Leviticus 12 - The Purification of a Woman after Childbirth

 

God gave Moses very specific instructions for the purification of the mother after birth of her child. He compared the issue of blood resulting from childbirth to a woman's menstrual cycle which is used to purify her and designated how long she was not to touch anything holy with a designated amount of days for a son of 41 days and for a daughter of 66 days. During this time she was not allowed to attend temple. At the end of the time she was advised to bring her offering to the entrance of the tent and the ritual would be performed to take away her impurity and allow her to be "ritually" cleaned. A different offering was allowed for the mother who could not afford a lamb; she could substitute two pigeons or doves.

 
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LEVITICUS 11 - Clean and Unclean Meat

The Lord explained to Aaron and Moses that there were animals which were clean and those which were unclean. Animals which were cloven footed, parted hoof and chewed cuds were considered clean but not the camel as it's hoof is not parted. God went on through the many animals expressing which ones could and could not be used for sacrifice or for human consumption.

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Leviticus 10 - Aaron's Sons are Consumed by Fire

 

Fire consumes Nadab and Abihu

God was very specific in how offering was to be presented.

Two of Aaron's sons disobeyed the Lord's instructions on how the offering was to be performed and presented. As they were burning incense in a way that was unpleasing to God suddenly the Lord sent  fiery flames and consumed them.

Moses told Aaron that this was what God meant when he said:

I demand respect from my priests, and I will be praised by everyone!

Moses then instructed the family not to show their sorrow and to mourn as God would be angry. Moses provided them with clarification again of how to perform and present offering that it might by pleasing in God's sight. They were then obedient.

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Leviticus 9 - God Sends a Fire

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After the ordination rites were completed for Aaron and his sons a fellowship meeting was held among the Israelites and an offering exactly as God commanded. After all the sacrifices were completed as ordered Aaron raised his hands and blessed the people, then stepped down. Moses and Aaron went into the Tent of the Lord's presence and after they had spent time with God there they came out glowing from a dazzling presence. As they appeared before the people, God sent a fire down to consume the rest of the burnt offering. As the people saw this they shouted and bowed down with their faces to the ground.

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Leviticus 8 - Aaron and his sons are ordinated

 

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Moses  was instructed in the rituals that had to be performed to sanctify Aaron and his sons to make them purified and sanctified to serve as priests. There was a special ceremony performed which took 7 days and nights. It consisted of burned offering and consecrated meals.

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Leviticus 2 - 7 on Offerings and their Rituals

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Reading through chapters 2 through 7 you will find listed different types of offerings and the rituals required for each. One of the types was "holocaust". This word originated in Greek and is defined as meaning a sacrifice where the entire animal excepting it's hide was consumed by fire on the altar. The main purpose of this particular offering was to present a gift to God rendering glory and praises to Him. Other types defined in these chapters are:

• Peace
• Cereal
• Sin offerings for priests
• for the community
• for individuals
• for a prince
• special causes
• Guilt  

All the preparation,  rituals and so forth was completely spelled out in these chapters, including what to sacrifice, how to sacrifice, how long to burn, what to eat, how to discard and so forth.


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Leviticus 1 - Burned Sacrifices

God called Moses from the tent of the Lord's presence and gave him instructions on how the Israelites were to prepare and burn the offerings. Offerings were to be of animals without blemish. There were precise and specific instructions including how to cut the animal up, skinning it, how it was laid out and even where and how it was killed. The blood was drained out against the side of the altar. The animals were burnt whole. The odor was pleasing to the Lord.

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