Leviticus 8:1–5
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We live in an age that despises particularity and authority. Our democratic sensibilities want every man to be his own priest, every man to define his own worship, and every man to approach God on his own terms. The modern spirit wants a God who is an abstract, benevolent force, accessible to all in any way they see fit. But the God of the Bible is not an abstract force. He is a God who chooses, who appoints, and who commands. Leviticus is a book that many modern Christians skip over. It seems filled with arcane rituals, bloody sacrifices, and bewildering laws. But to skip Leviticus is to attempt to understand the cross without understanding the altar. It is to try to appreciate the substance while despising the shadow. Here in Leviticus 8, we find the formal institution of the Aaronic priesthood.