August 28, 2024
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Reading along with us in selections from Leviticus and Galatians? Here’s today’s reading:
Leviticus 7 (NIV)
The Guilt Offering
1“ ‘These are the regulations for the guilt offering, which is most holy: 2 The guilt offering is to be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and its blood is to be splashed against the sides of the altar. 3 All its fat shall be offered: the fat tail and the fat that covers the internal organs,……Continue Reading
Leviticus 7
Leviticus 7
When it says “he shall be cut off from his people”, what does that mean? Like forever? That person goes and lives as a nomad or among others? Killed? Or just shunned until they make restitution or a right offering?
It is difficult to say as I can’t recall the Bible giving further definition to it. I would assume though that it means cut off to go live with foreigners, but not killed. And I would presume it would be forever. It certainly makes the offenses very serious and makes them something to be avoided.
Leviticus 7
Galatians 5 and Leviticus 7.
Leviticus 7
Whew! So much went into this system…so thankful that God has fulfilled this entire system through Christ Jesus and we are saved and no longer need to make sacrifices to God!!
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:1-2
Hmmm. It would seem that God does indeed still desire a sacrifice…but it is a living sacrifice that requires we be transformed by the renewing of our minds…so thankful that God has given us the gift of Himself through the Holy Spirit to accomplish this work in us, for we know that on our own, we are completely lost…but in Christ, what can we not accomplish? God has given us His very Spirit…may we continually walk by that same Spirit and experience oneness and intimacy with our Creator who has saved us!
Further distinction is given about these offerings mentioned elsewhere in Leviticus, mostly specifying what the priests receive from the offerings, as well as things to not be eaten by all of Israel. It shows how important details are to God and how, when it comes to the holy, things are to be done just right.
Leviticus 7
More specifics on offerings and another reminder that the fat and blood were not to be eaten as the blood represented the life and the fat represented the goodness and abundance of the animal, (I would like to think that is what my own fat represents LOL) but that was what belonged to God in order to make atonement just as Jesus gave His life for us and thankfully making none of this necessary anymore.