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The third book of the Bible is so called because it describes the service and work undertaken by the Levites; those who were of the tribe of Levi and who
stood aside from many of the sins of Israel (e.g. Exodus 32:26).
Leviticus, in summary, defines the rules and instructions that Israel had to follow for worshipping God in the correct way, and covers such subjects as
the necessity for sacrifice, thank-offerings, sin-offerings, the holiness of God and the necessity of a mediator between God and Man. The book therefore foreshadows much of the work of the Lord Jesus Christ and so
is relevant to believers today.
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