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This commentary examines the details of the ritual enactment and theological purpose of the sacrificial rites and legislation. The exposition of each chapter concludes with how it is fulfilled in Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. In Leviticus God provides substitutionary atonement and proclaims the same Gospel that is enacted in the Divine Service of Word and Sacrament....

Lord alone is holy (1 Sam 2:2), he forbade all forms of interaction with the spirits of the dead (Lev 19:26, 31; 20:6, 27). He himself had demonstrated his exclusive holiness in his triumph over the gods of Egypt (Ex 15:11) and had repeatedly told Israel that he was holy.e Since his name is holy (Is 57:15), his people are to avoid desecrating it.f He is the Holy One (Ps 99:3, 5; Is 10:17; Hos 11:9), their holy God (Ps 99:9; Josh 24:19; 1 Sam 6:20), the Holy One of Israel.g He is acclaimed and adored
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