Leviticus : Holy God, Holy People

This new Preaching the Word commentary reveals how the regulations detailed in Leviticus point to the perfection and fulfillment of Christ in the New Testament age.It is the message that God spoke to his people through Moses as they prepared to depart for the Promised Land. It details regulations for holy living and sacrificial worship in Old Testament Israel. But does Leviticus have anything to say to Christians today?Knowing that readers of the Bible often get hung up on the seeming irrelevance of Leviticus, Kenneth Mathews counters with this insightful Preaching the Word commentary. His chapter-by-chapter analysis reveals much about not only the demands of a holy God but about the kind of relationship he wants with his people and his standards for worship in any age.As Mathews illuminates the significance of Israel's sacrificial system and symbols, he draws parallel after parallel to Jesus as their perfect fulfillment. His commentary will train pastors, teachers, and serious readers in how Leviticus foreshadows the saving work of Jesus, and the many ways God made accommodation for human sin through Christ.

KENNETH MATHEWS is professor of divinity at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, whose noted works include two commentaries on Genesis and co-editing the Leviticus Scroll from the Dead Sea Scrolls.

R. KENT HUGHES is retired senior pastor of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois. He serves as the series editor for the popular Preaching the Word commentaries and has written seventeen books in the series.