Where Are We? — Leviticus 7

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Time & Place

  • Time: 1491 BC
  • Location:
    • Wilderness of Sinai (Exod 19:1–2)
    • Tabernacle (Lev 7:1)

Where Are We in the Text?

  • The LORD continues instruction concerning the law of the trespass offering, including priestly portions and handling (Lev 7:1–10).
  • Regulations are given for the peace offerings, distinguishing offerings of thanksgiving, vows, and freewill offerings (Lev 7:11–21).
  • Specific prohibitions are restated concerning the eating of fat and blood (Lev 7:22–27).
  • The chapter summarizes the portions of offerings allotted to the priests and establishes these as perpetual statutes (Lev 7:28–36).
  • The sacrificial instructions are formally summarized as a complete body of law given at Sinai (Lev 7:37–38).

Key Persons

  • The LORD — Speaker of the laws governing the offerings and priestly portions (Lev 7:1, 22, 28, 35).
  • Moses — Mediator through whom the LORD delivers the sacrificial statutes (Lev 7:1, 37–38).
  • Aaron and his sons (the priests) — Recipients of prescribed portions and responsible for administering the offerings (Lev 7:6–10, 31–36).

Where Are We in Time?

  • The chapter concludes the sacrificial instructions that began in Leviticus 1 (Lev 1–7).
  • Israel remains encamped at Sinai with the tabernacle functioning as the center of worship.
  • These regulations are given while Israel remains at Sinai.

Where Are We on the Map?

  • Tabernacle: Location where offerings are brought, portions are assigned, and sacrificial law is administered (Lev 7:1–10, 28–36).
  • Wilderness of Sinai: Site of Israel’s encampment during covenant instruction (Exod 19:1–2).

Where Are We in God’s Program? (Dispensational)

  • Israel continues under the Mosaic Covenant with the sacrificial system fully articulated and regulated (Exod 24:7–8; Lev 1–7).
  • The priesthood is formally provided with defined portions and responsibilities within the theocratic system.
  • The sacrificial law is completed as a unified body of instruction given at Sinai.

Why This Matters

  • The chapter completes and summarizes the laws of the offerings given to Israel (Lev 7:37–38).
  • It establishes enduring regulations for priestly support and sacrificial participation.

How This Chapter Relates to What Follows

  • The focus will shift from sacrificial law to the consecration and installation of the priesthood (Lev 8–10).
  • Worship transitions from instruction to formal enactment.

Summary Orientation

  • Laws governing the trespass and peace offerings are completed (Lev 7:1–21).
  • Prohibitions concerning fat and blood are restated (Lev 7:22–27).
  • Priestly portions and sacrificial statutes are summarized and concluded at Sinai (Lev 7:28–38).
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