Albert Barnes Commentary Leviticus 17:1

"And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying," — Leviticus 17:1 (ASV)

This chapter, in its immediate bearing on the daily life of the Israelites, stands as the first of four, Leviticus 17–20, which set forth practical duties, directing the Israelites to walk, not in the way of the pagan, but according to the ordinances of Yahweh.