Leviticus, Part 2 and Numbers, Part 1: Holy Days, Holy People
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Lesson OneSacred Time: Sabbath and Jubilee (Lev 25)13 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Leviticus 25
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In | Workbook: Sabbath in the Pentateuch
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In | Sacred Time
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In | Jubilee
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Behind | Agricultural Context
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Behind | Workbook: The Sabbath, Ancient and New
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In Front | Jesus and the Sabbath
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In Front | Jesus and the Jubilee
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In Front | Christians, Sabbath and the Jubilee
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In Front | Christianity Today: Jubilee 2000: Poor Nations Get Debt Relief
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In Front | Workbook: Jubilee 2000: Poor Nations Get Debt Relief
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson TwoSacred Time: Pilgrimage Festivals (Lev 23, Num 9, 28-29; Deut 16)12 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Leviticus 23; Numbers 9, 28-29; Deuteronomy 16
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In | Workbook: Sacred Days
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In | Pilgrimage Holidays
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In | Agricultural, Historical and Prophetic Context
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In | Workbook: Prophetic Dimensions of the Pilgrimage Holidays
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Behind | Seasons, Gods and Israel's Calendar
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Behind | Onsite: The Story of the Bible in a Sheaf of Wheat
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Behind | Onsite: Booths in the Wilderness - Recalling the Past, Anticipating Eternity
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In Front | The Biblical Calendar and the Church Calendar
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In Front | Workbook: The Biblical Calendar and the Church Calendar - Overlap and Expansion
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson ThreeSacred Community (Lev 11-20)14 Activities|3 Assessments
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Leviticus 11-20
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In | Workbook: Scale Disease
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In | Scale Disease
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In | Uncleanness and Impurity
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In | Rites of Purification
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In | Imperfection
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In | The Democracy of Impurity
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Behind | Impurity and Access to the Divine
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In Front | Holiness Today
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In Front | Christians and Defilement
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In Front | Our Daily Bread: The Leviticus Reminder
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In Front | Workbook: Guiding Questions - Leviticus
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson FourPeople Ready (Num 1-10)15 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Numbers 1-10
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In | Workbook: Censuses
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In | The People Are Ready
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In | Workbook: The Meaning of ‘Eleph
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In | The Levites
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In | The Purity of the Camp
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In | Trumpets
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Behind | Tribal Encampments
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Behind | Organization of the Camp
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In Front | Numbers Matter
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In Front | Onsite: The Aaronic Benediction
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In Front | Our Daily Bread: God’s Way
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In Front | Ecclesiology: Commissioner Phil Needham
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson FivePeople Not Ready (Num 11-20)20 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Numbers 11-20
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In | Literary Structures
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In | Chiasm Joshua
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In | Workbook: Moses’ Chiastic Speech
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In | Chronic Faithlessness
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In | Rebellion of the People
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In | Rebellion of the Priests
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In | Rebellion of Moses
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In | The Bible Project: Numbers
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Behind | Geography
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Behind | Onsite: Water from the Rock
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Behind | Ethnic Diversity
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Behind | Quail
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In Front | Judgment Is Inevitable
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In Front | Lost and Second Chances
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In Front | Painting Pictures of Egypt: Sara Groves
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In Front | Our Daily Bread: Are You a Complainer?
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In Front | Workbook: The Uniqueness of Leviticus and Numbers
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity|1 Assessment
Wrap-Up
No single lesson—or even an entire course, for that matter—can answer every question about the purity laws of the Torah. Rabbis and scholars have been studying them for millennia. But has your appreciation grown for the meticulous detail in these laws? Are you inspired by the divine blueprint for every aspect of life? God designed a path that led to life. Obedience expressed trust that the Designer knew what He was doing.
Having holy laws for so many minute details meant that all of life became an opportunity to express obedience and faith. Every time a person observed one of these laws, she was reminding herself that her life was His, that her whole life and the life of her entire community was lived for God. Her life was filled with reminders of God’s design and God’s purpose.
As you conclude this lesson, is there a particular takeaway? For some, it may be more careful obedience in the details. For others, it may be as simple as remembering to touch those in need. What will it be for you?