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Leviticus 3: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Leviticus 3 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
The peace offerings are to be made as sacrifices at the Tent of Meeting (vv. 1-2). The offerings must be without defect.
Key verse
“The priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma; all the fat is Yahweh’s.”
Leviticus 3:16 (WEB)
Outline
- Leviticus 3:1–2 Introduction to Peace Offerings
- Leviticus 3:3–5 Fat Portions for the Lord
- Leviticus 3:6–8 Flock Offerings Explained
- Leviticus 3:9–11 Instructions for Lamb Offerings
- Leviticus 3:12–13 Goat Offerings Introduced
- Leviticus 3:14–16 Fat and Atonement
- Leviticus 3:17 Statute on Fat and Blood
Discussion questions
- In v1, what type of offering is described as a 'sacrifice of peace offerings'?
- What must the offerer do in v2 before killing the offering at the 'door of the Tent of Meeting'?
- The act of laying hands on the offering, v2: what does this signify for the offerer?
- The phrase 'pleasant aroma' in v5 and v16: what does it indicate about the nature of these offerings?
- When have you engaged in an act of gratitude or fellowship similar to a 'peace offering'?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Leviticus 3: Leviticus 1, Leviticus 7, Exodus 29.
Before next time: read Leviticus 4.