Leviticus Leviticus receives its name from the Septuagint (the pre-Christian Greek translation of the Old Testament) and means "concerning the Levites" (the priests of Israel).The book lays a foundational theology in which God reveals his name, his attributes, his redemption, his law and how he is to be worshiped. Exodus Exodus describes the history of the Israelites leaving Egypt after slavery.It is supremely a book that speaks about relationships, highlighting those between God and his creation, between God and humankind, and between human beings. Genesis Genesis speaks of beginnings and is foundational to the understanding of the rest of the Bible.The formation of Israel as a nation, the subsequent decline and fall of the nation, the Prophets (who spoke for God), and the Wisdom Books.
The Old Testament contains the creation of the universe, the history of the patriarchs, the exodus from Egypt, The name stands for the original promise with God (to the descendants of Abraham in particular) prior to the coming of Jesus Christ in the New Testament (or the new promise). The Old Testament (also known as the Jewish Tanakh) is the first 39 books in most Christian Bibles.
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