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An Offering and A Sacrifice to God. The Levitical Offerings and Sacrifices ( Leviticus 1-7, 17, 24:1-9 ) As A Type of Christ and His Church. Type and Anti-Type.
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An Offering and A Sacrificeto God The Levitical Offerings and Sacrifices ( Leviticus 1-7, 17, 24:1-9 ) As A Type of Christ and His Church
Type and Anti-Type • The OT offerings and sacrifices fore-shadowed the sacrifices that would be made by Christ and His church (Gal. 3:24; Col. 2:17; Heb. 8:5; 9:9; 10:1) • As such, we should learn the important lessons from these OT offerings and sacrifices
Type and Anti-Type Old testament sacrifice Leviticus ( Shadow ) New testament sacrifice Hebrews ( Substance ) • Person, offering, priest (1:1-5) • Sin sacrifice (1:4) • Blood sprinkled on the altar of sacrifice in the holy place (1:5) • Sweet smell (1:9,13,17) • Person, offering, priest = Christ (6:14; 10:10) • Sin sacrifice (7:27; 8:3) • Blood sprinkled (9:14,23,26,28; 10:10,12,14; 13:12,20) • Sweet smell (Eph. 5:2)
Church Offerings and Sacrifices • NT Christians are priests offering spiritual sacrifices (1 Peter 2:5) • Our service to God today is an “offering” (Rom. 15:16; Phil. 2:17; 2 Tim. 4:6; Heb. 13:15) • Our service to God today is a “sacrifice” (Rom. 12:1; Phil. 4:18; Heb. 13:10,15-16; Rev. 5:8; 8:3; 6:9)
Offerings and SacrificesLasting Principles for Today • Sacrifice follows a divine pattern (2 Tim. 1:13) • Sacrifice has a cost and a price to pay (Mal. 3:8) • Sacrifice is giving the best to God (Mt. 6:33) • Sacrifice is personal (Rom. 12:1-2) • Sacrifice is a “sweet savor unto God,” a memorial (Phil. 4:18)
Offerings and SacrificesLasting Principles for Today • Sacrifice requires attention to detail (Col. 3:17) • Sacrifice requires continuous work (Lev. 24:1-9; 1 Cor. 15:58) • Sacrifice is a “gift” to God (Heb. 5:1; 8:3-4; 9:9) • Sacrifice is serious (Lev. 17:1-9) and sacred (Lev. 17:10-16) – Heb. 12:28-29