June 25, 2010 Lesson 4 of Leviticus 6:8-7:38

Distinction must be made between public and private offerings. In addition to the private burnt offerings of the people, there was a daily, public burnt offering morning and evening. Cf. Exod 29:38-42. It is this daily sacrifice that is referred to in 6:9, 12, with directions that the fire must not be allowed to go out on the altar.


Neither the sacrifice nor the fire was to fail. What lessons can we learn from that? Cf. Heb 6:11, 12. Answer: Christ’s blood, as the one true sinless lamb holy and righteous, covered us once and for all for our sins. The sacrifice and fire were not to fail because the blood of the sacrifice could only cover so much sin. That is why sacrifices had to be continually done.


7:11-21. In the peace offering the people to God the spontaneous gifts of their love. What were the three kinds of peace offerings which individuals might bring? What about us? Cf. Heb13:15-16. Answer: Thankfulness, vow, and free will. This still goes for us today. We are to live our live in a state of thankfulness, vow our commitment to Him, which is done of our own free will.


Note: A ‘wave offering’ (7:30) means an offering or part offering presented to the Lord by waving it towards him, before receiving it back from him.