Leviticus 20:17–21
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We live in an age that despises definitions, detests distinctions, and declares war on all boundaries. Our culture is in a frantic, suicidal rush to erase every line God has drawn in His creation. They want a world without categories, a humanity without natures, and a sexuality without a blueprint. The result is not liberation, as promised, but a descent into the primordial chaos, the tohu wa-bohu that God first ordered with His Word. Into this deliberate confusion, the book of Leviticus speaks with a bracing and unwelcome clarity. For the modern reader, particularly a squeamish modern evangelical, the holiness code is often a source of embarrassment. We treat it like a crazy old aunt in the attic of Scripture whom we'd rather not talk about. They are a divine pedagogy, a massive, immersive audio-visual aid designed to teach a redeemed slave people what it means to be holy, as their God is holy.