And you thought Leviticus was BORING???

So, I started reading through Exodus a few weeks ago. I really enjoy the history of Israel--seeing how God guided them to the Promised Land, how they MAJORLY screwed up, and how God again and again called them His people.
(map of their journey from Egypt)

I'm now into Leviticus. I'll confess, I've been a tad bored with it. I honestly LOVE studying the Bible, but there are some sections that are just repetitive and don't seem to apply a great deal to my situation right now. Examples:

*rules for offering a guilt offering
*procedures for cleansing someone after having an infectious skin disease
*specifics on how God wanted the tabernacle built (actually, that's in Exodus)

I'd heard that there are amazing parallels between Jesus and the 'tabernacle' in the Old Testament, so I've really been reading for that. And I haven't been disappointed!

We're leaving on our trip today for about a week--but I am so excited delve more into Hebrews and Leviticus. I think they correlate well. If you're up for an interesting read, I'd encourage you to read these two books together! I'm going to pay special attention to these themes:

*the atonement cover (also called the 'mercy seat')
*Jesus being our Great High Priest
*People of God being a 'royal priesthood'
*priests had to dress in linen (interestingly, the saints in Revelation are dressed in white linen, and when a 'man of God' appears in the Old Testament, he is dressed in linen, too! See Dan. 12)
*the sacrifice that was required to cleanse people of sin
*the many rules that set God's people apart from the rest of the world (this theme of being 'set apart')

There are SO many more themes I know I'm missing, but these are a few I'm starting to notice. Should be a fun study!!! If you decide to join me, let me know what you find!!!