The Law of the Sin Offering

Hey, hey, good morning, good morning. Welcome to Coffee and Devotions. This is where every day you and I, we get together, we have a little bit of coffee, we get into God's Word, and we grow in our love for the Lord together. And this year, 2023, Lord willing, we'll make it from Genesis through Leviticus. I'm so glad to be with you this morning. We are at Leviticus chapter six, gonna round off that chapter.
Let's have some coffee, we'll pray, and we'll get into God's Word. Let's pray. Father, we thank you so much for this day. Thank you for the blessing of being able to read your word. Please help us to understand it. Please work it into our hearts by the power of your Holy Spirit. Please teach us. In Jesus' name, Amen. Here we are, we are at Leviticus 6, beginning at verse 24. Also the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the sons of Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is a law of the sin offering in the place where the burnt offering is killed. The sin offering shall be killed before the Lord.
It is most holy. The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. In a holy place it shall be eaten in the court of the tabernacle of meeting. Everyone who touches its flesh must be holy. And when its blood is sprinkled on any garment, you shall wash that on which it was sprinkled in a holy place. But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken, and if it is boiled in a bronze pot, it shall be scoured and rinsed in water. All the males among the priests may eat it. It is most holy. But no sin offering from which any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of meeting to make an atonement in the holy place shall be eaten. It shall be burned in the fire."
Well, we need to ask ourselves our ABCs. A, what's this about? B, what's the best verse to summarize this? And C, What are we called to do? What are we supposed to do about this? So, what is this about? Well, this is this trespass offering, or sin offering, sorry, this sin offering. Some people will call it a purification offering. And as we get into this passage, what we see is that God provides a way for sinners to be made right with Him. It's no secret. This is the beautiful thing about how clear God is versus all the other gods of the Old Testament or of the pagan nations surrounding Israel.
You never knew why they were mad with you or what you needed to do to get on their good side. You didn't know if you gave them enough food or the wrong food. You didn't know if you gave them the right amount of food or if they just wanted to be mean. They didn't have any security, but not so for Israel. Israel knew who their God was. Israel could worship their God. Israel could trust their God.
And even when there was sin, there was a way for that guilt or that sin to be dealt with. And so Aaron and his sons, right, this is a law of the sin offering. In a place where the burnt offering is killed, the sin offering shall be killed before the Lord.
It is most holy, right? So it's supposed to happen at the altar. Same place. You don't have to go find some mysterious place. Just go to the altar, make a sin offering. After you make it, the priests are allowed to eat it. No, not the blood, not the blood, but the meat. They're allowed to eat the meat. Now, just as I was researching this passage and thinking, I came across an ancient Jewish philosopher. His name is Philo. He lived just before, around the time of Jesus, and he said this about this passage. He said, When the accomplishment of righteousness is our goal, act with speed and go quickly. When there's sin, go slow. Don't be quick to sin. Be quick towards righteousness. Be quick towards running to the Lord.
And isn't it a blessing that even when we do sin, there is a righteous one who has made a way for us to be right with him? What's this passage about? Well, this is the institution of that sin offering. And it's a blessing for the people of Israel. What's the best verse to summarize this? Well, in my Bible, I have verse 25 underlined and verse 26. So I got underlined, it's a sin offering.
It's supposed to be made at the altar, same place with the burnt offering. But what is this calling us to do, right? God has made a way for us to be right with him, even today. And the offering that is lifted up is not our offering, but it was Jesus Christ's finished work on the cross. He is our sin offering. He is the one. who has made a way for us to be right with Him.
So go to Him, trust Him, love Him. Let's pray. Father, we thank You so much for this day, and we pray that You would please let us walk in Your ways, let us trust in You. Father, please help us, Lord, to follow after You all the days of our lives. In Jesus' name, amen. Well, may God bless you. May you walk in the joy and peace of Jesus Christ, and I'll see you next time. Bye.
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