The Five Offerings Of Leviticus Part 7: The Peace Offering

#4.  The Peace Offering (Zevah haShelamiym זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים )

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Leviticus 3:1-15
"‘When his offering is a sacrifice of a peace offering, if he offers it of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord. ² And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of meeting; and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood all around on the altar. ³ Then he shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire to the Lord.
The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, ⁴ the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; ⁵ and Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is on the wood that is on the fire, as an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord."
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Let's recap:  
In the order of His book, the Burnt Offering and Grain Offering are listed first because, from God's point of view, they are most important.  God puts Jesus' death first, then His life to allow us to better appreciate the life He lived to qualify for that death.
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Man, we discovered, approaches God from the opposite direction:  Via the sin and Tresspass offerings.  Both for God and, experientially for man, the Peace offering comes third.  
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In our "experience," when we are forgiven of all our trespasses (what we do), and sins (what we are), now we can relax!  Now we can have peace with God.  This OBVIOUSLY results in joy and celebration; and that's what this offering is all about: CELEBRATION!

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Peace With God. 

We can have peace with God because the whole issue of has been settled at the cross; and it isn't only our past sins up till now.  
When Jesus died 2,000 ago, ALL our sins, yours and mine, were still future.  But Jesus is 100% God.  He lives outside time.  Therefore, the cross is outside time.  
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Some say that telling people, "All your sins for your entire life are cleansed," indicates you are saying that God has gone soft on sin.  NO!  God saw all your sins.....every single one of them.....and punished Jesus for them ALL.  Not one was left unpaid, or else God could not legally raise Jesus from the dead.
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In the cross, all extremes meet.  God demonstrated His Holy, inflexible righteousness when He allowed Jesus to die on our behalf.  He demonstrated His great love for us by not killing us!  Thank you, Jesus!
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Because we still sin occasionally as we walk through life, we can be assured that we are covered by Jesus.  We can pick ourselves up and go on.  
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Types Of Acceptable Animals.
This offering could be any animal of the herd or the flock, either male or female.  It must be also be without defect.  
God makes a point of saying that the animals chosen for sacrifice had to be from the herd or the flock, meaning, again, that they must be domesticated.  As we learned in Part 2, wild animals cannot represent Jesus, Who was perfectly submissive and obedient to His Father's will. 
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In this offering, however, a bullock, a lamb or a goat is acceptable but birds are not.  The doves or pigeons offered in the burnt offering represent believers who have a small concept of God as someone way up in heaven, far away.  They have little appreciation of the blood as well.

But one of the reasons the Shelamim was offered was in thanksgiving for something God did for you.  How big is your concept and appreciation of God when He heals you or your family member of a sickness or disease, or if you are spared from a terrible accident?  REALLY, REALLY BIG, much larger than a dove or pidgeon could portray!  That's why birds were not acceptable. 

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The Law Of The Peace Offering.

Though the Peace offering is outlined in chapter 3, in chapter 7 we find "The Law of the Peace Offering.
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Leviticus 7:11-14

"This is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings which he shall offer to the Lord: If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer, with the sacrifice of thanksgiving, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil, or cakes of blended flour mixed with oil. 

Besides the cakes, as his offering he shall offer leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offering. And from it he shall offer one cake from each offering as a heave offering to the Lord. It shall belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering.

The flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day it is offered. He shall not leave any of it until morning."

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Notice in this offering, LEAVENED BREAD is allowed!  What a surprise!  Why is that?  

First of all, the thanksgiving offering must be offered with UNleavened cakes or wafers mixed with oil OR cakes of blended flour MIXED WITH OIL.  
The first two represent Jesus as the perfect man that He is, but the cakes of blended flour depict His birth as being mixed or brought forth by the Holy Spirit.  That's what oil in the Bible represents:  The Holy Spirit, whether inside a person...when you are born again...or anointed with the Holy Spirit, meaning The Power of the Holy Spirit resting ON you in power.  Inside and outside!
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Jesus was born with the Holy Spirit inside, unlike us who are born in sin, and anointed outside upon His baptism given the Spirt WITHOUT MEASURE.  We receive those things upon accepting Him as our Lord and Savior at conversion.

