BIRTH OF A NATION

Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

Typology of Books of Moses

• Genesis – Born in Sin / First Birth• Exodus – Deliverance / Born Again Believer• Leviticus – The Believer’s Worship• Numbers – The Believer’s Walk• Deuteronomy – The Believer’s Warfare

Noahide LawsThese Seven Universal Laws pertain to: • Avodah Zarah: Prohibition on idolatry. • Birchat HaShem: Prohibition on blasphemy and

cursing the Name of God. • Shefichat Damim: Prohibition on murder. • Gezel: Prohibition on robbery and theft. • Gilui Arayot: Prohibition on immorality and

forbidden sexual relations. • Ever Min HaChay: Prohibition on removing and

eating a limb from a live animal. • Dinim: Requirement to establish a justice system

and courts of law to enforce the other 6 laws.

Trespass expiation

Sin reconciliation

Peace acceptance

Meat consecration

Burnt dedication

Significance of Offerings

Ministerial Blemishes(compared to Priestly blemishes)

• Blind

• Lame

• Flat nose

• Superfluous

• Broken-footed

• Broken-handed

• Crookbacked

• Dwarf

• Eye blemish

• Scurvy

• Scabbed

• Stones broken

Life and Death

• Deuteronomy 30:19

“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:”

Leviticus 17:

Blood Laws

1) All blood must be offered to the Lord.

2) No one was permitted to eat it.

Leviticus 18:

Sex Laws

1) Illicit sex activity

opens doors to

demonic influence.

2) Ecological

disaster follows

Dietary Laws

• Clean Unclean

By the Numbers…• The numbering of the firstborn

22,273 1st born males of 1 month

603,550 men of 20 years old and upward40-50 men in each family per firstborn-prevalence of polygamy-exclusion of married firstborn -inclusion only of mother’s firstborn-fruitfulness of Hebrew mothers-inclusion of only those born after departure from Egypt. (13 months)

• Accepted Levitical count

Covenant TheologyTheological Covenants:* Covenant of Redemption (Titus 1:2; Heb. 13:2)

* Covenant of Works – Inherent obligation to be in character like his creator and to do His will.

* Covenant of Grace – Rendered possible by satisfaction of divine judgments provided in the death of Christ.

Biblical Covenants:* Abrahamic Covenant * Palestinian Covenant

* Mosaic Covenant * Davidic Covenant

The Abrahamic Covenant

Nature• Literal

• Eternal

• Blood Covenant

Promises (Gen. 12 & 13)

• A National Land

• Redemption (national and universal)

• Numerous descendents from a great nation

• Gentile “general” blessings

• Premillenial doctrine• Literal fulfillment of Covenant• God will restore them to that place of blessing

when his “program” with the church is terminated.

A/C Eschatological Implications

The Suzerainty – Vassal TreatyFormat of the Conditional Mosaic Covenant in Exodus

Treaty Elements

Exodus 19 Mosaic Elements

Traditional Preamble

V. 3b Recognition of the King

Historical Prologue

V. 4 Reminder of God’s Past Provision

General Stipulations

V. 5a Conditions for Israel to Keep

Promised Blessings

V.v. 5b-6a Promise of Blessing

M/C Eschatological Implications

• The promise of the Palestinian Covenant is not abrogated because of the conditional Mosaic Covenant.

• Messiah fulfilled the Mosaic Covenant as a mediator- Matt. 5• Christians/Gentiles inherit with Jews because we are

Messiah’s children. –Isaiah 53

“Abba, Father…”• Jesus said:

“ Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.” Mark 14:36

• Paul said:

“And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.” Galations 4:6

• Paul repeated:

“For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.” Romans 8:15

The Palestinian Covenant(An amplification or enlargement of A/C)

Nature• Literal (portions already

fulfilled literally!)

• Eternal(Called so by God Ezekiel 16:60)

Promises (Deut. 30:1-10)

• A National LandGod takes Israel’s relation to the land as a matter of extreme importance.

• Redemption (national and universal)Has the guarantee of God that He will effect the necessary conversion essential to its fulfillment.

Israel has experienced the dispersions as judgments for unfaithfulness.Israel has experienced partial restoration to the land and awaits final restoration.

P/C Eschatological Implications

Authorship of Pentateuch• Genesis – “In the

beginning…”• Exodus – “Now these

are the names…”• Leviticus – “And the Lord

called unto Moses…”• Numbers – “And the

Lord spake unto Moses…”

• Deuteronomy – “These be the words which Moses spake...”

Pentateuch Prophecy• Kadesh Barnea – Numbers 14:20-34 / 26:63-65

The serpent made of bronze and elevated on a pole is a type.

• Balaam – Numbers 22:1-24:25 Could not curse the blessed.

• Inhabitants of Land – Numbers 33:51-66Should have driven them all out of the land.

• Inheritance of the Land – Deuteronomy 3:21- 4:31• Coming of a Great Prophet – Deuteronomy 18:15-18

Like Moses- Jesus Christ the Messiah

• Blessings and Cursing – Deuteronomy 28:1-68• Restoration of Israel – Deuteronomy 30:1-10• Blessing Pronounced on Israel – Deuteronomy 31,33