Grace and Cleansing

God continues to respond to the rebellion of the Israelites with grace.  In this case, he graciously reaffirms the role and responsibilities of the Levites and the role and function of the priests to protect the people.  Moreover, he gives them a readymade source of cleansing when the encounter death.  In Jesus, the ultimate high priest, God brings us near to him without fear and offers us final and ongoing cleansing from our sin that leads to death.