Leviticus 13:1–8
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We come now to the book of Leviticus, and to a chapter that many modern Christians, if they are being honest, would prefer to skim. We find here detailed statutes concerning skin diseases, mold, and mildew. It can feel alien, meticulous to the point of being tedious, and frankly, a bit unspiritual. But if we think this way, we are making a catastrophic mistake. We are treating God's Word like a buffet, picking out the parts we find immediately palatable and leaving the rest to congeal on the steam table. The ceremonial law of the Old Testament was a massive, acted-out audiovisual aid. It was a picture book for a people who were learning the grammar of holiness. God was teaching Israel, and us through them, the fundamental distinction between clean and unclean, holy and common, life and death.