Holiness and Justice - Leviticus 24

Besides its central focus on the Day of Atonement, there are two "events" in the book of Leviticus: The ordination of the priests with the death of Nadab and Abihu in chapters 9-10, and the blasphemy of the unnamed man in chapter 24 – which is linked with the oil and the bread.

There are two sections to this chapter. The first part deals with matters specifically focused on the tabernacle worship. The final section deals with the violation of God's holy name by a nameless man...