For those of you reading non-chronological Bibles, this is where it will look like we are skipping around. I will do my best to call out the readings.
The extreme holiness of God is beginning to be taught to the people. Every stipulation points to the holiness (otherness) of God, including cultic (prescribed) worship that is differentiated from the cultic worship ceremonies of the surrounding pagan cultures.
Notice how particular God was about the people's approach to Him. Because of sin, they had to keep a "safe" distance.
I often wonder how lax we can be about our worship gatherings. God is to be feared and revered unlike anything and anyone in our lives. As we move through the Book of the Law (the 1st five books of the Bible), please pay special note to the reverence God demands from His people.
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