Leviticus 1-2

So this is Alex Tuckness guest blogging for Jeff this week. Charlie Purcell will be in next week and Jeff will return after that. Is it a coincidence that Jeff handed this off just as we start the book of Leviticus? This is the book where many a bible reading plan has come to a halt. There is a lot in here describing the details of sacrifices that we don't do any more which can make it seem repetitive and not very applicable to our lives. But all of God's word is profitable for us, and if we will dig a little deeper we will find in Leviticus some of the biggest arrows in the Old Testament pointing forward to Jesus Christ.

In chapters 1-2 we learn about the burnt offering and the grain offering. One thing that will help in Leviticus is if you try to actually visualize it instead of just reading it. You will imagine people bringing something that was costly to them- for someone wealthy it might be a bull, for someone poor a bird. But instead of keeping it for themselves they give it to God. God is to be given things that are unblemished, the best that we have, for this is what is pleasing to him. It points forward to the day when Jesus will give himself, the very best, to God for us. Read here.