Learning and Understanding the Word of GOD Book 3 Leviticus

The Book of "Leviticus" is derived from the name of the tribe Levi, the tribe that supplied the priest for Israel. Jewish and Christian tradition has regarded Moses as the author of Leviticus. When GOD delivered Israel out of Egypt, GOD revealed HIS covenant to Moses at Mount Sinai. When GOD entered into a covenant with the Israelites, HE transformed them from a band of refugee slaves into a nation. Every detailed regulation recorded in Leviticus is a revelation from GOD through Moses...
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The Book of "Leviticus" is derived from the name of the tribe Levi, the tribe that supplied the priest for Israel. Jewish and Christian tradition has regarded Moses as the author of Leviticus. When GOD delivered Israel out of Egypt, GOD revealed HIS covenant to Moses at Mount Sinai. When GOD entered into a covenant with the Israelites, HE transformed them from a band of refugee slaves into a nation. Every detailed regulation recorded in Leviticus is a revelation from GOD through Moses for HIS people. Many of the required sacrifices described in Leviticus were for the atontement of sins. The instructions in Leviticus were not given to the Israelites in order to help them achieve their own salvation. Salvation can never be earned because it is always a gift of GOD'S grace through faith. The important point is that Leviticus is what it says it is a series of revelations from GOD about how GOD'S people may approach HIM through sacrifice and honor HIM in holy living. The purpose of Leviticus was to show the Israelites how they could live in ritual and moral purity. When the Israelites maintained their purity, GOD could live among them and they could approach HIM in worship. The distinctions between clean and unclean and the various laws for holy living promoted the Israelites' own welfare and marked them out as a people separated to GODl Israel's witness to GOD'S holiness and their visible well being as of holy living before HIM would vividly demonstrate to their neighbors GOD'S power and HIS care for HIS people. The directive found first in Leviticus 11:44 and many times afterward clearly express's this purpose for the laws: "You shall be holy, for I AM holy". Leviticus reveals the holiness of GOD and HIS love for HIS people in ways found nowhere else in the Bible.