The third book of the Pentateuch (the Books of Law) – Leviticus
– is one of the least understood books of the Bible and, not
surprisingly, one of the least read. Many “read the whole Bible
in a year” reading plans have come to a dead stop in the early
chapters of this book. And without question, it can be a
difficult book to get through. But there is much to learn from
it that is very relevant to our understanding of the worship of
the Lord and the ultimate coming of Jesus the Christ. In the
Septuagint, this book is called “leyitikon,” which means “things
concerning Levites.” There is much that applies to God’s people
in general, both with moral and ethical values, as well as with
ritual purity. But the name is appropriate because the Levites
were those that were charged with seeing that ritual adherence
was maintained. It is important for those who read these
Scriptures today to remember that although some aspects of these
rituals seem strange and difficult at times to understand, it is
still the word of God