The Book of Leviticus
Written By Pastor Nate Preisinger
November 4, 2023

“I am the Lord your God, and I have promised you their land that is rich with milk and honey. I have chosen you to be different from other people.”
– Leviticus 20:24

Leviticus is a collection of very specific laws that was given to the Israelite people after they were freed from slavery in Egypt, but before they arrived in the Promised Land. The laws contained in this book are often very specific and detailed and concern a number of different aspects of daily life.

We see from the pages of Leviticus that God is deeply concerned with the every day details of the Chosen People. God wants to guide them and mold them into a community that is markedly different from other tribes in that day. These laws were given as a way to distinguish the people; to set them apart from other communities.

In Leviticus, we see that God wants to establish a community in the world that is unique. Not only that, but God longs to lead God’s people so that nearly every aspect of their lives can be connected to God.