Hey, this is a year in the Bible with Daily Grace. I am Shelby and I'm here with C.J. And we're so excited to walk you through the book of Leviticus. This is a challenging book, but we're also going to learn a lot through it.

CJ, you're joining us as a co-host on this podcast for the first time.

So before we get into talking about Leviticus, can you introduce yourself and what you do at the Daily Grace Co?

Yeah. My name is CJ Gossage, and I'm actually a newbie to both the Daily Grace and Texas.

I just moved here with my family back in September,

and I'm on the editing team. And yeah, so I work on the resources that Daily Grace Co.

Produces. Yeah, yeah. Great editor. We've really enjoyed having you as a part of the team,

and really excited that you're joining us on the podcast now. Okay, we want to talk about Leviticus.

I want to start by just talking about the book overall altogether.

What should we be keeping in mind as we read through this book over the next week

and a half or so?

Yeah, so number one, like you said, Leviticus is strange and it is difficult, or at least there are some portions that are strange and difficult, and we'll get into some of those.

So I guess I have a word of encouragement. If this is where you're at and that you're in the Bible reading plan, don't give up, push forward, keep going. Good for you.

And the second thing I'd like to say is, I think a lot of times people view the Old Testament,

especially Leviticus, as very legalistic or lacking in compassion or grace or something like that.

And I think we should view Leviticus, as with all of Scripture, as marked by God's grace and compassion.

And I'll try to flag some of those points throughout the episodes.

Okay, great. Well, I'm really looking forward to that because I've certainly struggled

with that in Leviticus myself. Okay, we're going to talk specifically about chapters one through

three today. But before we get there, can you just kind of set the stage for us? We're coming out

of Exodus. We're entering Leviticus. Where are we at in kind of the narrative of Scripture here?

Yeah. So at the very end of Exodus, Moses constructed or erected the tabernacle. He had all

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