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ontent warning: The offerings. You completely burned up. This offering was
say, “A bunch of offerings. Not my voluntary (Lev 1:3) and was “accepted
Cdispensation. Next article.” The for him to make atonement for him” (v4).
Old Testament offerings can seem irrel- Like the peace and meat offerings, it was
evant when we skim through them, but a sweet-smelling savour to God. It was
I will suggest that even a shallow under- also Israel’s corporate offering that was
standing is essential to worship with our always upon the wood upon the altar
lips and lives, including a consecrated life. (Exo 29:38-46; Num 28:1-8). Note that the
Believers want a closer walk with God, holy life of the Nazarite was not enough
yet it comes at an expense. Completing to make him acceptable before God. God
the vow required a Nazarite to count the still required that he bring a male lamb
additional cost of all the animals and food without blemish. Likewise, no matter our
offerings. Stay to read a barebones outline devotion to God, we are only accepted
of the Nazarite’s offerings and practical before God in the Beloved, the true burnt
application to our Christian consecration. offering (Eph 1:6).
Location Sin Offering
First, note that the Nazarite was brought Leviticus 4 and 6:24-30 give the main
to the door of the tent of the tabernacle details for an individual’s sin offering. The
(Num 6:13). This is the place where the sin offering was for sins of ignorance (Lev
Lord said, “There I will meet with the 4:2), and through the offering “the priest
children of Israel” (Exo 29:43), and thus shall make an atonement for him, and it
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where the people brought their offerings shall be forgiven him” (vv31,35). If the
(see Lev 1:3). The Nazarite was not above individual brought this sacrifice to God,
the people in his approach to God. It is believing that God said He would forgive
dangerous to assume that somehow moral him, he was forgiven based on the future
standards do not apply in certain cases. sacrifice of Christ that would satisfy God
This was an issue with the unregenerate (Rom 3:25-26). A right standing before
Pharisee (meaning “separated one”) who God is and always was by faith (Heb
held a double standard (see Mat 23:25-28). 11:6; Rom 4:2-5). Such is the human heart
It is a lie to think that our Christian con- that even the most consecrated believer
secration earns us bouts of secret unholy requires the efficacy of Calvary’s sin of-
action. fering (1Jn 1:5-2:2).

Burnt Offering Peace Offering
Leviticus 1 and 6:8-13 contain the basic Leviticus 3 and 7:11-36 outline the peace
instructions for a burnt offering. The offering. An individual would bring a
Hebrew word for “burnt” means “to peace offering in thanksgiving for fel-
ascend” and contains the idea of being lowship with God. It expressed that fel-
lowship existed, while the burnt offering
1 Bible quotations in this article are from the KJV obtained it. It was a unique communion
unless otherwise noted. offering shared by an offerer, the priest

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