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All right, my Bible in 365, 
brothers and sisters, we have 

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arrived at the most exciting, 
yes, I'm going to say exciting 

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book of Leviticus. 
And yes, folks, I'm not messing 

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around. 
This is indeed a very exciting 

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book and I hope you will come to
see it the way that I see it 

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because folks, I'm going to tell
you this. 

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If you will study this book the 
way God intended for you to 

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study it, you will be blown 
away, you will be enriched, and 

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you will be absolutely blessed. 
Now what I am going to do is I'm

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going to go over a few very 
important verses in this book 

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that effectively show you what 
the book is all about, what it 

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centers around and what it 
anchors to. 

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Now the first passage that I 
have to mention and this one is 

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very important is in Leviticus 
Chapter 11 and is verse is in 

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verse 44. 
Now let me just simply say this.

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This isn't the end all and the 
say all like the last verse I'm 

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going to share with you, but 
this is an important one. 

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OK, let me read to you the very 
first part of this verse. 

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It says, for I am the Lord your 
God. 

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You shall therefore sanctify 
yourselves and you shall be holy

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for I am holy. 
Now going on to the rest of that

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is an incredible, incredible 
passage. 

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As a matter of fact, I just 
talked through that just a few 

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weeks ago and if you have been 
following us as I've been going 

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through Leviticus Live on Sunday
mornings, then you know what 

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this is all about. 
Which is why I decided not to 

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teach through one of the earlier
studies, rather give you a 

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summary of the book and why it's
so important. 

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Now there is one verse that I 
want to read to you that will 

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give you a deeper understanding.
And if you know this verse 

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literally, if this is the verse 
that you know, then you pretty 

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much know Leviticus, OK, at 
least understanding the purpose 

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and the mindset. 
And that is in Leviticus chapter

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19 and it is in verse 2 and it 
says this speak unto all the 

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congregation of the children of 
Israel and say unto them, you 

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shall be holy, for I the Lord 
your God am holiness. 

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Sounds a little bit like what we
just read in Chapter 11, but 

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this is the best summation of it
all. 

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Now let's talk about this 
because this verse for us 

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captures so much of the core 
theme of the book of Leviticus, 

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OK? 
It reveals the central purpose 

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of the law of God, which by the 
way, there are many other 

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purposes, OK, very important to 
understand it. 

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It explains the sacrificial 
system. 

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It really does. 
It helps us to be able to 

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understand why that exists. 
It explains all of the purity 

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laws. 
It explains the priesthood, It 

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explains the Day of Atonement. 
It explains all of the moral 

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commands. 
And every single one of these 

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subjects deal with the matter of
holiness. 

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And that's really, really 
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OK, look, Leviticus is not 
primarily about rituals. 

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It is about the subject of 
holiness. 

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Now, what does holy mean? 
Holy means that you have been 

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set aside for a purpose to 
glorify God, and you are going 

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to learn so much about that in 
the book of Leviticus. 

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Go through the study with me. 
You are going to love it. 

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Now let's just go over a quick 
summary because they are so 

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important, OK? 
The first 7 chapters of the book

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of Leviticus deal with the 
subject of sacrifice, all the 

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different sacrifices, and all of
them point to Jesus. 

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The next chapters, chapters 8 
through 10, deal with the 

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priesthood. 
Why is that important? 

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Because there's a lot of fakes 
out there that are doing things 

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in the name of Jesus that do not
honor God and nor do they walk 

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holy. 
And Leviticus chapters 8 through

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10 deals with that subject, 
including the consequence of 

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people who misrepresent God. 
Aaron's own sons are killed 

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because they choose to do things
their way instead of God's way. 

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And then chapters 11 through 15 
deal with all the purity laws, 

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and they are important laws. 
They separate those who are 

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clean from unclean. 
And by the way, it's these laws 

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that explain why. 
And this is super important to 

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understand this. 
It's these laws that explain why

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you have the Jews who have 
survived so many different 

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difficult times throughout 
history. 

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It's these laws that are the 
reason why, when most people 

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were dying of the plague, the 
Jews were not. 

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Why? 
Because the laws of cleanliness 

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were the ones that saved them. 
They were the ones that kept 

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them healthy, including 
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So many things to say about 
that. 

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And then chapter 16, Yom Kippur,
the Day of Atonement. 

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That's a very great chapter and 
we'll learn a lot in it. 

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And then, of course, I've 
already read that section in 

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chapter 19. 
But from chapter 17 all the way 

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through chapter 27, it is what I
believe could be described as 

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practical holiness. 
What does practical holiness 

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means? 
It means I said, what does 

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practical holiness means? 
How can you tell? 

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It's late at night and I'm going
on about two hours of sleep. 

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That's hilarious. 
It means this practical holiness

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means what do I have in front of
me that enables me to 

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practically walk out my faith? 
That's what you'll find in 

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Exodus. 
That's terrible in Leviticus 

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chapter 17 through 27. 
It's an important, important 

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book. 
You cannot blow it off. 

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You cannot pretend as though 
it's just a bunch of rules that 

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you don't want to read. 
You will be blown away. 

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Your life will be changed by 
what you are hearing and what 

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you are reading. 
If you don't want to go through 

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this on your own because you're 
intimidated by it, listen to my 

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Bible teaching through it. 
Join us on Sunday mornings as 

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we're going through it and you 
will love every bit of it. 

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As a matter of fact, today, the 
day that this is being released,

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I'm teaching through Leviticus 
in our live service Sunday 

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morning. 
You don't want to miss it. 

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You will absolutely love it. 
OK, now with that said, I love 

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you guys. 
I'm so proud of you. 

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It was an amazing question and 
answer session. 

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I was so proud of all the 
questions we were able to 

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answer, all of them, and they 
were great questions. 

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So wonderful job. 
Keep reading the word, do that 

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which God has called you to do 
and he will bless you immensely.

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And whatever you do, don't 
forget this, don't forget it. 

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Fight the good fight. 
I love you guys. 

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God bless you. 
Keep seeking Him and look to 

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Almighty God who will help you 
and walk with you as you put him

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first. 
God bless you guys.