Leviticus 27

These are the commandments which Jehovah commanded Moses for the sons of Israel in Mount Sinai.
(Lev 27:34)

Here we have the last verse of Leviticus, a simple reminder to us of the who, what, where, why and how of the law.

What was it? It was the COMMANDMENTS of Jehovah. Not the suggestions or guidelines, the COMMANDMENTS. They were directives that required obedience, and failure to obey would always have negative results. We need to remember this when we read the scriptures, they aren’t Divine suggestions meant to improve our quality of living here on earth, they are the words of God, and to disregard them will always have a negative impact on our life!

Who was it? It was the God of the universe, talking to men. God hasn’t remained distant, someone we are unable to communicate with, He has given us His commands so that we may know how we are designed to live! I am so glad that God didn’t make us and then disappear. We have a maker that wants to continue to teach us how we are to live!

Where was it? It was on Mount Sinai, a real location on the earth, not some far off space in the heavens. God came TO US to deliver this message… Later He became the message, the WORD OF GOD INCARNATE, and died to pay for our sins. Our relationship with God is not based on us trying to find Him, like Dorothy and her friends seeking the Wizard of Oz, instead it is all about a God that came to us.

Why was it? Because God didn’t want to leave His people alone! In the last chapter we read the promise that He would “walk among them” and “be their God”. He wants RELATIONSHIP!!!

How was it? God spoke directly to a human (Moses) who relayed the message to the people. This method went on throughout history until the day God communicated to us by becoming a man and living a perfect life. He walked and talked, healed and taught… and then He became the perfect sacrifice for sin!

Because of all this we can have a personal relationship with God! We spent the last month reading the law, and if there is one thing I hope we have learned it is this: GOD is HOLY, but He is also LOVING, and He desires relationship with all He has created!