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Numbers 8:1-9:14; Leviticus 1:1-3:17<\/strong><\/span> Learning to Love Leviticus! \u2013 <\/strong>This upcoming week of readings is what I call mission-critical<\/em><\/span>. We\u2019re beginning our journey through the book of Leviticus! As this is my 10th time leading a crew of people through the Bible in a year, I know that Leviticus is the book where we lose many people who started out so strong over the past 6 weeks. I want to let you know this in advance, so that if you feel like maybe not reading your Bible for even just one day this upcoming month, don\u2019t do it!\u00a0 You may find Leviticus \u201cboring\u201d on occasion, but there truly is a lot of depth to it. And if you stop reading the Bible during Leviticus, you\u2019ll miss out on so much more of the Bible coming up later this year \u2013 including Saul, David, Solomon, the prophets \u2013 and the list goes on.<\/span><\/p>\n If you read nothing else in this posting today, please take ten minutes or so to review the amazing reflection at the link below on the book of Leviticus by Bob Deffinbaugh over at Bible.org. The article at this link below titled \u201cLearning to Love Leviticus\u201d<\/strong> will bless you immensely before we embark on our study of Leviticus this week: <\/span>https:\/\/bible.org\/seriespage\/learning-love-leviticus<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n An excerpt from Bob at this link above \u2013 \u201cUp to this point in time the Book of Leviticus has been the \u201cliver and onions\u201d book of the Bible to me. That is, I know that it must be good for me, but I just don\u2019t seem to have a taste for the stuff. To others, the Book of Leviticus is something like camping \u2013 they tried it once and that was enough to last them a lifetime. Having briefly looked at the Book of Leviticus, let us get down to the issue of \u201ctaste\u201d which must be settled before we will ever benefit from this portion of God\u2019s word. The first thing we must seek to do is to identify the reasons why we tend to dislike and thus to avoid this book.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>Again, please please read \u201cLearning to Love Leviticus\u201d at this link<\/span> before you read anything else in this blog posting today.<\/span> ~Leviticus~<\/strong> Commentary on Leviticus chapter 1 and \u201cThe Law of Burnt Offerings\u201d<\/strong> is <\/span>at this link<\/span>.\u00a0 Commentary on Leviticus chapter 2 and \u201cThe Grain Offering\u201d<\/strong> is <\/span>at this link<\/span>.\u00a0 Commentary on Leviticus chapter 3 and \u201cThe Fellowship Offering\u201d<\/strong> is <\/span>at this link<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Worship Video:<\/strong>\u00a0 Our readings in Leviticus today reminded me this terrific live Tauren Wells \u201cWorship Medley:\u201d<\/span>
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Author<\/span>: Moses
Date<\/span>: 1420 or 1220 B.C.
Content<\/span>: The book of Leviticus was designed to be a handbook for the priests or Levites, hence the name Leviticus. It sets down the regulations that were to govern the life of Israel in general and specifically to give regulations concerning sacrifice and worship. All of the major sacrifices are described, as well as the way they were to be offered. All of the major festivals and holidays are discussed. There are also special sections devoted to the priesthood and regulations concerning ceremonial matters.
Theme<\/span>: The central theme of this book is that God has provided a way for atonement to be made by the offering of sacrificial blood. This whole system found its fulfillment in the shedding of Christ\u2019s blood as the one great sacrifice for the sins of the world. Leviticus also shows that worship is to be orderly and is to follow a regular pattern. (Above commentary is from Tyndale Publishers \u201cThe One Year Bible Companion\u201d page 2)<\/em> More commentary on Leviticus is at this link \u2013 <\/span>https:\/\/bible.org\/page.php?page_id=882<\/span><\/p>\n