Commentaries on the Pentateuch: Leviticus
Overview
The objective of the Lord is the holiness of all the earth, and the reign of his justice in every sphere. The goal is a worldwide Garden of Eden that will overshadow the garden lost by the sin of Adam. Whereas as the first garden was limited and simple, this second one shall be worldwide and made more marvelous by the cultivation of man restored by the work of Christ.
Leviticus is an expansion of the marvelous law of God that enables man to extend God's reign in every sphere. It shows that holiness is the practical application of God's standard and not the higher plane of a supposed spirituality.
Top Highlights
“Men are not clean before God because they believe they are, but only because God in Christ regenerates and cleanses them” (Page 129)
“Socialized charity destroys gratitude and humility among the poor; charity becomes a right and an entitlement.” (Page 44)
“For Scripture, sin is not defined as going against our conscience, but as going against the law of God” (Page 32)
“We can be close to a throne, but we retain our nearness by faithfulness, not familiarity.” (Page 69)
“Restitution on the human scene is thus the prerequisite of communion with God” (Page 45)
- Title: Commentaries on the Pentateuch: Leviticus
- Author: Rousas John Rushdoony
- Publisher: Ross House Books
- Publication Date: 2005
- Pages: 412
Rousas John Rushdoony (1916–2001) was was a well-known American scholar, writer, and author of over thirty books. He earned degrees from the University of California, received theological training at the Pacific School of Religion, and received an honorary Doctorate from Valley Christian University for his book The Philosophy of the Christian Curriculum.
Rushdoony was an ordained minister and served as pastor at two California churches. He served for almost nine years as a missionary to the Shoshone and Paiute Indians in a remote area of Nevada. It was during this time as a missionary that Rushdoony began writing. The Institutes of Biblical Law and Commentary on the Pentateuch are just a few of the titles that Rushdoony has penned.
The Chalcedon Foundation, an educational organization devoted to research, publishing, and cogent communication of a distinctively Christian scholarship to the world at large, was founded by Rushdoony in 1965. He served as the editor of The Chalcedon Report, the monthly magazine of the Chalcedon Foundation.
Rushdoony also published the Journal of Christian Reconstruction and was an early board member of the Rutherford Institute which was founded by John W. Whitehead.