This Month's Study at a Glance

• Understanding Leviticus as Part of the Pentateuch

  Tuesday, May 1, 2012 | Exodus 40:34–38; Numbers 1:1, 47–54

• The Language of Sin and Holiness in Leviticus

  Wednesday, May 2, 2012 | Leviticus 19:1–8, 19–37

• Creation: God’s Good Work of Beginnings

  Thursday, May 3, 2012 | Genesis 1:1–2:4

• Covenant: God’s Good Work of Rescue

  Friday, May 4, 2012 | Exodus 19:1–20

• Worship and the Requirement of Atonement

  Saturday, May 5, 2012 | Leviticus 1; 22:17–33

• Worship and the Expression of Thanksgiving

  Sunday, May 6, 2012 | Leviticus 2–3

• Worship and the Expression of Guilt

  Monday, May 7, 2012 | Leviticus 4:1–5:13

• Worship and the Definition of Sin

  Tuesday, May 8, 2012 | Leviticus 5:14–6:7

• Old Testament Worship: Pointing the Way Forward

  Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | Leviticus 6:8–7:38

• Universal Guilt: Consecrating the Priests

  Thursday, May 10, 2012 | Leviticus 8

• Fire and Blessing: Consuming the Sacrifice

  Friday, May 11, 2012 | Leviticus 9

• Fire and Judgment: Consuming the Guilty

  Saturday, May 12, 2012 | Leviticus 10

• Dietary Laws: Holiness for God’s People

  Sunday, May 13, 2012 | Leviticus 11

• Unclean: Purification after Childbirth

  Monday, May 14, 2012 | Leviticus 12

• Unclean: Skin Diseases

  Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | Leviticus 13

• Pronouncing Clean: The Ceremony and Its Symbolism

  Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | Leviticus 14

• Principle of Separation

  Thursday, May 17, 2012 | Leviticus 15

• Day of Atonement: A Day of Grace

  Friday, May 18, 2012 | Leviticus 16

• Day of Atonement: Forgiveness Made Complete in Jesus

  Saturday, May 19, 2012 | Hebrews 9

• Narrative Shift: Holiness for Everyone

  Sunday, May 20, 2012 | Leviticus 17:1–9

• Blood: Life, Death, and Atonement

  Monday, May 21, 2012 | Leviticus 17:10–16

• Sexual Ethics and Economic Justice

  Tuesday, May 22, 2012 | Leviticus 18; 19:9–18

• Expulsion and Death: Severe Penalties for Sin

  Wednesday, May 23, 2012 | Leviticus 20

• Responsibilities of Leadership: Holiness of Priests

  Thursday, May 24, 2012 | Leviticus 21–22

• Celebration and Confession: Holy Days and Feasts

  Friday, May 25, 2012 | Leviticus 23

• "Lex Talionis:" The Principle of Retribution

  Saturday, May 26, 2012 | Leviticus 24

• Jubilee: Provisions for the Poor/Stewardship of the Land

  Sunday, May 27, 2012 | Leviticus 25

• Costly Giving: Freewill Offerings and Vows

  Monday, May 28, 2012 | Leviticus 27

• Blessings for Obedience

  Tuesday, May 29, 2012 | Leviticus 26:1–13

• Curses for Disobedience

  Wednesday, May 30, 2012 | Leviticus 26:14–46

• Levitical Themes in New Testament Clothes

  Thursday, May 31, 2012 | Ephesians 5:1–20