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As we have learnt previously from the book of Genesis, man has a sinful nature. We have inherited this from Adam’s and Eve’s fall in the garden of Eden. God had tried many ways to remedy this problem. It seemed to be perennial. That is it kept reoccurring with each generation.

God does care about His children. For this reason He devised a set of Laws to help them. Whenever they sinned there was now a way that this could be put right. But it would cost them.

Different types of sins had offerings of certain animals that would be slaughtered, then their blood was sprinkled upon the altar. The priests were the only ones set aside to do this and they were a specific family from within the tribe of Levi.

Today we no-longer need a priest to intercede on our behalf. Neither do we need the blood of animals sprinkled. Instead we can go directly to God ourselves.

It is quite simply a matter of asking God to forgive us. And how can this be so? God’s son Jesus died on the cross as one supreme sacrifice for all mankind.

The book of Leviticus teaches us some precepts of clean living. We are also taught about our relationships with close family. Cleanliness is a major issue and it is dealt with very severely. Whether it be a simple problem with mildew to outright sexual sin, or even being close to dead bodies. The book of Leviticus can offer advice.

Suppose a person accidentally committed an offence. God provided for this as well. He really does love His people. But at times the children of Israel really tried His patience as we will learn later on.

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