This post contains several cross references of important topics discussed in the Book of Law.

There are many denominations that forbid earrings, some based upon 1 Timothy 2:9-10 or 1 Peter 3:3, and others on Leviticus 19:28. Is there any merit to this?

In the final chapters of Leviticus, God lays outs the benefits of obeying His commands and the consequences for failing to adhere to His laws.

A discussion on the Year of Jubilee, 7th Year Sabbath, and expectations of God. People don't often worry about how they worship God today; many think as long as they worship Him in some form it's ok. However, God gives specific instruction as to how He expects us to behave and worship Him; we don't have to guess at what He likes or dislikes! Many of God's specifications not only reveal His desires, but also ensure we don't fall into idol worship. Jesus may have paid the price but that doesn't mean He wants us repeating the same mistakes over and over again.

A discussion on arguments for and against keeping the feast days of the old testament.

The 7 feasts of the old testament are crucial to understanding God's plan for us and Jesus' importance. The fulfillment of each feast (which was a shadow of things to come) is discussed.

More information on how priests were to behave is given in Leviticus 21 and 22.

Leviticus 19 and 20 touch on the 10 commandments, found fully in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5 , as well as, summarizes additional laws the Israelites were expected to follow. In essence, this chapter's purpose is to tell the Israelites how God expected them to carry themselves and how to treat others.

A discussion of what the bible says regarding homosexuality.

In these chapters God discusses the things He considers immoral. Leviticus 17 is another discussion concerning offerings; Leviticus 18 continues discussing things God does not approve focusing on sexuality and what people consider today to be sexual orientation.

The Day of Atonement, also known as Yom Kippur, is one of the most important holy days of the Jewish calendar. Leviticus 16 discusses its importance and symbolism.

God summarizes a few more unclean things for us in Leviticus 14 and 15. This includes buildings and bodily secretions.

When you think of Biblical skin problems, you think of leprosy, but is that right?

What does it mean to be unclean? That is an important question one should ask themselves while reading these chapters in Leviticus (or when thinking on the topic in general). As someone who grew up on a farm I can attest that God definitely didn't mean clean and unclean in a literal sense because chickens, considered clean in the Bible, are some of the dirtiest animals I've ever seen.

Cows are sacred in Hinduism and thus forbidden in the Hindu diet, [1] but God granted us permission to eat beef and placed cows on the list of clean animals. Many pork products are substituted with beef (beef hot-dogs, beef ribs, etc.), but beef has a myriad of popular dishes on its own: steak, veal, hamburgers, etc. God gave us permission to eat beef, but He didn't say we had to eat beef. Let's look at if there are benefits to eating beef or if beef is as hazardous as an unclean meat?

In America, putting bacon on a dish is about the equivalent to deep frying in the South. You name it, they can add bacon. There are bacon milkshakes, bacon cupcakes, bacon pancakes, bacon ice-cream... People love some bacon. I used to be one of those people before God opened my eyes. My post called " The Christian Diet " details my discoveries and why I think as Christians we should be following the dietary restrictions. This post will be about the good, bad, and ugly of pork. I have also discussed what it was like giving up pork, particularly as someone who grew up in the deep South.

God shares more details on the priesthood and reveals the death of two of Aaron's sons.

As with everything else in the books of law, for everything God commanded the Israelites to do, He had to provide a how-to and consequences for no abiding His instructions. The end of Leviticus 6 clarifies what is necessary for trespass offerings with respect to whether the sinner committed the sin willfully or ignorantly. Leviticus 7 goes on to provide additional information on the types of offerings listed in Leviticus 1-6.

Chapters 1-6 of Leviticus detail the different types of offerings the Israelites can give to God. These offerings include the burnt, peace, meat, sin, and trespass offerings. Each of these serve a different purpose and required a different gift for God. Some where for voluntary praise and thanks, while others were required on specified occasions.

The title Leviticus comes from the Greek word meaning "relating to the Levites. [1] In Hebrew, the name for the book is Vayikra, which means "and he called"—possibly relating to God calling on Aaron and his sons to fulfill the obligations of sacrificial law ("and he called" is the first thing said in the Hebrew version).