Recent TV’s “Biggest Loser” contestants were sent home so friends and family could witness a final makeover, complete with new wardrobes and hairstyles. Their dramatic 10-week transformations earned standing ovations.

Israel’s identity as YHWH’s redeemed, covenant people would require more than losing weight, changing clothes and a new “do.” Leviticus calls them to comply with a set of five stipulations that enabled a Holy God to work through them, in spite of their frequent backslidings.