Leviticus 13:40–44
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We live in an age that despises priestly inspection. Our culture insists that every man is his own priest, his own authority, and consequently, that no one has the right to examine another man and pronounce a verdict. The highest virtue is a soft-headed, sentimental tolerance that calls everything clean, especially if it is festering. To suggest that a distinction must be made between a harmless anomaly and a contagious disease is to be branded as judgmental, unloving, and pharisaical. The world wants a God who winks, a church that hugs, and a gospel that demands nothing. Into this therapeutic mush, the book of Leviticus lands with the force of a meteor. It is a book of distinctions, of separations, of careful examinations and authoritative pronouncements. It teaches us that God is holy, that holiness requires discernment, and that discernment is a shared responsibility delegated to appointed authorities.