Leviticus 5:1-7:38
In
the descriptions of different offerings, we catch a glimpse of our need
and Christ's salvation. There is the "offering for sin" (Leviticus
5:6), the "fellowship offering of thanksgiving" (Leviticus 7:15), the
"guilt offering" (Leviticus 7:34), the "ordination offering" (Leviticus
7:37). There is teaching here which we must build on in our
understanding of our Christian experience. Christ died for our sins to
remove our guilt and bring us into fellowship with God. Grateful to Him,
we give ourselves to Him, confident that He has ordained that we should
bear fruit for Him (1 Peter 3:18; John 15:16). All of this arises from
the Old Testament details: - "the burnt offering, the grain offering"
(Leviticus 7:37). We must always look beyond the Old Testament
sacrifices to our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.
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