Showing posts with label Leviticus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leviticus. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

The Sin Offerings


August 15, 2019
Text: Leviticus 4:1-21 
Title: Sin Offering for Unintentional Sins

God desires a continuous fellowship with His people
Principles: Whenever there is no forgiveness of sins, there is no fellowship with God
Command: Be aware of the Law of God

Reflection:
  • Despite the sins that I have done everyday, through Jesus as a sin offering, my fellowship with the Lord is being maintained
  • However, I must observe the Law of God
  • I thank the Lord for the forgiveness of sin through the work of the Lord Jesus Christ

Observations
  • The priest needs to dip his finger in the blood . . . (v6)
  • Put some blood on the horns of the alter (v7)
  • Removal of fats (v8)


Sin Offering is to protect the Tabernacle from sin to maintain the fellowship with God

The Peace Offering


August 14, 2019
Text: Leviticus 3:1-17 
Title: The Fellowship Offering

God shows His goodness to His People
Principles: Worship and Thanksgiving is given to God for His goodness
Command: Worship and give thanks to God for His goodness

    Fat portion represent the greater portion from the blessings from God.
    It represents that there is a portion in us that is to be given to God (Worship and Thanksgiving)

Reflection:
  • God has shown me His goodness and it is a must for me to worship and give thanks for He is good.
  • In many ways God shows His goodness to me, but in many times I take His goodness for granted
  • I have to know the proper way to worship and to thank Him

Observations
  • Avoidance of eating any fat or any blood (v17)
  • Fat portion will be offer as food by fire to the Lord


Peace Offering is a voluntary offering for the goodness that is received from God

The Grain Offering


August 13, 2019
Text: Leviticus 2:1-16 
Title The Grain Offering

God abhors sins (v11)
Principle: The priest has a portion from the grain offering (vv2, 10,)
Command: Offering should not be corrupted with sin (v11) but to continue to be faithful according to the covenant (v13)

Reflection:
  • The faithfulness of Jesus is the reality of the offering seasoned with salt wherein He is always faithful in the covenant that was established by God and Him.
  • The offering of Jesus is the reality of the offering without corruption of sin wherein the offering is free from leavened and honey
  • I have to be faithful to God and live a life as an offering without blemish.

Observations
  • Flour, Oil, Frankincense
  • Offering by Fire as it is a memorial portion
  • Remainder will be for Aaron and his sons
  • No leaven and honey offer by fire
  • Seasoned with salt symbolizes with

Grain offering is a sign of thanksgiving to God for the removal of sin.

The Burnt Offering


August 12, 2019
Text: Leviticus 1:1-17 
Title: The Burnt Offering

God is holy.
Principle: To come to the presence of the Lord, one must be holy.
Command: Be holy before the Lord's presence

Reflection
  • Jesus is my burnt offering once and for all to enjoy the presence of God.
  • Why I have taken for granted his presence by doing the things that are abominable in His sight.
  • I should enjoy His presence and not the things that God displeases.

Observations
  • Purpose of burn offering is to be accepted.
  • Offering by fire
  • Animals from the herd or the flock
  • To be offered by fire by the priests as a soothing aroma to the Lord
  • The blood of the young bull to be offered and sprinkled around on the altar that is on the door way of the tent of meeting.


Burnt Offering is to cleanse the people from their sins to have fellowship with God.