Michael A. Milton uncovers the treasures of one of the Bible-s regularly overlooked books in this pastoral treatment of Leviticus. God-s call changed everything for the Israelites. Amid the vast, severe wilderness landscape of the Sinai region, in sun-scorched sorrow and disappointment over a recent national sin -the creation and worship of an idol of smelted jewelry - life abruptly changes. With the first line of Leviticus, -And the Lord called,- God interrupts time and space, regret and reason, futility and hope. He reveals the pattern of the gospel: the holiness of God, the problem of human sin, God-s plan of salvation, His call to holiness through His gracious provision. He shows a way for sinful humans to live in the presence of a holy God. Leviticus for modern-day ChristiansThis call doesn-t just affect the ancient Israelites -Milton shows how Leviticus still speaks to Christ-s followers today. This book of the law points consistently to Jesus, the fullness and fulfilment of ever
