Overview
The sacrificial system established in Leviticus provided the means by which Israel approached a holy God, covering sin and expressing worship. These offerings—burnt offerings, grain offerings, peace offerings, and sin offerings—pointed forward to Jesus Christ, whose single sacrifice on the cross accomplished what all previous sacrifices foreshadowed (Hebrews 8:3). God values the attitude of the worshiper's heart above external ritual (Psalm 51:17).
Key Scriptures
"The Lord called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, 'Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock'" (Leviticus 1:1-2, ESV).
"Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant" (Hebrews 9:15, ESV).
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship" (Romans 12:1, NIV).
Application
As believers, offer yourself wholly to God through Christ's finished work, expressing gratitude and obedience in daily worship.
✦ Scripture References 40 references
✦ Topical Scripture Breakdown 266 verses
A broken spirit
After the departure of Israel from Egypt
Always offered upon altars
Appointed to offer
At all the feasts
Benevolence
Burnt offering wholly consumed by fire
By the patriarchs
Clean animals or bloody sacrifices
Condemned for bringing defective and blemished
Condemned for not offering
Condemned for not treating with respect
Condemned for offering, to idols
Could not take away sin
Daily
Devotedness
Divine institution of
Fat of, not to remain until morning
For individuals
For public use often provided by the state
For the whole nation
From the earliest age
Generally the best of their kind
Had a portion of, and lived by
Imparted a legal purification
In faith of a coming Saviour
Martyrdom
Monthly
No leaven offered with, except for
Offered to false gods, are offered to devils
Often consumed by fire from heaven
On great occasions, very numerous
Peace offering
Prayer
Required to be perfect and without blemish
Righteousness
Sin offering for sins of ignorance
Thanksgiving
The covenants of God confirmed by
The fruits of the earth or sacrifices without blood
The offering of, an acknowledgment of sin
To be brought to the place appointed by God
To be offered to God alone
Trespass offering for intentional sins
Unaccepted in, on account of sin
Under the Mosaic age
Weekly
Were accepted when offered in sincerity and faith
Were bound to the horns of the altar
Were salted with salt
Were typical of Christ's sacrifice
When bloody, accompanied with meat and drink offering
When offered to God, an acknowledgement of his being the supreme God
Without obedience, worthless
Yearly