I am just starting Leviticus. Here again, God is laying out the infrastructure on how to live before him. Israel was positioned to move into Canaan. God is establishing them as a Kingdom of priests. He is making them distinctive as they possess the land. It's a call to holiness. Being set apart to Him.
I pulled some interesting info about Leviticus and the importance of the book.
Importance of Leviticus
Leviticus is probably one of the most ignored books in the bible and has derailed many a “read-through the bible” program. The regulations and sacrificial system seems to have very little application to a Christian today. While Christians will leave Leviticus as one of the last books of the bible to study, it is the first book studied by a Jewish child [2]. However, the book of Leviticus has profound meaning for Christians today as well.
- No book of the bible contains more of the direct words of God than Leviticus.
- Leviticus is quoted about 40 different times in the New Testament [3].
- A proper understanding of the book of Hebrews is impossible without an understanding of Leviticus.
- The Christian doctrine of atonement (the idea of transferring our guilt and sin to Christ) is foundational in Leviticus.
- Leviticus gives us a glimpse of the holiness of God.
- Leviticus calls Christians today to a life of holiness before our God.
Prov. 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
Prov. 4:24 Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
Prov. 4:25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you.
Prov. 4:26 Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm.
Prov. 4:27 Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.
