When one sins against the Lord they are to bring an animal to sacrifice for their sin to make an atonement for them. Although, as we learn in Hebrews, the animal sacrifice did not remove sins but was designed to slow one down from continuous sinning. Like paying a traffic violation today will slow you down from breaking the law.
They had the practice of burnt offering, meat offering, and peace offering and no one is to eat the fat or blood of an animal that is sacrificed in all our generations.
Leviticus chapter 4 shows us the entire practice of the Law of Animal Sacrifice. Each man that sins is to bring a bullock to the priest, and the priest is even to bring his own bullock for his sin. When the priest kills the animal and takes the blood dipping his finger in it to sprinkle on the veil, he is to sprinkle the blood 7 times on the veil.
Then they are to take the bullock away from the camp and burn it on wood. This is the sin offering; the offering that represents Jesus Christ without question became the actual sin offering (shadow of good things to come).
The Lord has it that a man sins unaware, once he is aware of it he shall confess it and begin to make atonement for that sin. The Lord accepts sin through ignorance or sin not done purposely. If you sin willfully their has never been pardons for that.
This is also the rule that what is left of the burnt offering; Aaron and his sons shall consume. That's a pretty good deal for the priest; but the priest have no inheritance but are the Lords.
Leviticus chapter 7 introduces the trespass offering. It shall be eaten by all the male priest. Again; we're reminded not to eat blood nor fat or you will be cut off from your people.
In chapter 8 Moses anoints Aaron and his sons before the entire camp, pouring the oil upon the head of Aaron. Moses also anointed the Temple before the entire camp too; and they did all things the Lord commanded by the had of Moses.
Moses again tells Aaron to prepare the sin offering and to do it in the presence of the people on the eighth day after 7 days of consecration that the glory of the Lord will appear unto the people.
After Aaron sacrificed the sin offering, the glory of the Lord came down in a fire and consumed the fat on the altar in the presence of the congregation. The people shouted and were afraid as they fell to the ground on their faces. The Lord is powerful.
In Leviticus 10 Nadab and Abihu, the oldest sons of Aaron went to sleep and let the fire that was to burn continually go out. And instead of letting Moses and Aaron know about it; they attempted to offer strange fire before the Lord and a fire burst out and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.
Moses then told Aaron this is what the Lord meant when He said He would be set apart of them who comes near Him. In other words; pay attention when you are dealing with the Lord. Moses also told Aaron and his remaining sons not to mourn nor grieve; but to let the congregation do the grieving for their death.
The Lord God is a tough being, He wouldn't allow them to grieve... ouch. Then the Lord told Aaron not to drink wine or strong drink when they go into the congregation, I presume that is what Nadab and Abihu did to let the continuing fire go out. So now there is no more drinking in the Tabernacle for priest who are on duty.
The dietary law is what is written in Leviticus chapter 11. Of land based animals the animal that chews the cud AND divides the hoof, they are clean. In the water you are to eat animals with fins AND scales, like tuna & salmon; but as for things in the water like shrimp and catfish, they are no, no's. They of the birds, they are named out to read. Eagles and vultures ducks and goose are not permitted among other fowls.
The Lord wants us to be holy for He is Holy and we are not to make ourselves unclean by eating abominable things. Like the TV channel TBS coined, "very funny", this is "very serious."
Chapter 12 talks about the cleanness or uncleaness of child birth. All women who have a new child, male or female, should read and do this chapter.
Chapter 13 goes into clean and unclean leprosy and what to do with it. It is the law of the leprosy. It was some difficult reading but it is great to learn and know. It is good to know so you don't go sacrificing animals for your sin offering because JESUS is the sin offering.
Also that you know what animals to consume and which ones to leave alone. We will deal with the rest of Leviticus, the way of Levi, the priest to the children of Israel, the priest to the nations tomorrow. Good day.
DD
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