Leviticus is the third book written by Moses through the
inspiration of God and in
many respects it is unique. God speaks in this book more than in any
other book of
the Bible. Yet, for many, this week may have been the first time they
have read
completely through the book. A careful study of this book yields up
food for the soul
of all Christians for there are forty references in Leviticus to the
New Testament.
Leviticus was designed, no doubt, to be a type of handbook
for the priests, a guide
book if you will. Remember, worship to the great I AM was a new concept
to many of the
Israelites. This was the first time they were thought of as a nation
and this is the first time
they had a tribe of priests. This was all so new, so different to what
they had been use to
and God knew they needed help in doing what He commanded.
God's holiness and righteousness demands that He
punish sin. God in His great love
and mercy knew man could not be pure and sinless so He gave man a way
to atone for his
sins through the sacrifices mentioned in Leviticus. In Leviticus, just
as in Exodus, we find
that God is a God of detail and He laid out just what to sacrifice
and just how to sacrifice it.
Leviticus is a great book which gives us a unique view into the attributes
of God.
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