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Leviticus Chapter 5
- Leviticus 5:1 And if a soul
sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether
he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he
shall bear his iniquity.
- 2 Or if a soul touch any
unclean thing, whether it be a carcass of an unclean beast, or a
carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean creeping
things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean,
and guilty.
- 3 Or if he touch the
uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man
shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth
of it, then he shall be guilty.
- 4 Or if a soul swear,
pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever
it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid
from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one
of these.
- 5 And it shall be, when
he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess
that he hath sinned in that thing:
- 6 And he shall bring his
trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath
sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats,
for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for
him concerning his sin.
- 7 And if he be not able
to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he
hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the
LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt
offering.
- 8 And he shall bring them
unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin
offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall
not divide it asunder:
- 9 And he shall sprinkle
of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and
the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the
altar: it is a sin offering.
- 10 And he shall offer the
second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the
priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath
sinned, and it shall be forgiven him.
- 11 But if he be not able
to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that
sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah
of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it,
neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin
offering.
In the case where the person was poor and
did not have offerings that those that owned cattle had, they could
bring pigeons and turtledoves.
- Leviticus 5:12 Then shall he
bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of
it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according
to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin
offering.
- 13 And the priest shall
make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath
sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the
remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering.
- 14 And the LORD spoke
unto Moses, saying,
- 15 If a soul commit a
trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the
LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram
without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by
shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a
trespass offering:
- 16 And he shall make
amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and
shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest:
and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of
the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him.
- 17 And if a soul sin, and
commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the
commandments of the LORD; though he knew it not, yet is he
guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
- 18 And he shall bring a
ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a
trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an
atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and
knew it not, and it shall be forgiven him.
- 19 It is a trespass
offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD.
In this chapter we learn more about the
offerings for sin and trespass. We see clearly that even if they
didn't know they did wrong, they were still guilty before God and
had to bring an offering to the Lord where blood was shed and then
their sin could be forgiven. They were guilty whether or not they
knowingly sinned.
The sin offering represents the price
required to atone for sin or for the transgression of God's holy
law.
Flesh and blood is corruptible and cannot
enter the kingdom of God in that condition. Flesh and blood cannot
inherit the kingdom of God.
There is no one that is righteous for all
have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Sin defiles the
heart and that sin must be forgiven and removed in order to enter
into eternal life.
Sin can only be cleansed by the death of the
sinner to fulfill the requirement for disobedience to the law they
had broken. When they brought a sin offering, it reminded them of
the consequences of sin.
It also reminded them of the great need for
a savior. We need to be saved from sin. Sin is declaring us guilty
before God and causing our souls to be lost for eternity.
The sin offering in the Old Testament was a
temporary offering which pointed toward the perfect sacrifice that
was to come in the form of a perfect sinless human being we now know
as Jesus Christ the Son of God.
The sin offering was not a sweet savor and
was not pleasing to God. The sin offering could not enter the holy
place but had to be taken outside of the camp to be burned similar
to the crucifixion of Jesus without the camp.
Here is it spoken of in the book of Hebrews
- Hebrews 13:11 For the
bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the
sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the
camp.
- 12 Wherefore Jesus
also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood,
suffered without the gate.
The sin offering was required to make
atonement for sin. It had to be without spot or blemish, perfect in
every way. If it would not have been perfect, they would have to die
for its own sin. Jesus lived as a man born of woman yet without any
sin. He was the first and only man to live upon the earth without
sin so that He could quality as a perfect sacrifice to die for our
sin and for the sins of the whole world. It will only count however,
for those who believe in Him.
To believe in something means to partake of,
believe in and be part of. To believe means to accept, obey and
follow.
The blood of the sin offering was sprinkled
seven times before the veil of the sanctuary. The sprinkling of
blood was required to approach into God's presence.
Now when one comes to Christ, God's perfect
sacrifice for sin, the Holy Spirit convicts or points out to us our
sin and our need to repent and believe in Jesus Christ to take away
our sin.
When we respond and obey the drawing power
of the Holy Spirit, we become born again by the same spirit. We have
been cleansed and forgiven of all sin. It is not held against us any
longer. We do not have to make any other sacrifices but only begin
to live in the newness of life by following the Lord from then on.
The Old law shows us the seriousness of sin
and that we can't wink at it and take it lightly. We must get
forgiveness and turn away from those old ways and serve God with a
new beginning and a new life in the spirit. This living water given
to us when we come to Christ for salvation is freely given.
We don't receive this new way by doing great
deeds or buying it with money. It is freely given. Should we not
share this message freely as it was freely given to us.
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