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Leviticus: An Introduction and Commentary (Sklar) is unavailable, but you can change that!

Levitical rules and regulations can at first appear irrelevant to contemporary Christians—but they provide important Old Testament background for understanding large portions of the New Testament. Leviticus describes a point in human history when God came and dwelt in the midst of the ancient Israelites and taught them what their purpose in life really was. Jay Sklar’s commentary makes clear what...

his holy kingdom in this world (cf. pp. 29–30). Indeed, the Lord most often reminds the Israelites of their redemption in contexts where he is commanding them to be obedient to him (Lev. 11:44–45; 19:36; 22:32–33). It is his way of saying, ‘You are now the redeemed people of the holy covenant King. Live in keeping with that holy calling. Show the world what kind of King you follow. Show them I am a holy King—a King of absolute moral purity—by following my holy commands.’ (For some of the social implications,
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