Holiness to the Lord: A Guide to the Exposition of the Book of Leviticus
Holiness to the Lord: A Guide to the Exposition of the Book of Leviticus

Holiness to the Lord: A Guide to the Exposition of the Book of Leviticus

by Allen P. Ross

4.57 Rank Score: 5.59 from 7 reviews, 3 featured collections, and 9 user libraries
Pages 496 pages
Publisher Baker Academic
Published 3/1/2006
ISBN-13 9780801031342
At first glance, the Book of Leviticus seems like barren material for lively preaching. Most expositors merely skim the surface for messages on tithing or sabbath-keeping. Yet Leviticus is one of the most important books of the Old Testament; it not only describes the complete religious system of ancient Israel, it also lays the theological foundation for the Christian gospel.

In Holiness to the Lord, Allen P. Ross enables preachers and teachers to mine the riches of Leviticus and deliver them to a contemporary audience. Following the same practical method he used in the acclaimed Creation and Blessing, Ross first carefully sites Leviticus within its context in the ancient world. Then he traces the development of God's plan of salvation-how Leviticus' laws, rituals, symbols, and events prepared for the complete revelation in Jesus Christ. Finally, unlike traditional commentaries, Ross offers helpful ideas for correlating Leviticus to New Testament teachings (particularly Romans, Hebrews, and Peter) and for applying the material in relevant expository form.

Holiness to the Lord is every expositor's indispensable guide for interpreting the Law for the church and for elucidating Leviticus in practical, biblical messages about worship, sanctification, and obedience.

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Both exegetically rigorous and homiletically helpful. Each chapter provides concise but solid exegesis of the text, gearing its comments to homiletical explanation and application. [Full Review]
PastorTimothy72 PastorTimothy72 July 27, 2021
I have become a collector of commentaries ever since my seminary days in the 1990s. As such, I am only going to recommend the best overall commentary for each book of the Bible on this site. For Genesis, for the preacher/teacher, "Holiness to the Lord" by Ross is the one I would single out. (For me, Tidball is a close second, but Ross goes more in depth overall). Ross' writing is easy to follow, he connects many of his insights to the full counsel of God's Word, and he offers a number of relevant application points. If you are a preacher who can have only one commentary on Leviticus, get this one.
John Glynn John Glynn September 20, 2008
Allen Ross has written an unusual work (2002). I haven't looked at it, but I expect to get it at some point. Having already finished a close study of Leviticus, it's not on my priority list at the moment. Ross seeks to provide preachers and teachers with especially focused expositional help. This book isn't really a full commentary in many respects. Its goal is simply to aid the expositor in the sort of work that goes into teaching an unusual book like Leviticus. Many things found in a normal commentary will be in here, but it's especially focused toward moving to exposition (while not being an exposition itself). Ross's work has received high praise from many people I respect, and if it's anything like his Genesis work then I would encourage anyone teaching this book to get it. This book should be strong on theology as well, particularly in the Reformed tradition. [Full Review]
A careful Evangelical exegesis of this difficult book with much theological application. [Full Review]