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Eaten The Same Day.

Notice the bold phrase in red:  

"The flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day it is offered.  He shall not leave any of it until morning."  
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What does this mean for us today? 

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We must DAILY thank and praise God for His blessings and protection.  The day you confess divine health, that day you will eat of what you have confessed.  If you have confessed God's blessings and protection today, TODAY you will eat of it's benefits.  
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There is no such thing as thanking Him for tomorrow's blessings.  Whatever you thank Him for today:  Health, prosperity, provision, protection, you will eat of the benefits of your offering for today only.  It does not hold over until tomorrow.  
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But there was another reason to offer the Peace Offering.

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Vows And Voluntary Offerings.

Leviticus 7:16-17

"But if the sacrifice of his offering is a vow or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offers his sacrifice; but on the next day the remainder of it also may be eaten; the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day must be burned with fire."

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If the offering was for a vow or a voluntary offering, THE REMAINDER COULD BE EATEN THE NEXT DAY.  WOW!  

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We really don't make vows today.  We do, however, make voluntary offerings.  For instance, when you promise your wife or husband on your wedding day that, come what may, you will remain faithful to him or her till death do you part.  That "offering" may be "eaten" on the second day (i.e. for the rest of your life) but not on the third day.  The third day when Jesus returns!

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ShelamayIM - Many Kinds Of Peace.

In Hebrew, the word for peace offering is, "Shelamayim."  It is plural.  Whenever you want to make a word plural in Hebrew, you add "im," at the end.  Technically you could, "Peace(s)" offering (pural) in English.  

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There are many kinds of peace gained by Jesus' death.  You have peace with God, peace in your conscience, peace within yourself, peace within your family and among your friends.  But the word can also be translated, "Prosperities," so, peace and prosperity in your finances as well.  The Psalm says, "The LORD is my Shepherd, I SHALL NOT LACK."

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Whereas in the case of the Burnt Offering where it must always be a male animal, the Peace offering could be either male or female.  
As we learned earlier, "Male" is how the Bible describes something that benefits God; in other words, "Godward."  It also depicts spiritual maturity and strength.  Female depicts "man-ward," or of benefit to us, as well as weakness, spiritually speaking.
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Female Portrayed AS Weakness.

Remember, these are typologies. Nothing against females here, simply Biblical means of explaining spiritual concepts.   Women are portrayed "AS" the weaker sex, not that they actually "ARE" weaker, you understand.  Who says that carrying a baby for nine months and delivering that baby is not strength?  We are treated "AS" weaker, but that isn't the same as actually being weak.      

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Everyone Has His Food.
In the Peace Offering, God has His food:  The fat is offered to Him; The priests have their food:  Depicting saved individuals; and the Offerer has his food:  Also you! 
You and your family get to eat of it.  Everyone gets a portion, unlike the Burnt Offering, which all goes to God.  This was offered and  eaten in celebration of whatever it was that God did for you. 

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Remember the father calling for the fatted calf when the Prodigal Son returned home?  He was offering the Peace Offering to God.  But there are even more amazing secrets in the Hebrew text! 

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Secrets In The Hebrew Language.

This is my FAVORITE part!!  You read that fat is mentioned three times as being offered and burnt on the altar but also the "kidneys" and the "fatty lobe attached to the liver," (King James calls it, "The caul.")  These words in Hebrew paint even more beautiful pictures of Jesus! 

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Leviticus 3:3-5
"3 Then he (the priest) shall offer from the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire to the Lord. The fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, ⁴ the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove; ⁵ and Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is on the wood that is on the fire, as an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord."

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The Fat, The Kidneys, And The Liver.

