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All right, my Bible in 365, brothers and sisters, we have arrived at the most exciting, yes, I'm going to say exciting book of Leviticus. And yes, folks, I'm not messing around. This is indeed a very exciting book. And I hope you will come to see it the way that I see it. Because, folks, I'm going to tell you this. If you will study this book the way God intended for you to study it, you will be blown away, you will be enriched, and you will be absolutely blessed. Now, what I am going to do is I'm going to go over a few very important verses in this book that effectively show you what the book is all about, what it centers around, and what it anchors to. Now, the first passage that I have to mention, and this one is very important, is in Leviticus, chapter 11. And his verse is in verse 44. Now, let me just simply say this. This isn't the end all and the say all, like the last verse, I'm
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going to share with you, but this
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is an important one. Okay, let me read to you the very first part of this verse. It says, for I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore sanctify yourselves and you shall be holy, for I am holy. Now, going on to the rest of
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that is an incredible, incredible passage.
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As a matter of fact, I just taught through that just a few weeks ago. And if you have been following us as I've been going through Leviticus live on Sunday mornings, then you know what this is all about, which is why I decided not to teach through one of the earlier studies, rather give you a summary of the book and why it's so important. Now, there is one verse that I want to read to you that will give you a deeper understanding. And if you know this verse literally, if this is the verse that you know, then you pretty much know Leviticus, okay? At least understanding the purpose and the mindset. And that is in Leviticus, chapter 19. And it is in verse two. And it says this, Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel and say unto them, you shall be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy. Now, sounds a little bit like what we just read in chapter 11, but this is the best summation of it all. Now, let's talk about this, because this verse for us captures so much of
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the core theme of the book of Leviticus, okay?
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It reveals the central purpose of the law of God, which, by the way, there are many other purposes, okay? Very important to understand it. It explains the sacrificial system it really does. It helps us to be able to understand why that exists. It explains all of the purity laws, it explains the priesthood. It explains the day of atonement. It explains all of the moral commands. And every single one of these subjects deal with the matter of holiness.