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Bible Study: Sin & Meat Offerings
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Sin & Meat Offerings Feburary 2, 2008

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It is Saturday February 2, 2008 and today we are continuing our studies on the book of Leviticus. Please read, Leviticus 4 -- 6. In today's lesson we will read and learn more about offerings, the sin offering; trespass offering; and further directions concerning burned offerings, meat offerings, and sin offerings. We discover how sin is confronted and how people guilty of sin can approach the holy sinless God.

There were certain conditions necessary to make a sin offering acceptable to God. Every man had to bring his own sacrifice to God. The worshipper had to offer it willingly and take a personal part by laying his hands on the head of his sacrifice to make it representative of his sins. Then he slew the animal, and the body of this sin offering was burned outside the camp. Consequently the camp would not be defiled, because, as the intermediary between God and man, the Lord dwelt in its midst. But only the priest could offer the blood sacrifice. "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering." (Leviticus 4:1-3)

In other offerings, the offerer came as a worshipper, but here he came as a convicted sinner. The sin offering was a distinct witness to the fact that sin exists within the heart of all mankind and that God has provided just one sacrifice for sin which can redeem and restore a sinner.

The sin offering typified Christ who would die in the sinner's place. Animal sacrifices served their purpose until Christ shed His sinless blood on the cross for man's sins. Today by faith, the sinner believes that Jesus died in his place and receives Christ as Savior and Lord of his life.

The meat offering was never meat but meal or grain (meat is an old English word used for food in general). It could be brought with either the burned offering or the peace offering; but it was never to be brought with the sin or trespass offerings. "And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar. And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD. And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it. It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering. All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy." (6:14-1. The Lord's portion was burned on the altar, signifying that the offerer was now in a right relationship with the Most High God. The grain was usually crushed and ground into fine flour which was sometimes mixed with oil and/or frankincense, but always with salt, and then baked. Frankincense, as it burned with the offering, gave forth a satisfying odor symbolizing that the prayers and intercessions of all who are in covenant relationship with God are satisfying to Him.

While the burned offering expressed a consecration of self, the meat offering was a consecration of service. It also illustrates the life of Christ, the sinless Savior, Who laid aside His glory as the God of creation to be crushed as a grain of wheat by the mill of humiliation.

Today, we are blessed to not have to obtain God's forgiveness by sin and meat offerings. Our Lord Jesus Christ took the place of all that, He died for us and the only thing we have to do to be forgiven and seen perfect in God's eyes is to ask Him for forgiveness. However, to obtain forgiveness we can't shift blame on to others but we must confess our own sins. We must be true in our hearts and realize that we have sinned. True repentance will result in the obedience to God's Word, and will be evidenced by a transformed life that will shine far above any life that you lived without Him.

In today's lesson Jesus Christ is revealed through the body of the young bull which was burned outside the camp (Leviticus 4:12). This pictures Jesus as He suffered outside the gate (Hebrews 13:11-12).

Today's Psalm: 135:14
"For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants."

Have a wonderful day/night and enjoy the rest of your weekend.
God Bless,
Christina

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