The word in Hebrew for fat is, "cheleb," which means "the best or finest."  If you owned a home say, in the Hamptons, for instance, it could be said that you owned the "fat" of the land.  It is prime property.

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The word for kidneys is, "·kelayot," from the root word, "kalah: Complete."

Flanks is the word, "kesalim," from the root word, "kasal: Confidence."  There is an "im" at the end of the word because it is plural.  Hebrew uses "im" like we use the letter "s."  Kesalim signifies Jesus' inward "confidences" in His Father.

Finally, what is offered to the LORD on the altar is the "fatty lobe attached to the liver."  The word in Hebrew for this "fatty lobe" is "Yoteret," from the root word, "yatar."

Remember when Boaz sent Ruth home with a whole lot of food?  She went back to her mother-in-law and said, "Look at all this 'yatar: More than enough/Super abundance." 

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But watch what happens when you couple that word with the word for "liver: kabeed."  It comes from the root word, "cavot," which means, "Glory."

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Put it all together and this is what you are offering to God every time you thank Him:

The fat: Cheleb, or Best, of Jesus' finished work; all of Jesus' inward confidences in His Father, and His "more-than-enough, superabounding Glory!" 

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All of these things remind the Father of the glories, the confidences, and completeness of His Son.  He, of course, knows all of them already but he LOVES to be reminded of all that Jesus is and all that He has done. 

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Thank you, Jesus for being our Peace Offering!   

Please proceed to Part 8.  We'll be discussing the Sin and Tresspass offerings as they are pretty much linked together.

The Five Offerings Of Leviticus Part 6: The Grain Offering

#2. The Grain/Meal Offering:  Minchah (מִנְחָה)

Leviticus 2:1-4
‘When anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord , his offering shall be of fine flour. And he shall pour oil on it, and put frankincense on it.  He shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests, one of whom shall take from it his handful of fine flour and oil with all the frankincense. And the priest shall burn it  as a memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord .
⁴ ‘And if you bring as an offering a grain offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil. ⁵ But if your offering is a grain offering baked in a pan, it shall be of fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil. ⁶ You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering

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Fine Flour.

Now we come to the meal or grain offering, "Minchah," in Hebrew, which means "Gift."

It is the only one that does not involve an animal sacrifice.

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It was to be made of "fine flour."  In order to make coarse grain into fine flour, you have to grind and grind and grind and grind it until it is of the finest, smoothest texture; no lumps.  Then it was beaten and pounded into the desired shape and baked in the oven.  If it was an unleavened "cake," it must be "mixed with oil.  If it was an unleavened wafer, it must be "anointed" with oil.  

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Leaven depicts sin.  This offering contained no leaven because it represented Jesus His perfect life.  He was born without sin (leaven), neither did He commit any sin nor did He "know" sin.  In other words, His thoughts were completely without sin.

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If the offering was a grain offering baked in a pan, it had to be fine flour, unleavened, mixed with oil.  They were to "break it in pieces and pour oil on it."  This is a picture of Jesus Who's body was "broken for us." 

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Perfect Balance.

Such beautiful descriptions of Jesus, aren't they?  His character is perfectly smooth, nothing uneven or coarse, and not puffed up, as with "leaven."  Like the flour with no lumps, He is perfectly balanced:  Gentle but not soft; Kind but not a pushover; Firm but not overbearing.  Every which way you turn Him, His character is perfectly balanced!
Born without sin, the Holy Spirit could reside IN HIM and be poured out ON HIM without measure after His baptism.

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Oil And Frankincense.

Oil was added to the flour per God's instructions.  As you saw, Oil speaks of the Holy Spirit.  In and of itself, it speaks volumes in the way it was made.  
The olives used in making oil were pressed 3 times.  Each pressing yielding oil for different purposes.  Since this is a whole amazing subject in and of itself, rather than discuss it here, you may follow the link below for more on that topic:  

https://emmausroadministries.wordpress.com/2016/02/28/gethsemane-2/)

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Frankincense depicts Jesus in His role as Great High Priest, representing us to God.  The way frankincense is made describes more of what Jesus went through to redeem us.  (You may need some tissues.)
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How Frankincense Is Made.

