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Leviticus chapter 1, verse 4,

He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering,

and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

And thus begins a book of the Bible that's oftentimes skipped over, that's not read very often

often or maybe taken very seriously, the book of Leviticus. Because we see a variety of things

in this book that don't seem to make sense to us or don't seem to apply to our lives. And granted, there are a variety of things that don't apply

directly. There are commands and instructions given for offerings in an Old Testament, old covenant,

sacrificial system that don't apply in the same way in the New Testament. And we see in the New

Testament that Jesus has come to offer the

full and the final sacrifice for our sins in a way that makes many of these Old Testament, old

covenant offerings obsolete. At the same time, Leviticus points us to the need for atonement.

This word we see in Leviticus chapter 1, verse 4. And in this way,

Leviticus help us understand our need for atonement in Christ, our need for our sins to be

atoned for, covered over, and welcomed into the presence of God, which means this book

has a lot to do with our lives. There's so much in this book that's so helpful for us to

understand who God is and who we are and our sinfulness, what it means to worship God and His holiness,

even right here in the beginning.

Leviticus chapter 1, verse 4 is huge for understanding what we're about to do when we pray

in just a minute.

The whole picture here from the very beginning of Leviticus is God at the end of Exodus dwelling in his glory

among his people in a tabernacle, basically a picture of his presence dwelling with the Israelites.

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