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The Old Testament Book of Leviticus is the sequel to Exodus in that it deals with a deeper dimension of the Sinaitic covenant, giving various rules for the life of the Israelites and for the sacrifices and offerings to be performed in the sanctuary. It addresses the question of how the Israelites—human beings—can live in proximity to the holy God who has promised to dwell in their midst. In this...

court (cf. Hawk 2003: 35–36). As expounded in the following chapters, the altar is the place where the worshipper encounters the Lord (Exod. 29:43). The parallel between the worshipper and the condition of the altar is found throughout the ritual prescriptions. Thus the purification of the altar parallels that of the people (16:19, 30) and the candidates for priesthood (8:15). It represents the worshipper who stands before it (see also ‘Comment’ on 4:7). This is an institutional development of the
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