Introduction to the third book of Moses, called Leviticus.
The whole book of Leviticus focuses on how to live with God, the One who is holy.
Leviticus became the manual for holy living for the people of Israel who were
chosen to be different than the nations around them.
They had been slaves, but God dramatically rescued them from the multi-god culture of
Egypt.
Because of His great love for them, God gave them His law, called Torah,
or instruction.
He also gave directions for the construction of a portable worship center
where God's holy presence would dwell among them.
They needed to know how to approach Him, how to follow Him, how to think like Him
if they were to be His holy people.
In this book of Leviticus, recorded by Moses, we hear about the many required
sacrifices for worship and God's forgiveness of sin.
Through them, we learn about the costly consequences of sin, and we realize that
we cannot obtain forgiveness apart from God and the salvation He provides.