It is tapped from it's scraggy but hardy tree by slashing the bark, which is called "striping," and allowing the exuded resin to "bleed out" and harden. These hardened resins are called "tears."  
There are several species and varieties of frankincense trees.  Each produces a slightly different type of resin. Differences in soil and climate create even more diversity of the resin, even within the same species.
Boswellia sacra trees are considered unusual for their ability to grow in environments so unforgiving that they sometimes grow out of solid rock. The initial means of attachment to the rock is unknown, but is accomplished by a bulbous disk-like swelling of the trunk. This growth prevents it from being ripped from the rock during violent storms.
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Sound like anyOne we know?  Yep, Jesus!  What terrible torture He suffered:  Slashings, stripes, beatings at the hands of man before He suffered the most ignominious death.  

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Jesus' Perfect Life.

Now you know why this offering has no animal sacrifice  involved.  It depicts Jesus' perfect, sinless LIFE.  While it's wonderful that Jesus lived a perfect life, if that's all He did.....and I say that very reverently.....you and I would still go to hell.  We can't come to God just because He lived a perfect life.  
But that isn't all He did.  He offered Himself in our place and redeemed us back by His blood.  It was that perfect life which qualified Him to die that death on our behalf.  

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Odd that God speaks of Jesus' death first and then His perfect life.  He puts it first in the order of His book because, unless we understand and appreciate His death, we cannot fully appreciate His life.  His perfect life does not avail for us without that death.  But now, because of both, we can have sweet fellowship with our Abba!

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Jesus, The Bread Of Life.
Jesus called Himself "The Bread of Life."  When bread is made, normally, leaven is added so that it will rise.  After the dough is allowed to rise, it is then punched down, kneaded and shaped into a loaf, then put into the oven to bake.  Then it becomes bread for us to eat.

When Jesus died on the cross, our sins, our "leaven," in Biblical typology, were placed on Him,Mike a garment.  He was then beaten, punched and subjected to the fires of God's judgment in payment for them all.  That is how He became the Bread of Life to us.  
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What a description, not only of His life, but also of what He suffered on our behalf!
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Please proceed to part 7.  We will be discussing the Peace Offering.

The Five Offerings Of Leviticus Part 5: Bullock Offering

The Bullock.

Leviticus 1:2-9

"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the HERD and of the FLOCK.

“If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer A MALE WITHOUT BLEMISH; he shall offer it of his own free will* at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord. Then HE SHALL PUT HIS HAND ON THE HEAD OF THE BURNT OFFERING, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. He shall kill the bull before the Lord; 

and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 

And HE SHALL SKIN THE BURNT OFFERING and cut it into its pieces. The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar, and lay the wood in order on the fire. 

Then the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat in order on the wood that is on the fire upon the altar; but he shall wash its entrails and its legs with water. 

And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord."

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Now we come to the Bullock Offering.   No pun intended, there is a LOT OF MEAT in this passage!   Being larger than any other sacrificial animal, when it was killed, THERE WAS A WHOLE LOT OF BLOOD!  

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There are several other differences in the offering of this animal as well.  Like the lamb or goat, the offerer kills the animal.  But in the case of the bullock, before it is killed, the worshipper lays his hands on its head before he kills it.  Then the priest removes the entrails and the legs, washes them with water as he did to the lamb.  He burned the head and fat on the altar, after pouring all the animal's blood all around the altar.  Then the animal's skin or hide is mentioned, something that is not referred to in the other offerings.  Why?

