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The Testament Of The Bible

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The Book of Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible, and the third of five books of the Torah (or Pentateuch), and the third book of the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Moses was the author of the Book of Leviticus. Leviticus contains the law and commandments that God gave to his newly sanctified people to obey as their part of their covenant relationship. (Reading the Old Testament, Page 69-70)
It was written because the Israelites had been held captive in Egypt for 400 years, the concept of God had been distorted by the polytheistic, pagan Egyptians. God began His introduction to the Law with the Ten Commandments, but the entire Law encompasses 613 commandments, as detailed in the rest of the book of Moses. The Law found …show more content…

These laws were given, at least for the most part, during the year that Israel camped at Mount Sinai, when God directed Moses in organizing Israel 's worship, government and military forces. The book of Numbers continues the history with preparations for moving on from Sinai to Canaan.
Some Laws Leviticus 19
19 The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy. “‘Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God. “‘Do not turn to idols or make metal gods for yourselves. I am the LORDyour God.
“‘Do not steal.
“‘Do not lie.
“‘Do not deceive one another. “‘Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
“‘Do not defraud or rob your neighbor.
“‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight. “‘Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the LORD. “‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly. “‘Do not go about spreading slander among your people.
“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the LORD.
“‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will

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