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In this video listen to Leviticus 7 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.
In Leviticus 7 the rest of the instructions are given about how to dispose of the sacrifices after they are completed.
A very clear instruction is found in verse 26 that blood is not be consumed at all. We find that even though the law has not carried over in most instances into the economy of grace, that this instruction about blood did. Gentile believers in the New Testament were told to abstain from sexual immorality and from blood. This is outlined in Acts 15. There is something about sexual immorality with pollutes the body and soul, and something about blood which is so special that it must be treated with respect.
This chapter then wraps up the five offerings, all of which represent the person and work of Christ. They teach us about him, and about his purpose in coming. But the sacrifices also demonstrate that we are to continue to be holy and offer spiritual sacrifices too. This is what Romans 12:1-2 says
“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. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Our response to God since Christ came then is that we still offer confession, repentance, but we accompany that with obedience, prayer, and with other sacrifices like out tithes, offerings and service to God. These are things done not out of obligation but out of love. The book of Leviticus emphasizes holiness and these are the kind of things we do as believers of Christ.
Apr 8, 2021 | Message by David Alley