Why write on this double subject? It is because they have incomparable importance in typifying the means whereby God has been infinitely satisfied and glorified by His Beloved Son on the cross. Both of these most precious subjects give God the first place by Christ's voluntarily undertaking to glorify God, and at the same time, to meet all His righteous claims respecting sinful man. Man's need as a sinner and the provision for this by the finished work of Christ are really secondary. We are so inclined to see only that which concerns our own benefits—Christ's dying for our sins, etc. It is the present trend.
As the four gospels give us four distinct views of Christ, so the four main offerings of Lev. 1-4 in- clued in type four aspects of the life and sacrifice of Christ. The first, in its importance Godward, is the burnt offering and' it is therefore given the first place, being the subject of the whole of chapter one.
At their commencement Ex. 12 records that Israel was sheltered limn the judgment that fell upon Egypt by the blood of the paschal lamb sprinkled over their doors (1 Cor. 5:77Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: (1 Corinthians 5:7); 1 Peter 1:1919But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: (1 Peter 1:19)). Then followed their deliverance from Egyptian bondage under Pharoah by the way of the Red Sea (Ex. 14; Gal. 1:44Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: (Galatians 1:4); Heb. 2:14,1514Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. (Hebrews 2:14‑15)). In the wilderness God prescribed for their building Him a suitable sanctuary, and when it was completed "the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle."
Leviticus commences with Jehovah thus dwelling in the midst of His people, yet, hidden within the wail. Approach into His presence was forbidden, except once a year on the Day of Atonement.