Your issue is with Reformed Christianity, because
it is so clear, where clarity, for what ever reason (and I think I know what it is) is your enemy,
particularly in:
THE GLORY OF CHRIST JESUS
Preface:
Perhaps a study of Leviticus would be helpful, so here's a tool for its study, chapter by chapter, up to 16 chapters.
It will be notes of explanation which depend on first reading the chapter,
then consulting the notes given on relevant verses for more in-depth meaning.
Leviticus is extremely rich in meaning, and should not be gobbled down, but digested slowly.
Just skimming such rich material in curiosity is not the way to handle the word of God.
It is for storing up your heart, not just your head.
Introduction to Leviticus:
1. Leviticus can be called the seedbed and plumb line of NT theology,
because in it can be seen so many "patterns of the things to come" (Heb 10:1) in Christ.
But the seeds are buried in the details, so it is the details that will be examined.
2. Problem presented and addressed by Leviticus:
- to come into the presence of God is to come before the holiness and justice of God
- sin defiles the purity of God's presence
- sin is to God, as infection is to an operating room
- God cannot tolerate sin, it is an affront to his holiness; therefore to come into his presence defiled by sin is to invoke the wrath of divine justice on sin (Ex 19:21-24)
- Leviticus addresses the problem of how sinful man can come into the presence of a holy God
- Leviticus reveals there is only one way to be received by God in mercy instead of wrath--the blood of sacrifice, offered by the priest
- all other ways of approaching God leave you exposed to divine justice and eternal death (Jn 14:6) because of sin
- Leviticus also reveals there is no sacrifice for deliberate (defiant) sin (type of NT unforgiveable sin--unbelief)
3. Leviticus drives home
- the holiness of God
- the nature of sin
- how an unholy people can approach a holy God; i.e., first, sin must be dealt with.
The
patterns which can be seen in the ceremonies in Leviticus teach important
a) spiritual truth
- nature and character of God
- nature and work of Christ
- nature of grace
b) principles - of holiness (set apart--from sin, and to God)
(con't in following link)
Leviticus: Seedbed of NT Theology