Acceptance with God

Big Idea: God does not accept worship that He has not commanded. (1) Worship Is a Matter of Life and Death (Leviticus 10:1-5)(2) God Has Mercy on Whomever He Wills (Leviticus 10:6-15, 16-20)(3) Acceptable Worship is Through Jesus Christ Alone

Big idea of the text: God sets the terms and He alone makes possible the way that we worship Him.(1) Acceptable Worship Is Through a Biblically Ordained Priest(Leviticus 8:5-36)(2) God Really Accepts Worship According to His Rule (Leviticus 9:1-24)

Big Idea: We need a qualified mediator to bring us to God.(1) Necessity of a Qualified Priestly Mediator (Leviticus 6:8-7:21)(2) God Wants Thankful Hearts (Leviticus 7:11-21, 28-38)

(1) Worship and Offerings (Leviticus 1:1-2)(2) Atonement (Leviticus 1:3-?)(3) Remembrance (Leviticus 2:1-?)(3) Peace (Leviticus 3:1-17)

It’s my prayer that God would use the law of Moses in Leviticus as schoolmaster to bring us to Christ (Gal. 3:23-24, KJV). Only Christ is able to perfectly keep every meticulous  detail of God’s commands here, and He did it all so that unacceptable sinners like us might be acceptable to God through Him. Big Idea: God accepts sinners through His meticulous design of a priestly sacrifice.  God accepts sinners through…(1) Sacrifice (Lev. 1:1-7:38; 24:1-4 lamps with 6:12-13 fire at altar;…