Chapter Summary

Further directions about offerings.

Discussion Questions for Leviticus, Chapter 6

1. Leviticus 6:2 reads, "If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor" While doing something good, Matthew 25:40 reads, "And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,[a] you did it to me." If whatever we do, good or bad, to others is as if we do it against God, how should this affect our daily behavior toward other people? Leviticus 6:2 says neighbor, Matthew 25:40 says brother. Who is our neighbor or brother?
2. Leviticus 6:5 says the person that has deceived his neighbor for property shall restore the property plus a one fifth of the value back to his neighbor. Why should someone restore more than the value of an object back to a person they have deceived? What is the similarity in this commandment and our current judicial system? If people were required to return the property stolen plus an additional percentage, would this affect crime rates today? Why or why not?
3. Zacchaeus from the New Testament who would have been familiar with Leviticus 6:5, says in Luke 19:8 after Jesus had came to his house, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” Why would Zacchaeus give back 400% to someone he defrauded when the law only requires 120%?
4. Leviticus 6:6 requires the sinner to bring a ram as a sin offering to the temple to be sacrificed. If a person has made amends with the person he deceived by giving back 120% of the value he stole, why does he also have to make an offering for forgiveness of his sins?
5. This set of laws in Leviticus 6:1-7 only applied between the children of Israel not people outside the nation of Israel. How should we apply this in today's society? Who would be bound by this law if we used parameters similar to those used by ancient Israel? Should we able to apply laws to certain groups of people in the United States? Why or why not?
6. Leviticus 6: 8-13 commands that Aaron and his sons (high priests) are to never let the fire for the burnt offering in the temple to never go out. What is the purpose of continually keeping the fire going? Do you believe there were set hours for the temple to be open? Multiple times in Leviticus 5 and 6 it says when a person is reminded or knows a sin to come to the temple to make a sacrifice. How should this affect our approach to God concerning our sins?
7. According to Leviticus 6:11, the priest was to change his garments when he took the ashes of the burnt offering out of the temple and then change back once again. Everything was to be consecrated and made pure before going into the sanctuary. What does this communicate about the holiness of God? How should God's holiness affect our lives?
8. Leviticus 6:17 says that Aaron and his sons were to eat the remaining part of the unleavened grain offering in the court of the tent of meeting. Why would Aaron and his sons be allowed to eat portion of the grain offering? Why are they not able to take it home to eat?
9. Leviticus 6:19-23 gives directions for the grain offering when a priest is anointed. Leviticus 6:23 reads, "Every grain offering of a priest shall be wholly burned. It shall not be eaten.” What does this symbolize? What does this communicate about the expectations of a priest?
10. Leviticus 6:26 reads that the priest making the sin offering shall eat it in the tent of meeting. What does this symbolize about the relationship between people, priest, and God? Is the relationship between people, pastor, and God similar in today's culture? If not, how has it changed?

Key Words/Phrase

Offerings.

Characters

God, Moses, Aaron and sons.

Strong Verse(s)

6, 7.