majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Deuteronomy 17:1,
"Do not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or a sheep that has any
defect or flaw in it, for that would be detestable to him."
The sacrifices the Lord required from the Israelites were a type of
Jesus Christ. At a future time our heavenly Father would send his Son
as an atoninig sacrifice for our sins. We read about it in Isaiah
53:5-6, "He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our
iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by
his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each
of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the
iniquity of us all."
We find that this sacrifice of atonement made by Jesus Christ pays for
our sins, "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us
and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." 1 John 4:10.
In order to pay for our sins, he could not have been guilty of sin
himself. He would have a righteous standing before God, something of
incredible value to share with us who have no righteousness - his own
righteousness. "God made him [Jesus Christ] who had no sin to be sin
for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." 2
Corinthians 5:21.
To be a type of Jesus Christ, the offerings the Israelites were to
make to God had to be without defect or flaw to reflect the sinless
nature of Jesus Christ - God's sinless, perfect payment for our sins,
a sacrifice of atonement!
What a wonderful gift Jesus Christ has brought to us! He gave his
sinless life that we might have his righteous standing before God, so
that we could be adopted into his family!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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