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| Leviticus 3:1-5 |
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Lesson # Leviticus 3:1-5 Study Material - Leviticus 3:1-5 You must be in fellowship prior to your Bible study, so that the spiritual information you receive can become a source of blessing to your soul and produce spiritual growth. Lev. 3:1-5 1 'Now if his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings, if he is going to offer out of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without defect before the LORD. 2 'And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and slay it at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood around on the altar. 3 'And from the sacrifice of the peace offerings, he shall present an offering by fire to the LORD, the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, 4 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he shall remove with the kidneys. 5 'Then Aaron's sons shall offer it up in smoke on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire; it is an offering by fire of a soothing aroma to the LORD. The peace offering is detailed in the third chapter of Leviticus. As the first two chapters recognize the propitiation of God through the work of Christ on the Cross, and through His impeccable character, now this offering recognizes the reconciliation of man to God as a result of the work of Christ on the Cross. In sin man dug himself a deep pit and jumped in to it. Man set up this barrier and had no means of tearing down that barrier. Christ went to the Cross and paid the price for sin and death and removed that barrier for us, and thus reconciled man to God as a result. The word for peace is 'shelamim', which is in the plural meaning peace's, or two peace's to be exact. The peace resulting from the work of the Cross, and the peace with God the Father as a result of that work.. The requirement here for a sacrificial animal is for either a male or a female animal. In the burnt offering, the work of Christ, a male, is depicted, but here, reconciliation is taught, and that refers to both male and female in humanity. The male referring to active obedience. The female referring to passive obedience. In active obedience, Christ went willingly to the Cross, but once He was hung on the Cross, that obedience became passive in his willingness to receive and bear our sins and judgment in our place. The offering repeats to some extent that which we have covered in our study of the first chapter. The hand is placed on the head of the animal, indicating the transfer of sin to the animal, and mans identification of sin and its judgment on the Cross along with Christ. The animal is killed as before, and it bleeds to death symbolizing the spiritual death of Christ and the judgment of sin, followed by His physical death when all the work of the Cross was finished. The fire represents judgment as before. And the fat refers to the inner purity of Christ just as explained in chapter 1. But there is a difference now in this sacrifice, and that is the reference to the kidneys, 'kiljoth', sometimes translated reins, but reefers to the kidneys of the animal. The reins or kidneys sometimes refer to emotions or the stability of thought of the person in reference. Here Jesus Christ both went to the Cross and remained there voluntarily, and throughout the entire ordeal. He never had a thought to bring himself down off of the Cross, though as God, He could very well have done that at anytime. The flanks refer to the strength of the person or animal. Great strength is evidenced by the muscular condition of the animal. Where there is great strength there are muscles to support that strength, but more than that, there is confidence in the outcome of ones activity. Christ had great confidence in the results of the Cross. As in Isa. 50:6+, Christ states His confidence in Gods plan despite the shame He incurred both prior and during the events of the Cross. The lobe of the liver refers to the membrane that covers the liver and refers to the transparent glory laid bare and open and now visible to all since it is now revealed as a result of the completion of the work of the Cross. This same reference is made in Psa. 104:2, Psa. 16:9 (where the word for liver is used for glory), with a comparable Greek reference in 1 Jn. 1:5 and Rev 1:3. The priests were to burn all on the alter and it was received by God as a sweet savor to His satisfaction. 
Now is the time to post a prayer. End Of Lesson Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth. |
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