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Because it’s been two weeks since we were last in Leviticus, let me begin our study this morning by reminding you this ancient book penned by Moses largely through the dictation of what the “LORD said” to him from the tabernacle can be broken down into two sections: Chapters 1-17 discusses the way a sinner had to approach a holy God with chapters 18-27 unpacking how that person should then live in light of their new relationship with Him.

You might say in the first half of Leviticus God establishes the precedent for grace before explaining all the ways in which His grace really does change everything!

With this in mind, not only does it make logical sense this first section of Leviticus begins with seven chapters detailing for us a system of sacrifices to be made at the tabernacle of meeting, but it’s worth noting everything in this book initiates after the burnt offering.

In case you weren’t with us in our exposition of Leviticus 1, the key verse to understanding the purpose for this particular burnt offering is found in verse 4. We read the offerer “shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.” Before anything else could happen between the sinner and God, “atonement” or literally a covering for sin was required!

In a much larger sense the burnt offering presents for us a perfect illustration of a concept central to our comprehension of this book. You see Leviticus (with all of its rites, rituals, laws, instructions, mandates, demands, edicts, and traditions) never intended to work, but only to establish the framework by which God would work!

In fact, in Galatians 3 Paul will describe the “works of the law” as being a “curse” because no one could actually obey them! A sad commentary of the Old Testament history of the Hebrew people is that you’d be hard-pressed to find more than just a few examples of the people actually attempting to take the instructions of Leviticus and implement them accordingly.

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