Leviticus 8:22–29
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We live in an age that wants its religion to be neat, tidy, and above all, respectable. We want a faith that fits comfortably in a suburban living room, that doesn't make a mess on the carpet, and that smells vaguely of potpourri. But the biblical faith, particularly as it is laid out for us in the book of Leviticus, is anything but neat. It is full of smoke and fire, entrails and fat, and the constant reminder that sin is a deadly serious affair that requires a deadly serious remedy. It is a graphic, visceral, and profoundly theological affair. It is a seven day process of being set apart, and the central element is blood. We cannot understand the New Testament, we cannot understand the work of Christ, and we cannot understand our own calling as a royal priesthood unless we first come to grips with what God is teaching us here.