Living in God’s holy presence : the priesthood (Lev. 8-9)
Sermon by Pastor Samuel Niblack
Have you ever tried to read the whole Bible? You started with the book of Genesis (Noah’s Ark, The Tower of Babel, Joseph), then, Exodus, nice, and then, the next book, Leviticus… and that’s where you stopped! This book is weird! Or if you follow a reading plan that makes you read the Bible in one year (which I strongly advise!), you would arrive these days (according to the plan I usually follow, on February 21st), in the book of Leviticus… and there you are strongly tempted to abandon your Bible reading plan!
But, you must not stop at Leviticus. I was asked some time ago what is your favorite book of the Bible? My favorite book of the Bible is the book I am preaching today. Leviticus is truly a summit of the Bible. It is a summit of the first 5 books of the Bible (the « Pentateuch »)…
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