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Outline:

As we enter Leviticus 18 we transition from the first half of the book that discusses how man should approach a holy God to the second half which unpacks how man should then live in light of God’s presence. Thematically, Leviticus not only establishes the precedent for grace (the foundational basis of our relationship with the divine), but the book continues in its second part explaining all the ways God’s grace changes everything!

From human sexuality, interactions with parents, honoring the elderly, loving your neighbor, how we handle property, contracts, lending money, to the importance of taking one day a week to rest as well as prioritizing a vacation away form the normal routine — this second half of the book (chapters 18-27) practically addresses an array of topics concerning how we’re to live and interact with the world around us as the people of God.

In order to make sense of Leviticus always remember God called the Hebrew people out of the land of Egypt not only to make them into His own special people, but He ordered their lives in such a way to demonstrate to a sinful world there was a better way to live.

Leviticus 18:1-3, “Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God. According to the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their ordinances. (It’s as though God is saying, “As My people I don’t want you to live like the Egyptians (the culture you’re leaving that has influenced you) nor do I want you to live like the Canaanites (this new culture you’re about to enter that will seek to influence you). I want to reprogram you from what you knew so that you’ll contrast what you’ll soon encounter!”)

Instead… Leviticus 18:4-5, “You shall observe (do) My judgments (God’s moral determinations about what was right and wrong which He’s about to go on the record concerning) and keep (uphold) My ordinances (these best practices He’s going to establish), to walk in them (make them a foundational part of your entire life): I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.”

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