God Speaks
Offerings to Atone for Sin/Guilt and to Provide for the Priests
Verse of the Day: “In this way the priest will make atonement for them for any of these sins they have committed, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the offering will be for the priest, . . .” (Leviticus 5:13 NIV 2011)
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Reflection.
Consider the following questions regarding Leviticus 5-7
> 1. What does this chapter tell me about God?
> 2. What does this chapter tell me about the human beings He created?
Here is one possible answer to each of these questions. Ask the Holy Spirit if there are any others for you personally to ponder.
Leviticus 5
1. God loves people so much that He has made provision for all of our sins to be dealt with and forgiven.
2. People are to speak up and publicly testify about what we have personally witnessed.
Leviticus 6
1. God knows the whole truth in every situation, and He is the source of all truth.
2. People are to speak and act according to God’s truth and not their truth or to lie, cheat, steal or conceal information.
Leviticus 7
1. God Himself in the person of Jesus Christ was the perfect sacrifice for all sin.
2. People must present a perfect sacrifice (Jesus on the cross) before the LORD to be made right with Him.
Prayer
> 3. How might I pray regarding Leviticus 5-7?
Dear Righteous Judge of all the earth, I [Mary] admit my guilt in not speaking up and testifying about how great You are and all the wonderful things You have done for me. Lord Jesus, thank You for dying on the cross for my sins and rising from the dead to prove that I am forgiven and set free. Thank You, Holy Spirit, for being the guarantee that I am now a bona fide, adopted child of Father God and a joint-heir with Jesus. Thank You, LORD, that You gave Your people these rules and regulations to point out what sin is and how to deal with it until the Messiah Yeshua, the Lamb of God, came and took away the power of sin for all who will believe. Thank You for using these temporary earthly symbols to point people to eternal heavenly realities. Thank You for making the penalty for theft, deception, lying, and fraud so steep that it would deter future attempts at such misbehavior. Thank you also that the thief had to go to the priest to be made right with You as well as to the offended party. May I and Your other adopted children keep that in mind as well. Thank You that You made provision for the support of the priests and the judges to come from the sacrifices made on behalf of the guilty not from the general law-abiding public. Thank You for reserving the burning of fat as a symbol of devotion to You and blood as representing the life of a human being or an animal. That is why You said that neither fat nor blood should ever be eaten. All of Your laws are for our good and Your glory, LORD. AMEN
Action (Ask God, the Holy Spirit, if He wants you to work on one of the suggestions below or something else more personal that He points out.)
> 4. What action does the LORD want me to take in response to Leviticus 5-7?
With the help of God’s Holy Spirit:
- I will admit to myself, to at least one other person, and to the LORD God that I have sinned intentionally or unintentionally.
- I will offer Jesus’ death on the cross as the perfect sacrifice for my sin.
- I will receive the pardon and forgiveness the LORD gives in return.
- I will graciously forgive whoever has wronged me because of Jesus’ substitutionary death as well. Jesus died for that sin too no matter what it was.
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