THERE is no book of Scripture in which there are more of the very words of God than in Leviticus. He is everywhere the Speaker in it. There are accordingly no fewer than twenty, of the twenty-seven chapters of which it consists, that begin with the words,—“And the Lord spake.” The book has, on this account, peculiar claims to perusal and appreciation, and has ever been found to amply reward the thoughtful study of its pages. It consists of two parts: the first giving directions as to the
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