Israel’s worship in holiness begins in earnest as Aaron and his sons are ordained to the priesthood (ch 8) and the first sacrifices are offered (ch 9). As this worship commences, it does so—according to God’s prescriptions—with anticipation of the future woven into...
The predominantly priestly focus of the sacrificial details in this passage underscores the centrality of the sacrifices, anticipates the supreme priest and sacrifice, and challenges every believer how we, as a kingdom of priests, can live our lives to lead others to...
God required the guilt (or “repayment”) offering on particular occasions that direct us toward vertical and horizontal opportunities paid for by Christ, the supreme guilt offering. Sermon #7 in the series Leviticus: Worship in Holiness. Find out more about...
Like a cut diamond, sin has many facets, some of which show up in God’s commands to Israel for the sin offering. Like a laser and a diamond, Christ—as the believer’s sin offering—cuts our sin as only he can. Sermon #6 in the series Leviticus: Worship in Holiness. Find...
How does the OT talk about sin? What is the importance of the designations “holy and common” and “clean and unclean”? This vocabulary aides us as we begin to consider the sin (or purification) offering and the greatness of Jesus highlighted in it. Sermon #5 in the...
