Dictionary of Bible Themes The rules and regulations regarding the conduct of the priests and people of Israel in approaching God, especially in worship. They were to be holy as God is holy. The perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross is seen by NT writers as fulfilling this demand for holiness and obedience. Leviticus 22:9The ritual law and the priesthood See also The priests were to be careful to obey God's commandments Leviticus 10:10; 22:3Leviticus 21:1-3,11 The priests had to avoid ceremonial uncleanness Numbers 19:11,14Contact with the dead caused uncleanness and was forbidden to the high priest: Leviticus 21:16-23Leviticus 22:20-25 No-one with a physical defect could serve as a priest The sacrifices offered by the priests also had to be without defect. Leviticus 19:2; 20:26The ritual law and the people of Israel See also The people were called to holiness Leviticus 11:44-45; 20:7; 21:8; 22:32Leviticus 11:46-47 See also The ritual law stipulated what they could eat Genesis 7:2; 8:20Leviticus 11:1-23 Deuteronomy 14:21 pp Dt 14:3-20 Leviticus 12:1-5Luke 2:22-24 The ritual law regarding childbirth Hebrews 10:8-10Jesus Christ's obedience and perfect sacrifice on the cross fulfilled the demands of the ritual law See also Ephesians 2:15Colossians 2:14 Hebrews 7:11,18,27; 10:1-3,11-14 See also 1065 God, holiness of2057 Christ, obedience 2306 Christ, high priest 2530 Christ, death of 5186 stumbling 5195 veil 5375 law 7340 clean and unclean 7402 offerings 7422 ritual 7426 ritual washing 7434 sacrifice 7550 Pharisees 7766 priests 8269 holiness, as separation from the worldly |
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