Leviticus 21:1-24:23, Emor “Speak” Outline

Read Leviticus 21:1-24:23 at Bible Gateway.

The teaching tools of scripture
Gen 1:1-2:3 and the teaching tools of scripture part one and part two
Gen 1:1-6:8 and finding the topic themes of scripture

Hebrew paragraph divisions

21:1-15 {s} The priests shall not defile themselves for the dead or with a defiled woman;
21:16-24 {p} No man of the house of Aaron with a defect shall offer the bread of God;
22:1-16 {p} The law of the separation of the holy things + offerings given to the LORD
22:17-25 {s} No sacrifice with a defect shall be offered as the bread of God;
22:26-33 {p} Sacrifices become acceptable on the eighth day + the LORD sanctifies Israel
23:1-3 {p} The law of the Sabbath
23:4-8 {p} The law of Passover and Unleavened Bread–
23:9-14 {s} The law of the Firstfruits of the Barley Harvest
23:15-22 {p} The law of the Firstfruits of the Wheat Harvest–
23:23-25 {s} The law of Trumpets
23:26-32 {p} The law of Atonement
23:33-44 {p} The law of Tabernacles
24:1-4 {p} The law of the tending the menorah
24:5-9 {s} The law of tending the showbread
24:10-12 {p} The Egyptian’s son who blasphemed YHVH
24:13-23 {p} The law of the death penalty

Strong themes of the parashah

21:1-22:16 {s+p+p} The law of separation: priests who offer the bread of God, and the holy things + offerings given to YHVH
22:17-33 {s+p} The Acceptable Sacrifice sanctifies Israel
23:1-8 {p+p} The law of the Sabbath, Passover, and Unleavened Bread
23:9-22 {s+p} The law of the Firstfruits of the barley and wheat harvests
23:23-44 {s+p+p} The law of Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles (Trumpets announces Atonement, Tabernacles)
24:5-12 {s+p} The children of Israel (showbread) contrasted with the son of the Egyptian

Lev 21:1-24:23 triennial Torah portions

21:1-24, triennial Emor, “Speak”
22:1-23:44, triennial El-Aharon, “Tell Aaron”
24:1-23, triennial Shemen zayot, “Oil of pressed olives”

Lev 21:1-24:23 Chiastic structure

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Theme of the parashah

The priesthood, offerings, bread, light, feasts, and name of YHVH are holy (set apart).

Finding Messiah in Emor

This separate post is here.

Additional readings for this parashah

Eze 44:15-31 | Mat 26:59-66

Studies in Emor

Lev 21:1-24:23, The sabbath and its relationship to the tending of the menorah
Lev 22 and 23, YHVH’s appointed times
Lev 23:26-32 {p} Chiastic structure, and the solemn sabbath
The Feasts of YHVH index of studies
Lev 24, The gospel preached from Leviticus in the one who blasphemed
Mo’ed, “Set time or place,” Strong’s H4150 Hebrew root word parable
The Feasts of YHVH index of studies

Further study off site

Emor – Restoration of Torah (pdf download)
Emor Torah Pearls – Nehemiah Gordon and Keith Johnson
Feast: Hebrew Word study – Brad Scott
Israel’s Feasts and Their Fullness – Batya Ruth Wootten

SCRIPTURE REVEALED SERIES by CHRISTINE MILLER:
THE LAW of LOVE | FINDING MESSIAH in TORAH | LEVITICUS in CHIASTIC STRUCTURE