8/15/2008 10:11 AM
My Worship Time Focus: The Burnt Offering
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Leviticus 1:1-17; 6:8-13
Message of the verses: In
today’s SD I will be going over the ritual of the offering and I will not add
the verses to this SD because of the length of them.
The
sacrificial system that is described here in the book of Leviticus is a picture
of the Lord Jesus Christ and what He would do to fulfill this picture. The burnt offering was the basic sacrifice
that showed the devotion of the one offering it to the Lord. The entire offering was burnt and this shows
total devotion to the Lord. Romans
12:1-2 speak of entire devotion by NT believers where the NT believer is to
offer himself as a living sacrifice to the Lord. The verb tense shows that this is a one time
thing, but I believe that I should remind myself of this often or I my not
remember that I have done this, and a living sacrifice may want to run off
unlike the burnt offering.
The burnt
offering can come from the herd, the flock, or could be a bird. This would assure that all of Israel
The person
would bring the sacrifice to the door of the tabernacle and then the priest
would examine it to make sure that the sacrifice was without blemish to make
sure that the person was bringing the best to the Lord. Jesus Christ was the perfect sacrifice (but
with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of
Christ. 1 Peter 1:19).
The person
offering the sacrifice, except in the case of offering a bird, would lay their
hands on the sacrifice for two reasons.
First they were identifying themselves with the sacrifice, and second
they were transferring something to the sacrifice. Now in the case of this burnt offering the
person was saying that just as the offering was totally being burnt up in
dedication to the Lord so am I giving myself totally to the Lord. Even this offering with the shedding of it’s
blood transferred the guilt to the animal that was being offered.
In the case
of the bull or lamb the offerer would kill the animal and the priest would
catch the blood in a basin and sprinkle it on the sides of the altar and the
body of the sacrifice would be burnt on the altar. In the case of a bird the priest would kill
it. Now in the case of the bull all of
it would be cut up and burned on the altar with the exception of the hide which
would be given to the priest.
Tomorrow I
will discuss the significance of this offering.
Spiritual meaning for my life today:
Romans 12:1-2 are something that I have
not been reminding myself to do for sometime now and this was a good reminder
for me to renew this practice and give myself totally to the Lord for His
service and worship.
My Steps of Faith for
Today:
- Give myself to the Lord for service and worship.
- Put on my spiritual armor.
- Trust the Lord to guide my path today.
- Trust the Lord to continue to teach me contentment.
Memory verses for the week: Exodus
20:1-6
- Then God spoke all these words, saying,
- I am
the Lord your God who brought you out of the
- You shall have no other gods before Me.
- You shall not make for yourself and idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.
- You shall not worship or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children on the third and forth generations of those who hate me’
- but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love me and keep my commandments.
8/15/2008 10:54 AM
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