Leviticus — Chapters

Leviticus 1 outlines the detailed procedure for burnt offerings of cattle, sheep, goats, and fowl, emphasizing atonement and sanctity of the offering before the LORD.

Leviticus 2 outlines the procedures and ingredients for meat offerings, emphasizing the sanctity of the altar, the priest’s role, and the covenantal salt.

Leviticus 3 outlines the procedure for peace offerings, describing the slaughter, blood sprinkling, and burning of specific animal parts, and concludes with a perpetual statute forbidding the consumption of fat and blood.

Leviticus 4 details the sin offering procedures for individuals, the community, and leaders when they sin unknowingly or knowingly, emphasizing the role of the priest in making atonement.

Leviticus 5 outlines the laws of sin and trespass offerings, detailing how individuals who sin unintentionally or through ignorance must confess, bring appropriate offerings, and receive atonement from the priest.

Leviticus 6 provides detailed laws for restitution, burnt, meat, and sin offerings, establishing procedures for atonement and perpetual practices.

Leviticus 7 details the regulations for trespass, sin, and peace offerings, emphasizing the sanctity of the priest’s role and the proper handling of fats, blood, and meat.

Leviticus 8 records Moses consecrating Aaron and his sons as priests, performing various offerings, and instituting a purification period.

Leviticus 9 records the first ordination of Aaron and his sons as priests and the inaugural offerings at the Tabernacle, culminating in the Lord’s manifested glory.

The death of Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu for offering forbidden fire leads Moses to give Aaron and his surviving sons strict rules about conduct and offerings, emphasizing holiness and proper procedure.

Leviticus 11 outlines which animals and birds are clean for Israelite consumption and which are unclean, detailing rules for handling carcasses and maintaining holiness.

Leviticus 12 outlines the post‑birth purification rites for women, specifying periods of uncleanness, circumcision, and the required offerings for atonement.

Leviticus 13 outlines detailed procedures for diagnosing, treating, and declaring people and objects affected by various forms of leprosy and skin conditions, emphasizing cleanliness and separation.

Leviticus 14 presents the detailed ritual for cleansing a person or object afflicted with leprosy, outlining steps involving a priest, specific sacrifices, and purification rites.

Leviticus 15 outlines ritual laws governing bodily discharges in men and menstruation in women, detailing periods of impurity, purification procedures, and atonement offerings to restore cleanliness.

Leviticus 16 details the annual Day of Atonement ritual performed by Aaron, the high priest, to cleanse Israel from sin.

Leviticus 17 establishes strict rules regarding the handling of blood and animal sacrifices, forbidding the consumption of blood and mandating that all offerings be presented at the tabernacle's door.

Leviticus 18 instructs Israel to observe God's statutes, prohibiting sexual immorality, incest, idolatry, and maintaining holiness.

Leviticus 19 lays out Israel’s ethical and ritual law, demanding holiness, justice, and care for neighbors—including strangers—as a reflection of God’s covenant.

Leviticus 20 presents a series of strict divine laws condemning idolatry, incest, sexual immorality, and witchcraft, with death penalties for transgressors, underscoring Israel’s covenantal holiness.

Leviticus 21 outlines the purity requirements and responsibilities of priests, especially the high priest, emphasizing holiness and separation from defilement.

Leviticus 22 instructs priests and Israelites on the proper handling of holy offerings, emphasizing purity, prohibition of unclean or blemished sacrifices, and the conditions for acceptable offerings.

Leviticus 23 prescribes the yearly feasts and sabbaths of Israel, establishing them as holy convocations for worship, rest, and covenant remembrance.

Leviticus 24 outlines regulations for worship materials, details a severe punishment for blasphemy, and sets forth restitution and criminal laws.

Leviticus 25 establishes a system of sabbatical and jubilee years that restate land, economic, and social norms, ensuring communal fairness and God's ownership of the land.

Leviticus 26 outlines Israel’s covenantal blessings for obedience and severe curses for disobedience, then promises restoration and remembrance of God’s covenant.

Leviticus 27 lays out detailed laws for the valuation and sanctification of vows, animals, houses, fields, and tithes, emphasizing the holiness of offerings and the process of redemption.