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Tuesday Apr 04, 2017
040217 | Born To Die | Part Two | Allen Hickman
Tuesday Apr 04, 2017
Tuesday Apr 04, 2017
In the Old Testament there were many sacrifices that the Israelites where responsible every year to fulfill in order that have God’s approval and mercy on them. There were all a symbol of what Jesus would fulfill in His life, death, burial and ultimately His resurrection.
The Peace offering also known as the fellowship offering was symbolic of buying back or restoring to an original state. Jesus’ fulfill this for us and restored our fellowship with God that had been broken in the garden of Eden when Adam and Eve fell. This offering was a “freewill” offering that was given at the discretion of the worshiper. The only time this offering was commanded was during the “feast of Pentecost”. There were 3 types of peace offerings. The Praise and Thanksgiving offering, the Vow offering and the Freewill offering which could use imperfect animals. Think of how imperfect we as humans are and how God made a way for the imperfect to come before the perfect without fear or shame through His son Jesus.
The Sin offering was also known as the guilt or purification offering. In Leviticus 4 it begins to mention willful sin and unintentional sin. Sin was sin not matter the motive and it had to be dealt with. Why? Because sin will always lead to the defilement and breach of our relationship with God. This was the first offering where atonement and forgiveness are mentioned. There were also different requirements for different people.
Ultimately all sacrifices and offerings in the Old Testament were a symbol of what Jesus would do. Under the Old Covenant (testament) the sacrifices would only “cover” the sin for a year and sacrifices had to be made again and again year after year. But when Jesus came and sacrificed Himself who was perfect and flawless He being the “perfect sacrifice” “wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us and nailed it to the cross.” Thus, giving us the opportunity to be free from guilt and shame forever and to become the sons and daughters of God.
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