Bible Chapter: Leviticus 3 & 4
Because the Bible is practical, here are some statements to get you thinking.
1. Write one or two key thoughts that come from today’s reading.Offerings and sacrifices. The teaching continues to reveal what Israel had to learn and apply. We read of the fellowship offering. This is a special privilege people have -- to be able to have fellowship with God, the Almighty Creator. God invites us to fellowship with Him, to worship Him and express thanksgiving for all He is and does. It is important to have people we can visit with and be encouraged by their presence. We have the most amazing “all access pass”, we can enjoy the presence of God.
These chapters also talk about sin offerings. Sin is a real issue. God’s righteousness has established right and wrong. The things that go against His righteousness must be rejected. When people do sin, we have a way to obtain forgiveness. God wants us to get very close to Him and very far away from sin. These sacrifices give us a picture of that. They also give us a picture pointing forward to Jesus and the sacrifice He made of Himself on the cross. Today we can receive the gift of eternal life and forgiveness because of the ultimate sin sacrifice.
2. What can I apply in my life from the reading?
Every time I read these passages, I think of all that they had to do to receive forgiveness. It was quite an amazing process to bring the sacrifices. God not only was calling for Israel to repent and bring a sacrifice, but He was also speaking to them to get sin “out of the camp”. Get sin far away from them. Live a righteous life. These passages help us to see how God wants us to live. He wants us to get sin far from our lives. He wants us to live loving Him and hating sin. This is a very practical application of the Bible for daily life.
3. How can I help someone?
The sacrifice for sin has been made. Jesus provided it for any and all who will believe. We don’t have to follow the path of sacrifices, we have to come to Jesus.
