Analysis.

I. Law of Sacrifices, Chs. 1-7.
1. Burnt offering, Ch. 1.

2. Meal offering, Ch. 2.

3. Peace offering, Ch. 3.

4. Sin offering, Ch. 4.

5. Trespass (or guilt) offering, 5:1-6:7.

6. Instructions to priests concerning the offerings, 6:8-7 end.

II. Law of Purity. Chs. 11-22.

1. Pure food, animals to be eaten, Ch. II.

2. Pure body and house, rules for cleansing, Chs. 12-13.

3. Pure nation, offering for sin on the day of atonement, Chs.
16-17.

4. Marriages, Ch. 18.

5. Pure morals, Chs. 19-20.

6. Pure priests, Chs. 21-22.

IV. Law of Feasts, Chs. 23-25.

1. Sacred feasts, Ch. 23.

2. Parenthesis, or interpolation, lamps of the Tabernacle,
shew-bread, the blasphemer, Ch. 24.

3. Sacred years, Ch. 25.

V. Special Laws, Chs, 26-27.

1. Blessing and cursing, Ch. 26.

2. Vows and tithes, Ch. 27.
For Study and Discussion. (1) Make a list of the several offerings and
become familiar with what is offered, how it is offered, the result to
be attained in each case. (2) The laws (a) for the consecration and
purity of the priests (Chs. 8-10 and 21-22), (b) governing marriages
(Ch. 18), (c) concerning clean animals and what may be used for food
(Ch, 11), (d) governing vows and tithes (Ch. 37). (3) The sacrifice of
the two goats and two birds, (a) the details of what is done with each
goat and each bird, (b) the lessons or truths typified by each goat
and bird. (4) The name, occasion, purpose, time and manner of
observing each of the feasts. (5) Redemption as seen in Leviticus, (a)
the place of the priest, (b) of substitution, (c) of imputation, (d)
of sacrifice and blood in redemption. (5) The nature of sin as seen in
Leviticus, (a) its effect on man's nature, (b) its effect on his
relation to God.

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Chapter IV.

Numbers.

Name. It is named from the two enumerations of the people, at Sinai,
Ch. 1. and at Moab, Ch. 26.

Connection with Former Books. Genesis tells of Creation, Exodus of
redemption, Leviticus of worship and fellowship, and Numbers of
service and work. In Leviticus Israel is assigned a lesson and in
Numbers she is getting that lesson. In this book as in Exodus and
Leviticus Moses is the central figure.

Central Thought. Service which involves journeying, which in turn
implies walk as a secondary thought. All the types of the books bear
upon this two-fold idea of service and walk.

Key-Phrase. "All that are able to go fo