The Full and Final Sacrifice
Read Leviticus 1:4
Today’s Truth
Thus begins a book that is oftentimes skipped over in the Bible, that’s not read very often or even maybe taken very seriously, the book of Leviticus, because we see a variety of things in this book that don’t seem to make sense to us or don’t seem to apply to our lives. And, granted, there are a variety of things that don’t apply directly. These are commands and instructions given for offerings in a old testament, old covenant, sacrificial system that don’t apply in the same way in the new testament. And we see in the New Testament that Jesus has come to offer the full and final sacrifice for our sins in a way that makes many of these offerings obsolete.
Discussion Questions
- Have you ever read Leviticus? Why or why not?
- Leviticus points us to the need for atonement. In Christ, our sins have been atoned for, and we are welcomed into His presence. What does that mean to you?
- What does it mean to you that you have been atoned for by Jesus? How does his sacrifice for you change you?
Application
At the same time, that doesn’t mean that this book doesn’t have anything to apply to our lives. There is so much in this book that is so helpful for us to understand who God is, who we are, what it means to follow Him, even right here in the very beginning.
