Leviticus 1:1–9
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We come now to the book of Leviticus, which for many modern Christians is something like a dark and dusty attic in the mansion of Scripture. They know it's part of the house, but they have no idea what's in it, and they are vaguely afraid to go up there. It smells of blood and strange fire, and the rules seem arbitrary and bizarre. And so we neglect it, to our great spiritual impoverishment. We treat it like an embarrassing relative at the family reunion of the canon. The book of Exodus ends in a glorious and terrifying climax. The Tabernacle, the dwelling place of God, is completed and assembled. He is a holy, consuming fire, and we are sinful, combustible material. It is not a collection of primitive, outdated rituals. If you don't understand Leviticus, you will have a shallow understanding of the cross.