DAY 46 Read Leviticus 5 through 7.
Today's reading continues the regulations governing ceremonies in the sanctuary service.
Memory gem: "The priest shall make an atonement for him....and it shall be forgiven him" (Leviticus 5:13).
Thought for today:
There is a great deal of truth for us to study in the temple ceremonies, as they wonderfully depict the gospel and salvation in Jesus Christ. Certainly the temple of the Israelites, in both its movable and its permanent form, had ordinances of divine service that foreshadowed the sacrifice of Jesus and also His work as our High Priest in the heavenly temple. The definite proof of this is the statement made by the apostle in Hebrews 8:1-3, where he says: "We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hands of the throne of Majesty in the heavens; a minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer."
"This man," of course, is Jesus. He is our High Priest now in the heavenly sanctuary. There He represents us before God.
The atoning sacrifice that He finished upon Calvary's cross is the offering that He presents for all repentant sinners before the throne of God. What a glorious gospel these temple ceremonies of old picture for us!
Today's reading continues the regulations governing ceremonies in the sanctuary service.
Memory gem: "The priest shall make an atonement for him....and it shall be forgiven him" (Leviticus 5:13).
Thought for today:
There is a great deal of truth for us to study in the temple ceremonies, as they wonderfully depict the gospel and salvation in Jesus Christ. Certainly the temple of the Israelites, in both its movable and its permanent form, had ordinances of divine service that foreshadowed the sacrifice of Jesus and also His work as our High Priest in the heavenly temple. The definite proof of this is the statement made by the apostle in Hebrews 8:1-3, where he says: "We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hands of the throne of Majesty in the heavens; a minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer."
"This man," of course, is Jesus. He is our High Priest now in the heavenly sanctuary. There He represents us before God.
The atoning sacrifice that He finished upon Calvary's cross is the offering that He presents for all repentant sinners before the throne of God. What a glorious gospel these temple ceremonies of old picture for us!
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