Our Lamb Was NOT Consumed!

1 Kings 18:37-39

37 "Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that You are the LORD God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again.”

38 Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”

(Elijah and the prophets of Baal.)

In the Old Testament, the lamb for the "sin offering" was to be burned up completely in the fire; NOTHING LEFT OVER.  Back then, they could only offer a lamb without blemish but still imperfect. 

When Elijah squared off with those 500 prophets of Baal, the fire that fell from heaven not only burned up the sacrifice he offered but everything else as well, including the wood, the stones, even the water in the trench!  It was ALL CONSUMED.

This demonstrated that under the Old Covenent, the fire of God's judgment was GREATER THAN THE SACRIFICE. 

When Jesus, the "FINAL sacrifice for sin," took all the fiery judgment, wrath and indignation of God in His body, He was NOT consumed!  He lived to cry out WITH A LOUD VOICE, "FINISHED!"  His offering was not consumed because He was the sinless Lamb of God.  His sacrifice was PERFECT!!!  

Our Sacrifice, Jesus, was GREATER THAN THE FIRE!!!  HALLELUJAH!!!