Our chapter has four notable features including the theme verse of Leviticus, “Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.” The other features are a repetition or allusion to each of the ten commandments, the revelation of the second great commandment and the constant repetition of the phrase “I am the Lord (your God).” All of this emphasizes a deeper understanding of God’s law and nature and the demands it places on us in all of life for absolute holiness in imitation of our God.

We are conscious, still, of our inadequacy in this chapter. We need more. We can’t meet the standard. Thus, such a chapter about the holiness of God applied to life calls forth a memory of the holy condescension of our holy God in becoming a man, keeping the law even unto death on our behalf.

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the Christian’s proper response to the world

The modern church is much enamored of the world. David Wells said: “Worldliness is what any particular culture does to make sin look normal and righteousness look strange.” [Christianity Today, Mar 26, 2004] Worldliness in the modern church finds its parallel in the idolatry of ancient Israel. As such, worldly idolatry is a heart problem. Where is your heart?

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