The 5 sacrifices are the burnt offering, the meal offering, the peace offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering.
The Burnt Offering (Lev 1:3-13; 6:8-13; 9:11-14; 12:6-8) In the first chapter the full procedure of sacrifice is described. Regarding the Burnt offering, everything is consumed by the fire – it marks a complete exhaustion of wrath and an end of sin, all come to an end in death. Everything goes back to God, it was voluntary, a male animal sacrificed to God to make propitiation for the people’s sins against the Lord. To propitiate for sin in general, a means of approach by unholy people to God who is holy. Only the blood is spared from the flames. The offerings were close to hand, taken from their own flocks and herds and thy were also voluntary. The offeror came to the door of the tabernacle and immediately faced the altar, he came to sacrifice in order to worship God. The offeror puts his hand firmly on the head of the victim, thus identifying himself with the offering which is accepted by God as an atonement for his sin, the offeror may also be involved in the killing of the animal, “Then he shall put his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. He shall kill the bull before the Lord; and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of meeting” (1:4-5). The animal is then prepared for sacrifice,
New Life Radio – Talk No 18
7 Derrick Harrison
10/02/2021
