The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Leviticus 1:3,
"If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, you are to offer a male without defect. You must present it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that it will be acceptable to the Lord."
The burnt offering is said to be a sacrifice of atoning, an acknowledgement of the sinful condition and the expression of desire for a renewed relationship with God. It might have been the offering Abel made that resulted in him being murdered by his brother, Cain, Genesis 4:4. Following the flood, Noah offered burnt offerings in Genesis 8:20. Abraham was ordered by God to make a burnt offering of Isaac (although God provided him a ram at the last instance), Genesis 22.
In Leviticus 1 God prescribed how the Israelites were to perform the burnt offering. When using a bull or a ram, the animal was to be a "male without defect".
This clearly is an allusion to the sacrifice the Son of God would make on our behalf. When Jesus sacrificed himself on that cross he did so as God's sinless sacrifice, a sacrifice without blemish or defect. Jesus has been the only man to walk the face of the earth as a sinless and perfect man. Consequently he was entirely qualified to pay the price for the sins of all others.
Peter tells us, "For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect." 1 Peter 1:18-19.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, you are to offer a male without defect. You must present it at the entrance to the tent of meeting so that it will be acceptable to the Lord."
The burnt offering is said to be a sacrifice of atoning, an acknowledgement of the sinful condition and the expression of desire for a renewed relationship with God. It might have been the offering Abel made that resulted in him being murdered by his brother, Cain, Genesis 4:4. Following the flood, Noah offered burnt offerings in Genesis 8:20. Abraham was ordered by God to make a burnt offering of Isaac (although God provided him a ram at the last instance), Genesis 22.
In Leviticus 1 God prescribed how the Israelites were to perform the burnt offering. When using a bull or a ram, the animal was to be a "male without defect".
This clearly is an allusion to the sacrifice the Son of God would make on our behalf. When Jesus sacrificed himself on that cross he did so as God's sinless sacrifice, a sacrifice without blemish or defect. Jesus has been the only man to walk the face of the earth as a sinless and perfect man. Consequently he was entirely qualified to pay the price for the sins of all others.
Peter tells us, "For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect." 1 Peter 1:18-19.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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