Leviticus 22 & 23

In Leviticus 22 & 23, the priests are given instruction regarding the importance of God's holiness and not messing with it. God's honor, reputation, and character are holy and will remain holy. The sacrifices brought before God must be perfect and the gifts must be valuable. They were blemished by their imperfection and needed a spotless sacrifice to represent their blemishes and give them purity in exchange. Jesus did this once and for all for us on the cross for all eternity. The festivals and feasts remind them of who they were, Who's providing for them, and who God is to them. These feasts create a holy time, root people in God's saving work, and renew their trust in God and their obedience to Him. Remembrance is the cure for blasphemy and sin. When we stop to remember all God has done and is doing in our lives, sin is the last thing that is able to tempt us. We want to stay in the arms of our almighty God forever and nothing waved in front of us can make us falter from His holy arms.