Bible Lab S2 Ep. 5 - Why Leviticus Should Be Your Favorite Book of the Bible (Leviticus 3-25)

Step in to The Bible Lab!

Join us in 2025 on our journey from Genesis to Revelation in a year!

Joel is back in the studio this week, joining Jake as they break down the book of Leviticus in detail. This book gets a bad rap because of its extremely detailed commandments and regulations, but we promise that this discussion will help you see it in a new and more glorious light!

In this episode, they discuss:

• Big Events: Laws about worship, ordaining the Levites, big penalties for blasphemy
• Key Themes: Ritual purity, Atonement, Holiness and Distinction
• Rabbit Trails: Priestly bloodlines, debating atheists, The West Wing, and "Pharasites"

Resources:

• An introduction to the book of Leviticus with an helpful outline of the book: https://www.esv.org/resources/esv-global-study-bible/introduction-to-leviticus/#:~:text=The%20book%20of%20Leviticus%20goes,can%20dwell%20among%20his%20people
• Thematic explanation of Leviticus from The Bible Project: https://bibleproject.com/guides/book-of-leviticus/
• A guide to understanding the different Jewish Festivals, many of which are introduced in Leviticus: https://carm.org/christianity/jewish-feasts-and-festivals/
• Succinct infographic from Bible Gateway on the different sacrifices proscribed in Leviticus: https://www.biblegateway.com/learn/bible-101/books-of-the-bible/look-at-the-book-leviticus/ 

 

- - - - 

Each week during Season 2 of the podcast, Pastors Ryan and Jake will break down the previous week's readings, including big events, key themes, rabbit-hole curiosities, and devotional thoughts.

If you want to follow along with our reading plan from cover to cover, you can find it right here. We'll be following the 3x5 reading plan, which covers 3 chapters a day and 5 on Sundays. 

Additionally, if you're looking for resources to compliment your study, check out The 3x5 Workbook by David Kalas. This is a great tool to challenge you by providing weekly review quizzes and answers to help your learnings stick. 

If you have questions you want covered on the show from your readings, email them ahead of time to biblelab@lifebridgegb.org!