Leviticus & Numbers
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Training toward Holiness
Leviticus was a chisel, fashioning and forming the slaves of Egypt into the people of God. Leviticus was an exercise regimen, a plan for how God’s people could embrace God’s blessings. Leviticus was a time-out, a pause in the action for training toward holiness.
After this time-out, the action continues in the book of Numbers, reminding us how difficult it is for humans to stick to the game plan that brings God’s blessings. Together, Leviticus and Numbers paint a picture of the habits of holiness and how committed God is to seeing us become who he created us to be.
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LifeChange Bible studies will help you grow in Christlikeness through a life-changing encounter with God’s Word. Filled with a wealth of ideas for going deeper so you can return to this study again and again.
Features
- Cover the books of Leviticus & Numbers in 12 lessons
- Equip yourself to lead a Bible study
- Imagine the Bible’s historical world
- Study word origins and definitions
- Explore thoughtful questions on key themes
- Go deeper with optional projects
- Add your notes with extra space and wide margins
- Find the flexibility to fit the time you have
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Leviticus & Numbers - The Navigators
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
Along with all the volumes in the L
IFE
C
HANGE
series of Bible studies, this guide to Leviticus and Numbers shares common goals:
To provide you with a firm foundation of understanding, plus a thirst to return to Leviticus and Numbers throughout your life.
To give you study patterns and skills that help you explore every part of the Bible.
To offer you historical background, word definitions, and explanation notes to aid your study.
To help you grasp as a whole the message of both Leviticus and Numbers.
To teach you how to let God’s Word transform you into Christ’s image.
As you begin
This guide includes twelve lessons, which will take you chapter by chapter through all of Leviticus and Numbers. Each lesson is designed to take from one to two hours of preparation to complete on your own. To benefit most from this time, here’s a good way to begin your work on each lesson:
1. Pray for God’s help to keep you mentally alert and spiritually sensitive.
2. Read attentively through the entire passage mentioned in the lesson’s title. (You may want to read the passage from two or more Bible versions—perhaps at least once from a more literal translation such as the New International Version, English Standard Version, New American Standard Bible, or New King James Version, and once more in a paraphrase such as The Message or the New Living Translation.) Do your reading in an environment that’s as free as possible from distractions. Allow your mind and heart to meditate on these words you encounter, words which are God’s personal gift to you and to all His people.
After reading the passage, you’re ready to dive into the numbered questions in this study which make up the main portion of each lesson. Each of these questions is followed by blank space for writing your answers. (This act of writing your answers helps clarify your thinking and stimulates your mental engagement with the passage, as well as your later recall.) Use extra paper or a notebook if the space for recording your answers seems too cramped. Continue through the questions in numbered order. If any question seems too difficult or unclear, just skip it and go on to the next.
Each of these questions will typically direct you back to Leviticus or Numbers to look again at a certain portion of the assigned passage for that lesson. (At this point be sure to use a more literal Bible translation, rather than a paraphrase.)
As you look closer at this passage, it’s helpful to approach it in this progression:
Observe. What does the passage actually say? Ask God to help you see it clearly. Notice everything that’s there.
Interpret. What does the passage mean? Ask God to help you understand. And remember that any passage’s meaning is fundamentally determined by its context. So stay alert to all you’ll see about the setting and background of Leviticus and Numbers, and keep thinking of these books as a whole while you proceed through them chapter by chapter. You’ll be progressively building up your insights and familiarity with what they’re all about.
Apply. Keep asking yourself, How does this truth affect my life? (Pray for God’s help as you examine yourself in light of that truth, and in light of His purpose for each passage.)
Try to consciously follow all three of these approaches as you shape your written answer to each question in the lesson.
The extras
In addition to the regular numbered questions you see in this study, each lesson also offers several optional
questions or suggestions that appear in the margins. All of these will appear under one of three headings:
Optional Application. These are suggested options for application. Consider these with prayerful sensitivity to the Lord’s guidance.
For Thought and Discussion. Many of these questions address various ethical issues and other biblical principles that lead to a wide range of implications. They tend to be particularly suited for group discussions.
For Further Study. These often include cross-references to other parts of the Bible that shed light on a topic in the lesson, plus questions that delve deeper into the passage.
(For additional help for more effective Bible study, refer to the Study Aids
section on page 135.)
Changing your life
Don’t let your study become an exercise in knowledge alone. Treat the passage as God’s Word, and stay in dialogue with Him as you study. Pray, Lord, what do You want me to notice here?
Father, why is this true?
Lord, how does my life measure up to this?
Let biblical truth sink into your inner convictions so you’ll increasingly be able to act on this truth as a natural way of living.
At times you may want to consider memorizing a certain verse or passage you come across in your study, one that particularly challenges or encourages you. To help with that, write down the words on a card to keep with you, and set aside a few minutes each day to think about the passage. Recite it to yourself repeatedly, always thinking about its meaning. Return to it as often as you can, for a brief review. You’ll soon find the words coming to mind spontaneously, and they’ll begin to affect your motives and actions.
For group study
Exploring Scripture together in a group is especially valuable for the encouragement, support, and accountability it provides as you seek to apply God’s Word to your life. Together you can listen jointly for God’s guidance, pray for each other, help one another resist temptation, and share the spiritual principles you’re learning to put into practice. Together you affirm that growing in faith, hope, and love is important and that you need each other in the process.
A group of four to ten people allows for the closest understanding of each other and the richest discussions in Bible study, but you can adapt this guide for other sized groups. It will suit a wide range of group types, such as home Bible studies, growth groups, youth groups, and church classes. Both new and mature Christians will benefit from the study, regardless of their previous experience in Bible study.
Aim for a positive atmosphere of acceptance, honesty, and openness. In your first meeting, candidly explore everyone’s expectations and goals for your time together.
A typical schedule for group study is to take one lesson per week, but feel free to split lessons if you want to discuss them more thoroughly. Or, omit some questions in a lesson if your preparation or discussion time is limited. (You can always return to this guide later for further study on your own.)
When you come together, you probably won’t have time to discuss all the questions in the lesson, so it’s helpful to choose ahead of time the ones you want to make sure to cover thoroughly. This is one of the main responsibilities that a group leader typically assumes.
Each lesson in this guide ends with a section called For the Group.
It gives advice for that particular lesson on how to focus the discussion, how to apply the lesson to daily life, and so on. Reading each lesson’s For the Group
section ahead of time can help the leader be more effective in guiding the group.
You’ll get the greatest benefit from your time together if each group member also prepares ahead of time by writing out their answers to