"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." vv.6-7
Read chapter 1.
Now we get into the book about offerings. There are many different types of offerings in the book of Leviticus and other parts of scripture, all a type pointing to Christ as THE offering He was for us. One thing I noticed about this first chapter describing the burnt offering was he person offering, sacrificer, is the one doing the killing while the priest receives the blood. The offerer was to offer of his own free will. This ritual of religion was to be done in love and desire. Also, the purpose of cutting it into pieces was to show that the whole body of the animal was without blemish, checking even the insides and not just outward appearance. Ultimately this is a type of Christ, who was without sin to die for us because of His love and desire for us. What do you sacrifice in your life out of desire and love for Christ?
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