LEVITICUS 15
These last few verses in chapter 6 have to do with the sin
offering. Let us just look into this, even before we start the verses.
We know that Jesus Christ was the sin offering for all believers. We,
also, know that He took our sin upon His body, that we might receive
His righteousness. The sin offering was for sins that had been
committed against God Himself. A sin of this nature would be much more
serious than some of the lesser offenses we have been studying. I have
said it before, but it is very important for us as Christians to see
Jesus in this sin offering.
It is a very serious thing to decide to believe in Jesus and
decide to live and work for Him the rest of your life. Before we
decide to do such a thing, we must count the cost. Lot's wife lost her
life, after she had been saved from the destruction of Sodom and
Gomorrah, by looking back. I will show you just one Scripture here
that tells us the seriousness of looking back, after we have begun
with God. Luke 9:62 "And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his
hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
We are warned in another Scripture to count the cost before we begin.
Luke 14:27 "And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me,
cannot be my disciple." Luke 14:28 "For which of you, intending to
build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether
he have [sufficient] to finish [it]?" Luke 14:33 "So likewise,
whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot
be my disciple." Whatever job God has called you to do, and you have
accepted the call, you must continue to do until God says stop.
We have been speaking of the high priest and his sons, the
priests, in these lessons. God has made those He called {the
Christians} to be priests. I will give you 2 examples of Scriptures
where the believers in Christ are called priests. Revelation 1:6 "And
hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him [be]
glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen." Revelation 5:10 "And
hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the
earth." Notice that kings and priests are not capitalized here. In the
next Scripture, you will see that Jesus becomes the King, and we are
His subordinate kings. Revelation 17:14 "These shall make war with the
Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and
King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen,
and faithful."
Notice in the Scripture above, we believers are allowed to eat of
Him. We are priests in the sight of God, if we are believers. We
notice in all of this, that this offering must be eaten in the
sanctuary. This means, to me, that the things of God are not to be
mixed with the things of the world. We have our life, our very being,
hidden in Him. He is our life. Galatians 2:20 "I am crucified with
Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and
the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son
of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." The things dedicated
to God are holy and must not be contaminated by things of the world.
Worldliness has no place in the church. We are to be holy for God is
holy.
Now we will pick up with this lesson in Leviticus 6:24 "And the
LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
A new thought begins here, and Moses wants it clearly understood
that this message is from God. LORD here, of course, is Jehovah.
Leviticus 6:25 "Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This
[is] the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt
offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD:
it [is] most holy."
The location seems to be important here. This animal will be
killed just inside the door of the tabernacle. Jesus is the door that
we enter to come to fellowship with God. Jesus, also, is this
offering. The altar spoken of here is the bronze altar of judgement.
We have all been judged guilty of sin and worthy of death before we
come to Jesus Christ our Saviour. Remember, again, that the person
bringing the animal places their hand upon the animal's head to
transfer the guilt of sin on the animal. The animal's blood is then
shed to pay the penalty for sin. Blood is the only payment acceptable
unto God. This animal becomes the substitute for this person who has
sinned, just as Jesus became our substitute. The sin was paid in full
by the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Our offering {Jesus Christ} was
most holy. He took our sin that we might become holy in the sight of
God.
Leviticus 6:26 "The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it:
in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of
the congregation."
We have dealt with this before, but I would like to show you one
Scripture here. John 6:53 "Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily,
I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink
his blood, ye have no life in you."
Leviticus 6:27 "Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be
holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any
garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy
place."
It appears that sometimes the priest, in the preparation of the
offering, would accidently drop some blood on the garment. He was to
wash the garment inside the holy place. The garment was holy, because
it had come into contact with the offering. Notice, also, that the
priests and the high priest were holy. They were not to get involved
with worldly things. They were to be separated unto God.
II Corinthians 6:17 "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye
separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I
will receive you," Christians, you cannot have one foot in the world
and the other foot in heaven. You must choose between the world and
God.
Leviticus 6:28 "But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall
be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both
scoured, and rinsed in water."
This is a beautiful example of how things, or people dedicated to
God, must not participate in worldly things. In an earthen vessel, it
would be impossible to keep the things out of the pores of the vessel,
so God said break them, to keep them from being contaminated. In the
case of the bronze pot, it could be scraped and cleaned so that it
would not mix things used in it.
Leviticus 6:29 "All the males among the priests shall eat
thereof: it [is] most holy."
We dealt with this before, but so no one can say they did not
know, we will go through it again. The priests were symbolic of all
believers in Christ {both male and female}. All believers in Christ
are spoken of as sons of God, just as all believers both male and
female are the bride of Christ. You might say, well how can this be?
With God there is no male and female. The only time we will have a
gender is for our stay on this earth in the flesh. We are male and
female on the earth to procreate life with God. We are spirit beings
with a different kind of body than we had here on the earth. First I
will give the Scripture that says with God there is no male or female.
Galatians 3:28 "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond
nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in
Christ Jesus." Now let me give you the Scriptures that say we will
have a different kind of body in heaven. I Corinthians 15:42 "So also
[is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is
raised in incorruption:" I Corinthians 15:43 "It is sown in dishonour;
it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:"
I Corinthians 15:44 "It is sown a natural body; it is raised a
spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual
body." I Corinthians 15:45 "And so it is written, The first man Adam
was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening
spirit."
Leviticus 6:30 "And no sin offering, whereof [any] of the blood
is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile
[withal] in the holy [place], shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the
fire."
We dealt with this fully, when we looked at the sin offering. We
remember that for this particular offering, the offering was burned up
except for the hide. The hide was given to the priest.
Questions 15
1. Who was the sin offering for all believers?
2. He took our sin upon His body that we might take on His _________.
3. Who had these sins been commited against?
4. Who must we see in these sin offerings?
5. What must a person do before deciding to totally commit to follow
Christ?
6. Who lost her life when she looked back?
7. What is the message in Luke chapter 9 verse 62?
8. Who did Jesus say could not be His disciple?
9. When can you stop doing the job God called you to do?
10. In Revelation chapter 1 verse 6, what 2 things are the Christians
called?
11. In Revelation chapter 5 verse 10, we read that we shall reign
where?
12. Who is Jesus called in Revelation chapter 17 verse 14?
13. In the same verse, the Christians are called 3 things, what are
they?
14. What does the author believe is meant by eating in the sanctuary?
15. Quote Galatians chapter 2 verse 20.
16. What has no place in the church?
17. Where will the animal be killed for the sin offering?
18. Who opened the door that we Christians might fellowship with God?
19. What is the only payment for sin acceptable unto God?
20. What one word tells what Jesus was for us?
21. What does St. John chapter 6 verse 53 say that we must do to have
life in us?
22. Why was the garment the priest wore holy?
23. Where do we find the Scripture that tells us to be separate?
24. Why was the earthen vessel to be broken after being used in this
offering?
25. What had to be done to the brazen vessel?
26. The males in chapter 6 verse 29 represented whom?
27. All believers in Christ are spoken of as ____ of God.
28. Who are the bride of Christ?
29. Where do we find the Scripture that says there is no male or
female, because ye are all one in Christ Jesus?
30. There is a ________ body, and there is a __________ body.
31. The first Adam was a living soul: the last Adam was a _____ ____.
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