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First Clothing Line.
The first time animal skins are mentioned in the Bible is way back in the garden.  Right after man fell, they covered themselves with fig leaves.  But God killed animals and made coats of "skin" for them.
(For more on that topic, follow this link:
https://emmausroadministries.wordpress.com/2016/08/15/the-coat-of-many-colors/)

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This sacrifice depicts believers who have a BIGGER revelation of Jesus and a BIGGER appreciation of the blood.  They KNOW that they are the righteousness of God in Christ.  They KNOW that ALL their sins for their entire life are cleansed.  They KNOW that because of their right standing before God, as they walk through the life, when they fail, they understand they are COVERED by Jesus' righteousness.  This is REPRESENTED BY THE ANIMAL'S HIDE OR SKIN.  They KNOW their sins are NOT IMPUTED TO THEM.  This gives the believer peace and rest!

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Death Before Life?

This offering depicts Jesus' death.  It is mentioned BEFORE the Grain offering, which comes second in the order of God's book.  Seems backwards, doesn't it?  You and I usually think of life first and then death.  But not the Father.  He listed it first.  Why?  
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Because it is MOST IMPORTANT to Him and dearest to His heart.  It allows us to become His family!  God sees us in the perfection of His Son. You and I, on the other hand, when we come to God, approach Him from the opposite direction:  In our tresspasses and sins. In other words, via the sin and trespass offering.  The sin offering depicts what we "ARE;" Tresspass offering, what we "DO."  We will be discussing those two offerings later on.

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God, in His instructions for the tabernacle, also He starts opposite of us (from the inside out) with the Mercy Seat.  We approach Him from the OPPOSITE direction.  
Jesus, the Mercy Seat , is nearest and dearest to His heart.  You and I come to Him in our tresspasses and sins, get saved and cleansed of all our sins.  Now have peace with God.  Now we can BOLDLY enter the Holy of Holies. 

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(Holy Place and Holy of Holies.)

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No More Veil!
Under the Old Covenant, there were two parts to the tabernacle:  The Holy Place and the Holy of Holies.  Today, there is only one:  The Holy of Holies because the veil is gone!  HALLELUJAH!  

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Around the Mercy Seat now there are 48 upright, equal-shaped boards of acacia wood, covered with gold.  All are seated in silver sockets facing the Ark: Jesus.  
Why 48 boards?  Because it says exactly 48 times in the New Testament that you and I are "IN CHRIST!"  

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The Silence Of Scripture.

You read earlier that Abel actually offered the very first ascending offering, though the Holy Spirit does not specifically call it that by name.  Why is scripture silent here?  

Because it wasn't until Noah's day that God unleashed judgment on the whole world as God did at the cross.  When all God's righteous indignation was spent, i.e. when the waters receded, it signified Jesus, His sacrifice and all of God's judgment being unleashed upon Him and FULLY SATISFIED.  THERE IS NONE LEFT. 

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The Rainbow.

The Holy Spirit is highlighting this one event:  The Burnt Offering and the Rainbow.  It was God's promise that He would never again "rain judgment" on mankind once Jesus offered Himself on our behalf.  
(For more on the covenant of the Rainbow, follow this link:  https://emmausroadministries.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/the-covenant-of-the-rainbow-flood-series-part-5/)

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Burned Up To Ashes. 

The lamb was to be "wholly consumed," completely burned up to "ashes" signifying that Jesus "wholly consumed" ALL THE JUST JUDGMENTS OF GOD" in His own body, paying IN FULL the sin-debt we incurred.  

That means our sins are "wholly consumed" when we get saved.  We are COMPLETELY CLEAN FOR OUR ENIRE LIVES IN GOD'S EYES!"

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Though this event would occur in the distant future, God smelled this same "sweet savor of rest" the offerings of all the Old testament saints.  It brought to remembrance Jesus' sacrifice, giving rest to His heart.  That's how it benefitted God and mans as well.  If He is not holding our sins against us but sees us clean and righteous in Christ, He is justified in BLESSING HIS PEOPLE!
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Offering The Burnt Offering Today.

