
Episode 204: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Leviticus
The Bible For Normal People
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The Book of Leviticus Is All About Holiness and Zones of Closeness to God
Leviticus is all about how people can be near god and stay there. The closer one gets to god, the more serious things get. Only moses bright can climb to the summit of mount sinai. He alone can be up there in god's presence. In numbers, the tabernacle as a whole is the centre of god's holy presence. There is no more holy place to be on earth than the sanctuary or temple. And if the impurity is not dealt with, well, but you need to deal with it, because the consequences are good. This is one angle on nadab and abahu's unauthorized fire,. for which they were themselves consumed by fire
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