Surviving Leviticus
So, your reading through a Bible plan and you’re actually doing it! Yeah!
Then here comes….. Leviticus. Noooo!
Let’s face it. That’s really the only time you would ever read that book anyway.
Here are a few ways to survive the book of Leviticus.
#1- If you’re reading Lev as part of a Bible reading program, read it first. That way you can read about examining sores, yellow hairs, and shaving your head then move on to something not quite so…. Unique.
#2- Listen to it. Use an app on your smartphone like YouVersion to listen to the selected chapters. That way you can try to get more of the overall idea of what’s being said rather than getting bogged down over certain points.
#3- Contextualize. During the time Lev was written, leprosy and other such skin disease was a big deal. Much like HIV and cancer now. There was no cue. Take that and add the fact there were approximately 3 million Jewish people living together in a desert and you’ve got the breeding ground for diseases.
Lev is actually a show of God’s great care for His people. He wanted to make sure they took care of themselves in order to keep disease from spreading and possibly laying waste to the whole nation.
#4- It’s not forever. Lev is no where near the longest book in the Bible. That trophy is held by Psalms (150 chapters).
#5- Lev is like the Brussel Sprouts of the Bible. You may not like but it’s actually good for you. Think about how much God loves His people. He went through all this trouble to lay out how to take care of these diseases.
#6- Lev makes you thankful for the other books of the Bible.
Okay, we’ve had some fun but the truth is that God’s word is all good. It’s all all holy. It’s all God-breathed and profitable for reproof, correction, encouragement, and good for training in righteousnesses. The best stories of love, war, peace, danger, family feuds, etc are all found in the Bible. The most amazing wisdom is there too. Wrap all that up into one book and Lev had its place too.
So, here we go. Leviticus chapter 1….
