Bible Commentaries

     Leviticus is probably the most neglected book in the Bible.  Most people think of it—if they think of it at all—as an antiquated collection of laws and rituals for worship that have little relevance today:  few people have actually read it; fewer still have studied it.

     The Hebrew name for Leviticus is vyeek’rah, the first word of the Hebrew text, and it means “And he called.”   In the literary structure of the Bible, Leviticus continues the book of Exodus, and hence, we study Exodus and Leviticus as one narrative unit.  Recall that when we left Exodus, God had come down from Mt. Sinai to manifest himself in the Tabernacle built by his people, according to his detailed instructions:
  
     And so Moses finished the work.  Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle....

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