An Offering and A Sacrifice to God The

An Offering and A Sacrifice to God The Levitical Offerings and Sacrifices ( Leviticus 1 -7, 17, 24: 1 -9 ) As A Type of Christ and His Church

Type and Anti-Type § The OT offerings and sacrifices fore-shadowed the sacrifices that would be made by Christ and His church (Gal. 3: 24; Col. 2: 17; Heb. 8: 5; 9: 9; 10: 1) § As such, we should learn the important lessons from these OT offerings and sacrifices

Type and Anti-Type OLD TESTAMENT SACRIFICE LEVITICUS ( SHADOW ) NEW TESTAMENT SACRIFICE HEBREWS ( SUBSTANCE ) § Person, offering, priest (1: 1 -5) § Person, offering, priest = Christ (6: 14; 10: 10) § Sin sacrifice (1: 4) § Sin sacrifice (7: 27; 8: 3) § Blood sprinkled on the altar of sacrifice in the holy place (1: 5) § Blood sprinkled (9: 14, 23, 26, 28; 10: 10, 12, 14; 13: 12, 20) § Sweet smell (1: 9, 13, 17) § Sweet smell (Eph. 5: 2)

Church Offerings and Sacrifices § NT Christians are priests offering spiritual sacrifices (1 Peter 2: 5) § Our service to God today is an “offering” (Rom. 15: 16; Phil. 2: 17; 2 Tim. 4: 6; Heb. 13: 15) § Our service to God today is a “sacrifice” (Rom. 12: 1; Phil. 4: 18; Heb. 13: 10, 15 -16; Rev. 5: 8; 8: 3; 6: 9)

Offerings and Sacrifices Lasting Principles for Today § Sacrifice follows a divine pattern (2 Tim. 1: 13) § Sacrifice has a cost and a price to pay (Mal. 3: 8) § Sacrifice is giving the best to God (Mt. 6: 33) § Sacrifice is personal (Rom. 12: 1 -2) § Sacrifice is a “sweet savor unto God, ” a memorial (Phil. 4: 18)

Offerings and Sacrifices Lasting Principles for Today § Sacrifice requires attention to detail (Col. 3: 17) § Sacrifice requires continuous work (Lev. 24: 1 -9; 1 Cor. 15: 58) § Sacrifice is a “gift” to God (Heb. 5: 1; 8: 3 -4; 9: 9) § Sacrifice is serious (Lev. 17: 1 -9) and sacred (Lev. 17: 10 -16) – Heb. 12: 28 -29