Leviticus - Be Holy for I am Holy , Sarah Barry
THE FIVE OFFERINGS
Passage: Leviticus 1:1~13  
Key verse: 9
The Burnt Offering
1 The Lord called to Moses(A) and spoke to him from the tent of meeting.(B) He said, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When anyone among you brings an offering to the Lord,(C) bring as your offering an animal from either the herd or the flock.(D)
3 “‘If the offering is a burnt offering(E) from the herd,(F) you are to offer a male without defect.(G) You must present it at the entrance to the tent(H) of meeting so that it will be acceptable(I) to the Lord. 4 You are to lay your hand on the head(J) of the burnt offering,(K) and it will be accepted(L) on your behalf to make atonement(M) for you. 5 You are to slaughter(N) the young bull(O) before the Lord, and then Aaron’s sons(P) the priests shall bring the blood and splash it against the sides of the altar(Q) at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 6 You are to skin(R) the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.(S) 7 The sons of Aaron the priest are to put fire on the altar and arrange wood(T) on the fire. 8 Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat,(U) on the wood(V) that is burning on the altar. 9 You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water,(W) and the priest is to burn all of it(X) on the altar.(Y) It is a burnt offering,(Z) a food offering,(AA) an aroma pleasing to the Lord.(AB)
10 “‘If the offering is a burnt offering from the flock, from either the sheep(AC) or the goats,(AD) you are to offer a male without defect. 11 You are to slaughter it at the north side of the altar(AE) before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall splash its blood against the sides of the altar.(AF) 12 You are to cut it into pieces, and the priest shall arrange them, including the head and the fat,(AG) on the wood that is burning on the altar. 13 You are to wash the internal organs and the legs with water,(AH) and the priest is to bring all of them and burn them(AI) on the altar.(AJ) It is a burnt offering,(AK) a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.
Cross references
- Leviticus 1:1 : S Ex 3:4; S 25:22
- Leviticus 1:1 : S Ex 27:21; S 40:2
- Leviticus 1:2 : Lev 7:16, 38; 22:21; 23:38; 27:9
- Leviticus 1:2 : Lev 22:18-19; Nu 15:3
- Leviticus 1:3 : S Ge 8:20
- Leviticus 1:3 : ver 10; Lev 22:27; Ezr 8:35; Mal 1:8
- Leviticus 1:3 : S ver 5; S Ex 12:5; S Lev 22:19, 20; Heb 9:14; 1Pe 1:19
- Leviticus 1:3 : Lev 6:25; 17:9; Nu 6:16; Dt 12:5-6, 11
- Leviticus 1:3 : Isa 58:5
- Leviticus 1:4 : S Ex 29:10, 15
- Leviticus 1:4 : ver 3; Lev 4:29; 6:25; Eze 45:15
- Leviticus 1:4 : S Ge 32:20
- Leviticus 1:4 : S Ex 29:36; S 32:30
- Leviticus 1:5 : Ex 29:11; Lev 3:2, 8
- Leviticus 1:5 : S ver 3; Ex 29:1; Nu 15:8; Dt 18:3; Ps 50:9; 69:31
- Leviticus 1:5 : Lev 8:2; 10:6; 21:1
- Leviticus 1:5 : S Ex 29:20; Heb 12:24; 1Pe 1:2
- Leviticus 1:6 : Lev 7:8
- Leviticus 1:6 : Ex 29:17
- Leviticus 1:7 : ver 17; S Ge 22:9; Lev 3:5; 6:12
- Leviticus 1:8 : ver 12; S Ex 29:13; Lev 8:20
- Leviticus 1:8 : Lev 9:13
- Leviticus 1:9 : S Ex 29:17
- Leviticus 1:9 : Lev 6:22
- Leviticus 1:9 : ver 13; Ex 29:18; Lev 9:14
- Leviticus 1:9 : ver 3
- Leviticus 1:9 : Lev 23:8, 25, 36; Nu 28:6, 19
- Leviticus 1:9 : ver 13; Ge 8:21; Lev 2:2; 3:5, 16; 17:6; Nu 18:17; 28:11-13; Eph 5:2
- Leviticus 1:10 : S Ge 22:7
- Leviticus 1:10 : S ver 3; Ex 12:5; Lev 3:12; 4:23, 28; 5:6; Nu 15:11
- Leviticus 1:11 : S Ex 29:11
- Leviticus 1:11 : S Ex 29:20
- Leviticus 1:12 : S ver 8
- Leviticus 1:13 : S Ex 29:17
- Leviticus 1:13 : Lev 6:22
- Leviticus 1:13 : S ver 9
- Leviticus 1:13 : Dt 12:27
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INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS
Leviticus - Be Holy for I am Holy
(KeyVerse= 11:45b)
The key verse of Leviticus is 11:45b: 'Be holy, because I am holy.' God is holy. He wants his people to be a holy nation and a kingdom of priests (Ex 19:5-6). But people are not holy; we are sinners. God teaches us in this book that the wages of sin is death, and that without the atoning blood there is no forgiveness of sin.
Leviticus 17:11 says that blood stands for life; God accepts a blood sacrifice as atonement for sin. Hebrews 9:22b says, 'without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.'
The Levites were appointed to be responsible for the sanctuary. Levites who were also descendants of Aaron were priests.
The whole sacrificial system looks forward to Jesus, the Lamb provided by God to take away the sin of the world (Jn 1:29). Jesus is our high priest and Jesus is the perfect sacrifice. His death gives the sacrificial system meaning and, at the same time, makes it obsolete.
Outline of Leviticus
1:1-7:38 The 5 offerings
8:1-10:20 The priesthood
11:1-15:33 Clean and unclean
16:1-34 The Day of Atonement
17:1-22:33 Holiness in life
23:1-25:55 The Sabbath, holy days, seasons
26:1-27:34 Reward and punishment
1. Instructions for the offerings (1:1-13)
Read through chapters 1-7, noticing the five types of offerings. (See 7:37,38) i) Burnt offerings. Read 1:3,4. The blood was to atone for sin; the rest was burned to represent total commitment to God. ii) The grain offering was for thanksgiving; some was burned on the altar and some eaten by the priests. Read 2:1-3. iii) A fellowship offering was made to make peace with God through the forgiveness of sin, and to express thanks to God. Read 3:1,2; 7:11,12. iv) The sin offering was made for unintentional sins. Sins were confessed, forgiven, and cleansed. v) Guilt offerings were made for sins which required restitution. Read 4:1; 22-26; 5:17-19; Heb 9:11-14.
2. An aroma pleasing to the Lord (1:9,13,17;2:9;3:5)
These sacrifices all point to Jesus, the Lamb without blemish (Eph 5:2). His death on the cross was cruel and painful. His blood atones for sin and enables us to go to God to offer acceptable sacrifices of thanksgiving and praise (Heb 13:15,16).
Prayer: Lord, thank you for forgiving my sins through the blood of Jesus and giving me peace with you.
One Word: Come to God through the blood