“Holiness to the Lord”

How to read this week

• Start with the manual's “Thoughts to Keep in Mind.” It frames the tabernacle and sacrifices as symbols of Christ, which is the key to these chapters.
• Picture the tabernacle. From the outside in: the outer court (altar, laver), the holy place (lampstand, table of shewbread, incense altar), and the most holy place (ark of the covenant). Moving inward meant moving toward God.
• Ask what each sacrifice teaches. The burnt offering (Lev 1) is total devotion; the sin offering (Lev 4) is forgiveness; the Day of Atonement (Lev 16) is cleansing for the whole people.
• Read Leviticus 16 with Hebrews 9. Hebrews explains how Christ, as High Priest, entered heaven itself with His own blood.
• Don't miss Leviticus 19. Holiness isn't only ritual: it's honesty, care for the poor, and loving your neighbor.

Moving toward God's presence

1. Outer court — Altar of sacrifice and laver for washing
2. Holy place — Lampstand, table of shewbread, altar of incense
3. The veil — Separating the holy place from the most holy place
4. Most holy place — The ark of the covenant and mercy seat
5. Once a year — The high priest enters on the Day of Atonement (Lev 16)

Restoration connections

• Moses 5:5–8 — Sacrifice was “a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten.”
• 3 Nephi 9:19–20 — The Savior ends blood sacrifice and asks for a broken heart and a contrite spirit.
• D&C 124:37–39 — Temples and their ordinances, anciently and today.
• D&C 109:12 — The prayer that the Lord's glory would rest on the Kirtland Temple.

Questions for the week

• What makes a gift to the Lord one of a “willing heart” (35:5, 21)?
• What do you notice in the temple that reminds you of the tabernacle?
• How does the scapegoat help you understand what the Savior did for you (Lev 16:21–22)?
• What sacrifice is the Lord asking of you today (3 Nephi 9:20)?
• Which commandment in Leviticus 19 would make the biggest difference in your relationships this week?