God Gives the Israelites Laws

Scripture: Leviticus 1-27

Please Note: Do not feel obligated to cover every law given to Moses. You may want to cover the Ten Commandments again, the concept of offerings covered in chapters 1-7, the idea of dietary laws in chapter 11, the holidays covered in chapters 16, 23 and 25, and various interesting laws like those found in chapters 13,17,19 and 25-27.

Learning Objectives:

Students will learn God gave the Israelites many laws.
Students will learn the Law God gave Moses contain laws not just for religion, but laws that would be the rules for their society as well.
Students will learn it was impossible for the people to keep all of these laws, so God already had a plan for Jesus to come to earth and die for our sins.

Interesting Facts:

The laws God gave Moses can be found in the later part of Exodus, the book of Leviticus and even in parts of Numbers and Deuteronomy.
Over the years, the priests and rabbis added their own laws to those given by God. They made the people believe these man-made laws were as important as the ones given by God. This created a tremendous burden on the people and is what Jesus often criticized the Jewish rulers for while he was here on earth.

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