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Leviticus: A Call to Holiness

April 16, 2015 By Mandy Kelly 14 Comments

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The message of Leviticus can be found in the two key verses of the book:

For I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth.  For I am the Lord who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. Leviticus 11:44-45 NKJV

Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. Leviticus 19:2 NKJV

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We follow the redemption of the book of Exodus right into the service- and worship, of Leviticus. After salvation (redemption) we are called to live lives of service and worship (Leviticus). We are called to be Holy. The very word holy, as used in Leviticus, means that which is set apart and marked off, that which is different.” (Warren W. Wiersbe in the “Be Holy” book on Leviticus) We are called to be set apart. The question is, how?

  1. We must deal with Sin – Leviticus opens by giving instruction for offering sacrifice – no matter what the sacrifice, it had to be perfect, representing the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ. True worship begins as we confess our sins and accept Christ- the only one who can redeem us from sin. Even after salvation, it is important to keep our sin records short- making sure we confess our sins and turn from them – to go, and sin no more.
  2. We must set ourselves apart- Leviticus is filled with laws- purity laws, ceremonial laws, moral laws. They gave Israel guidelines and instruction for their daily walk with God. We have been freed from the law– but we are still called to set ourselves apart. To live in the world, but not of the world. Although our faith is relational- meaning a personal relationship with Jesus Christ- we still have attitudes and choices we can make as a living sacrifice to God. It is our reasonable service- and an act of worship. (Romans 12:1-2)
  3. Celebration- Our world does not celebrate conformity, unless it is to its own standards However, God calls us to conform to the image of Christ. This is the sanctification process- this is holiness! 
    Sanctification is the process of becoming like Christ- the result is our holiness.

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    Leviticus calls us to celebrate this process- and the result! This book talks about the feast times- of remembering what the Lord has done. We, too need to have times of remembrance- seasons of celebrating the work of God in our lives. These may come as holidays or traditions as they did for the nation of Israel, or personal moments in our daily walk.

Here are just a few more of the thoughts about the Priesthood, how we are New Testament Priest (and how that affects our holiness). I also give a short syllabus of the book of Leviticus. If you can’t see this video, click here.

(The four points from the beginning of the video and verses that go with them are: 1) Washed – 1 Corinthians 6:9-11    2) Clothed- 2 Corinthians 5:21   3)Anointed – 1 John 2:20, 27    4) Access- Hebrews 10:9-26  )

Jesus Christ is on every page of scripture. The law is

For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. Hebrews 10:1

Because of this, we know we can find Jesus written on the pages of Leviticus.

Following the law does not make one holy. Only the precious blood of Christ- our perfect sacrificial Lamb and Great High Priest – can do that. Only He can intercede for us (1 John 1:7, Hebrews 8:1, Romans 8:34)

Holiness – it is important! Leviticus is a book most avoid- because it is hard. Holiness is hard. Holiness “advertises His virtues and glorifies His name. (Warren W. Wiersbe)

  But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 1 Peter 2:9

Maybe it is for those reasons that so many struggle through Leviticus’ pages. It is because the concept of holiness is so hard – not just the words.

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Join me, as we dive deep and I do mean deep, and work out our faith. In one of the hardest, yet most important books- and topics- in all of scripture.

You will be able to find the rest of the study on this page as the links become available.

Leviticus 1 -A Sweet Smell 

Leviticus 2- Grains of Thanks 

Leviticus 3- A Peace of For All 

Leviticus 4- Ignorance Isn’t Bliss 

Leviticus 5- Making It Right 

Leviticus 6- The Fire Does Not Go Out 

Leviticus 7- *Coming Soon*

Leviticus 8-  *Coming Soon*

Leviticus 9- *Coming Soon*

Leviticus 10-  *Coming Soon*

Leviticus 11- *Coming Soon*

Leviticus 12- *Coming Soon*

Leviticus 13-  Leprosy And Me 

Leviticus 14-  Clean and Restored

Leviticus 15- God’s In Control- No Area Excluded

Leviticus 16- The Day of Atonement

Leviticus 17- All About the Blood

Leviticus 18- Does Sex Matter to God

Leviticus 19 & 20- The Importance of Law and Judgement 

Leviticus 21 &22- Spiritual Leadership 

Leviticus 23- *Coming Soon*

Leviticus 24- *Coming Soon*

Leviticus 25-*Coming Soon*

Leviticus 26-*Coming Soon*

Leviticus 27-*Coming Soon*

Wrap Up on Leviticus

Worshiping With My Life,

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Related posts:

  1. God’s In Control – No Area Excluded
  2. The Importance of Law and Judgement (Leviticus 19-20)
  3. Clean and Restored (Leviticus 14)
  4. The Day of Atonement – Leviticus 16
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Comments

  1. Laurie Messer says

    April 16, 2015 at 9:18 pm

    I loved your video Mandy!! I am really looking forward to our study in Leviticus with the Good Morning Girls!

    Walking in His Grace,
    Laurie
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  2. Catherine says

    April 19, 2015 at 11:22 am

    Nice introductionvideo! Had to share on the norwegian goodmorninggirls facebookpage. Hope you don’t mind! Thanks.
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    • Mandy Kelly says

      April 19, 2015 at 1:38 pm

      Catherine- of course not! 🙂 Please feel free to share any resources from Good Morning Girls with your girls!

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  3. Jenny says

    April 19, 2015 at 6:33 pm

    Thank you SO much Mandy,I gravitated over after seeing your video on Good Morning Girls, and I’m so thankful that you write this blog. I wasn’t exactly sure what I’d get from Leviticus, but now I’m excited.

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    • Mandy Kelly says

      April 19, 2015 at 7:34 pm

      I am so glad Jenny! I plan on trying to blog through every chapter or two – so I hope there will be LOTS here to give you encouragement!

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  4. Claudia says

    April 22, 2015 at 11:15 am

    This is a new study for me. I was introduced to your website by a dear friend as a way to study Gods word from home. Thank you for the site. I’am so excited to get started.

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    • Mandy Kelly says

      April 22, 2015 at 1:17 pm

      Welcome Claudia! We do our best to keep the Word of God at the forefront! <3 Blessings!

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