Leviticus 21 - The Sanctity of Priesthood

Moses' brother, Aaron's sons were priests. This was the most elevated position of the day and because of this the standards of purity were at the highest. The Lord spent much time instructing Moses on the conduct He required. He touched upon cleanliness of body and behavior. They were not allowed to handle the dead as was required for preparation of burial, nor were they allowed to marry a woman who had not kept her honor. A priest maintains a high position; one that is sacred because God is sacred. 

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Leviticus 20 ~ The Penalty of Sin is Death

God told Moses that He had brought the people to Israel and He did not want them to participate in the worldly habits of those there. People in the country sacrificed their children to God, practiced immoral sex worshiped false Gods and visited mediums and sorcerers.

The country flowed with milk and honey and was a rich country. The inhabitants were being chased out to make a new home for the Israelites. Those who could not or would not listen would be put to death. God promised this that they would be set apart as a chosen children and as such needed to obey his laws and live justly and respectfully.

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Leviticus 19 ~ Moral and Religious Laws

God said to Moses that He wanted the community of Israel to know that He is their Lord and God and such is holy. He advised that they are to be holy and respectable also. He advised them of laws which would help them to carry themselves in a fair and respectful way, advising against speaking to mediums or astrologers or worshiping false idols. He also advised them be good neighbors and against cheating and lying.

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Leviticus 18 ~ The Sanctity of Sex

God told Moses to instruct the Israelites that they were not be sexual immoral as were the Egyptians. He was bringing them into Canaan and He wanted Moses to impress upon them that they were not to behave as the Canaanites either. They were not to have sexual relations with relatives, spouses of relatives or family members of any relatives, nor were they to sleep with their neighbor or a member of their own sex. 

God was very clear in His instructions to be given to the Israelites as to the sanctity of sex wanting them to respect themselves and one another. 

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Leviticus 17 ~ Bloodshedding

The Lord told Moses to speak to Aaron and his sons regarding the sacrifice of ox, sheep or goats advising that anyone who slaughters an animal without first bringing it to the temple and first offering it for sacrifice at the temple is guilty of blood shedding. If anyone was out hunting and caught a bird or other animal the blood should be buried before the animal was prepared for eating. Blood of animals as well as humans was considered to be sacred and not disposed of in a careless fashion. There also was protocol to follow in cleaning the garments and bodies of those who came in contact with the shed blood.  

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Leviticus 16 ~ The Scapegoat

In chapter ten of Leviticus, Aaron's two sons were consumed with fire for incorrectly approaching the Lord. God referred to this when speaking to Moses about protocol in approaching the sanctuary. God asked Moses to instruct Aaron in the appropriate fashion of not only entering the temple but preparing sin offering. He advised him also that a young bullock was to be given for offering and how the sins were to be placed upon the head of a goat and the goat led out into the desert. This is where the term "scapegoat" appears to have originated as the goat bore the sins of the people and then was sacrificed. 

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