Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Leviticus 22:17-20 A burnt offering or a final sacrifice?

 17Then the LORD said to Moses, 18“Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and tell them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or any foreign resident who presents a gift for a burnt offering to the LORD, whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, 19must offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf. 20You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.


“The Hebrew word for “burnt offering” actually means to “ascend,“ literally to “go up in smoke.” The smoke from the sacrifice ascended to God, “a soothing aroma to the LORD” (Leviticus 1:9). Technically, any offering burned over an altar was a burnt offering, but in more specific terms, a burnt offering was the complete destruction of the animal (except for the hide) in an effort to renew the relationship between Holy God and sinful man. With the development of the law, God gave the Israelites specific instructions as to the types of burnt offerings and what they symbolized.”


https://www.gotquestions.org/burnt-offering.html


unblemished, must not present anything with a defect......


Malachi 1: 7By presenting defiled food on My altar.

But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’

By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.

8When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.


"How was Jesus’ sacrifice better than the Levitical sacrifices?"

“In short, the sacrifice of Jesus is better than the Levitical sacrifices because Jesus’ sacrifice did what the Levitical sacrifices could never do—make forgiveness of sins possible, once and for all, with a sacrifice that is never to be repeated.”(A final sacrifice!)


https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-better-Levitical-sacrifices.html


Which sacrifice do you put your trust (salvation) in?


Blessings, David 

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