- And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and kill it at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall throw the blood against the sides of the altar. Leviticus 3:2 – There is a heavy aspect to these offerings that we are seeing described to us in these few chapters. Yes, it was going to be a sacrifice for them because the animal had to be from their own herd and not just some wild animal they caught. It also had to be from the best of their herd or flock. Yet while not overly obvious in our verse, do you notice who is the one having to give the death blow to the animal? The one giving the offering. While the priest was likely helping, what we can gather from the text is that most likely it was the responsibility of the one giving the offering who had to kill the animal. Could you imagine how differently people today would handle themselves if they had to slaughter an animal to be made right with God after they sinned? Most of us don’t even enjoying knowing how our food is made, let alone having to be the one doing to killing. Do you think the way you handle sin would be different if each time you had to personally kill an animal sacrifice? Do you think the way we’d handle sin would be different if each time we sinned we personally had to hammer a nail into Jesus’ flesh? I know, that’s a lot to take in, but God’s heart was and is for us to see the weight of sin. It’s not something that He sees as a small thing that doesn’t really matter. Sin brings death and death has to be given to cover sin. Let’s be grateful that our hands don’t have to get bloodied to deal with our sin anymore, Jesus took care of that for us. While sin is taken care of, choose to remember the high cost that had to be paid to cover it. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3205
- Leviticus 3 Daily DEVO It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither fat nor blood. Leviticus 3:17 – This chapter highlights that the fat and blood of each sacrifice was to been taken and given to God and not used for other purposes. The lesson taught with that is there are things that need to be set aside for God alone and not something we treat as common in our lives. Like worship with song, don’t let it be something that you just give yourself half hearted to like you handle other things. Or your offerings, don’t let it be just something you forget about but bring your best. For them the fat was the best part of the animal and they were learning God deserves their best. So what have we been treating as common place that should be set aside as sacred and what we give our absolute best to? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 885
- If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord. Leviticus 3:1 – God is ever about peace with us. Here these peace offerings were made to seek out God’s mercy or to thank Him for the mercies shown to them already. It was designed for the people to have a way of knowing peace was attainable between them and God. God made a path for the people to have peace with Him. He made the path open to all as well. You only have bulls, no problem, here’s your path to peace. Only have sheep? No worries, God made a path of peace for you as well. Goat people? God has you covered to. The sacrifice of Jesus made the path to peace with God open for all. Any and all who would seek God’s mercy in their life have access to it. So whether you are a bull herder, a shepherd, a mom, dad, rich poor, sick, healthy, have a messed up backstory, or you’ve walked away from God in the past…mercy is available for you because of Jesus. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1926
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