Day 27: October 3, 2025: Leviticus 13-16 and Hebrews 7-8

So why would we waste our time in looking at a whole variety of Scriptures that deal with leprosy, and then deal with discharges, and then deal with the role of Aaron and his sons? What good is that to us today? I always take joy and comfort in knowing that the detail in which God has worked in the past to ensure our salvation, remains true today. The last chapter in Leviticus deals with the “scapegoat”, who is placed in the midst of the people of Israel and upon whom is all the sin of Israel cast. That goat is then cast out of the camp and so the sins of the people of Israel are forgiven. No longer do the sins reside upon the people but rather God has found a way to wash the sins of the people clean. That was then, this is now.

In Hebrews we read that the law has been rendered obsolete, at least that is the word used in my translation. Jesus said something similar when he said that he came not to eliminate the law, but to fulfill it. The fact that the law has become obsolete does not eliminate it, but it does place it in a very specific role which is secondary to the law of loving God and loving neighbor which Jesus has brought. As the author of Hebrews once again states, Jesus obtained a more excellent ministry. That is a great way to understand the role that Jesus played as not only Savior and the one who provides complete forgiveness, but he also sets a path before us of a more excellent ministry.