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The Law of the Peace Offering
Scripture Passage:
Leviticus 3:1-5 INTRODUCTION: The peace offering points to Jesus Christ who is our peace.
- The Sacrifice
- Either Male or Female (Leviticus 3:1And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.
See All...; Galatians 3:28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
See All...) - The Laying of Hands (Leviticus 3:2And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
See All...) - The Killing of the Sacrifice (Leviticus 3:2And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
See All...) - The Sprinkling of the Blood (Leviticus 3:2And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
See All...) - The Burning of the Fat (Leviticus 3:3-5 [3] And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
[4] And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
[5] And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
See All...) - A sweet savor to the Lord (Leviticus 3:5And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
See All...) - The food of the offering (Leviticus 3:11And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.
See All..., Leviticus 3:16And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD's.
See All...) - A Type of Christ (Ephesians 2:14-15 [14] For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
[15] Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
See All...; Colossians 1:20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
See All...) - Peace with God (Romans 5:1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
See All...) - Peace of God (Philippians 4:7
See All...; Colossians 3:15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
See All...) - Peace with You (Romans 15:33Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
See All...; 2 Corinthians 13:1This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
See All...) - The Meal
- The Participants
- The priests (Leviticus 7:28-34 [28] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[29] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his oblation unto the LORD of the sacrifice of his peace offerings.
[30] His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the LORD.
[31] And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.
[32] And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings.
[33] He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part.
[34] For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.
See All...) - Wave breast
- Heave shoulder
- The children of the priests (Numbers 18:9-11 [9] This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.
[10] In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.
[11] And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.
See All...) - The offerers and their families (Deuteronomy 7:7-8 [7] The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
[8] But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
See All..., 17-18) - The Time Limit -- Not on the Third Day (Leviticus 7:18And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.
See All...) - The Different Peace Offerings
- Thanksgiving (Leviticus 7:11-12 [11] And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD.
[12] If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.
See All...) - Vow (Leviticus 7:16But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:
See All...) - Voluntary (Leviticus 7:16But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten:
See All...)
CONCLUSION:
- Recognize that the work has already been done
- Commit yourself to the Lord
- Come of your own free will
Proverbs 27:25
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.