even the first day, two priests died due to offering worship in their own way instead of the way God had prescribed it. God takes worship seriously and worship should happen on God’s terms, not ours. Leviticus 10 serves as a stern reminder to us to worship God in God’s ways only.
"Launch Day" is the eighth sermon in this series. Leviticus 9 records the inaugural worship service under the Levitical sacrificial system. After 7 chapters of instruction and then the ordination of the priests, worship in the tabernacle is finally ready to begin.
"Priestly Ordination" is the seventh sermon in this series. The priests were a crucial part of the Levitical worship structure. For the priests to serve as mediators for the people, they had to be consecrated, or “set apart,” as holy ministers of God. These ordinations showed the seriousness of their role in worship.
"Priestly Provisions and Perpetuity" is the sixth sermon in this series. The priests’ job was never ending and exhausting. The fire of the altar had to burn continually, with no end. This meant that sacrifices were always available to the people, in a sovereign reminder that God was always available to them in covenant love. In light of a constant duty of mediation, God’s people were to provide for the priests vocationally.