You can approach God today with your "Burnt Offering" and bring a sweet savor to His heart.  How?  Whenever you say, "In Jesus' Name!"  God is reminded of Jesus, your Burnt Offering, and that He promised He "Remembers your sins, your iniquities and your lawless deeds NO MORE!"  

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This offering was made every morning and evening.  We can do the same thing every morning and evening by coming to God in Jesus' Name, reminding Him of How precious, how perfect and how beautiful Jesus is to Him.  What He did on the cross was for you and for me, not Himself.  It brought rest, delight and great pleasure to God's heart.  It still does!

HALLELUJAH!  Thank you, Jesus, for being our BURNT OFFERING!
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This concludes our study of the Burnt Offering.  The series continues in Part 6 where we'll be talking about the second of the five offerings: The Grain Offering.

The Five Offerings Of Leviticus Part 4: Lamb Or Goat Offering

The Lamb Or Goat Offering.

Leviticus 1:10-13

¹⁰ And if his offering be of the FLOCKS, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish.
¹¹ And he shall kill it on the side of the altar NORTHWARD before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood ROUND ABOUT upon the altar.
¹² And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar:
¹³ But he shall WASH THE INWARD AND THE LEGS WITH WATER: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

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Greater Participation.

In this offering, we begin to see some participation on the part of the one offering the animal.  The offerer does the killing before the altar, then the priests sprinkle the blood ALL AROUND THE ALTAR.

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As you read above, altar speaks of God's holy requirements of man.  Blood sprinkled ALL AROUND the altar at the base depicts an understandung that the blood of Jesus satisfied ALL God's holy and righteous claims on sinful man and that even the lowest, most sinful person can be forgiven.  He finished the work:  WE BENEFIT!

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Bigger Revelation.

This worshipper has a bigger revelation of Jesus as a result and a greater appreciation of the blood.  Blood poured out on the North side points to the fact thar Israel's ENEMIES came from that direction.  This person understands he is protected from attacks of the enemy.
But though his revelation and understanding is bigger, like sheep, who are timid and submissive, they are still a little bit afraid of God, though not nearly to the same degree as the "doves."

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The Difference Between "Spot" And "Wrinkle."

The lamb must be "without spot (or blemish)."  Though  the Law required the animal to be "without spot," it does not say, "without wrinkle.  What's the difference?     
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Spots come with birth; wrinkles happen later.  Jesus was "born without blemish," and walked through life on this earth "without wrinkle."  When He died, it was His sinless life which qualified Him to die on our behalf.  
Our perfect sacrifice, Jesus, was BOTH: Without spot OR wrinkle!

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Fat, Entrails And Washing.

After the sheep or goat was killed, the priest gutted the animal and placed the HEAD and its FAT on the altar to be burned.  Then he did something very strange:  He washed the ENTRAILS and the LEGS with water.  Why? 

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Head speaks of intelligence.  Jesus has complete "knowledge" of the Father's will.  In fact, no one knows it better.  Fat, on the other hand, produces energy.  Jesus has both the knowledge of God's will and the energy to carry it out.  But what's the washing all about? 

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The root word for "inward parts" is the same as the word for "heart and kidneys."  Water, in Biblical typology, depicts the word of God.  Jesus has His Father's word in His heart, His inward motivations and outward actions are motivated by the word of God.....and He has the legs to carry it out!

That is so unlike you and I.  Try as we might, we begin with the best intentions but soon fizzle out.  Like Paul, our dilemma is the good we know we should do, we don't; and the evil we try not to do, that we do!  WE NEED A SAVIOR!

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(Bronze Altar with four horns.)

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For The Whole World.

Notice the four horns of the altar in the picture above?  Horns speak of authority and, as you already learned, the altar speaks of God's claims on sinful man.  The four horns depicts the cross on which Jesus died which is efficacious for all four points of the world:  North, South, East and West.  His death availed for everyone!    

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What a good Father we have!  He wants everyone to be saved and forgiven of all their sins!

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This study is continued in Part 5.  We'll be discussing the bullock as a burnt offering!