What were some of the things ordained in Genesis but codified in Leviticus?” BIB502-1-8-4

After Adam and Eve had taken that infamous bite of the Apple they realize they were naked and hid from God. They attempted to cover their nakedness with an apron made from vegetation. Before God expelled them from Eden he made articles of clothing for them of animal skins. This is a preview of covering our sins by blood sacrifice. Later the acceptance of Abel’s sacrifice of a lamb was accepted by God. This would later be codified by the law and animal sacrifices in the Temple. Of course we know who the ultimate blood sacrifice would be and through His death our sins would be covered by His blood.

Genesis 9:22, “And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.” Noah’s other sons Shem and Japheth took a garment and walking backwards covered their father. Genesis 9:24-25, “And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.” Perhaps it is a stretch to say that Ham observing his father’s nakedness was something ordained in Genesis and then codified the Leviticus, however, Leviticus 18:6 “None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.” Noah’s knowledge of which animals were clean and unclean was important as it determined the number of each to be brought onto the ark. So Noah knew long before the time of Leviticus what the difference between clean and unclean animals.

As an aside and from another Book of the Bible, leaven is considered synonymous with sin as it is a puffing up. In preparation for the Exodus Leaven was not used in the Passover meal. When flour was referred to in Leviticus as a sacrifice, there could be no leave in it.

Genesis 2:3, “And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.” The Sabbath was codified by God in the time of the Exodus. Manna could be gathered for six days and on the sixth day a double portion was gathered. This way no work would be done gathering manna on the Sabbath. Leviticus 19:3, “Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God” and Leviticus 19:30 “Ye shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.” [KJV]

There is the seclusion of a woman during her time of the month. This was done in Genesis and referred to in Leviticus not only as a time of seclusion but also purifying afterwards.

One definition of ordained is “to order by virtue of superior authority; decree or enact.”  Codification is “the process of forming a legal code (i.e. formalizing the laws of a jurisdiction by setting them out in a book of law.”