The Book of Leviticus,
Chapter 1 & 3
1
The Rwandan Genocide
6th April to Mid-July 1994,
around 100 days.
Between 800,000 to
1,071,000 victims
(mostly Tutsis, and
thousands of moderate
Hutus) were murdered.
93.6%
The Rwandan Genocide
6th April to Mid-July 1994,
around 100 days.
Between 800,000 to
1,071,000 victims
(mostly Tutsis, and
thousands of moderate
Hutus) were murdered.
93.6%
The Rwandan Genocide
Many Christians
who made
decisions to trust
in Jesus did not
continue to live
on as disciples of
Jesus Christ.
6th April to Mid-July 1994,
around 100 days.
Between 800,000 to
1,071,000 victims
(mostly Tutsis, and
thousands of moderate
Hutus) were murdered.
93.6%
“I would have become
a Christian, if not for
the Christians.”
The Book of Leviticus is very
important – because Leviticus is
not just concerned about what
we believe, or what we think
about our faith, but how we live
out our faith.
Leviticus 1:1-9
“1The
Lord called to Moses and spoke to him
from the Tent of Meeting. He said, 2“Speak to
the Israelites and say to them: ‘When any of
you brings an offering to the Lord, bring as
your offering an animal from either the herd
or the flock.
3“‘If
the offering is a burnt offering from the
herd, he is to offer a male without defect. He
must present it at the entrance to the Tent of
Meeting so that it will be acceptable to the
Lord.
4He
is to lay his hand on the head of the
burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his
behalf to make atonement for him.
5He
is to slaughter the young bull before the
Lord, and then Aaron’s sons the priests shall
bring the blood and sprinkle it against the
altar on all sides at the entrance to the Tent
of Meeting.
6He
is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into
pieces.
7The
sons of Aaron the priest are to put fire
on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.
8Then
Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange
the pieces, including the head and the fat, on
the burning wood that is on the altar.
9He
is to wash the inner parts and the legs
with water, and the priest is to burn all of it
on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering
made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the
Lord.”
– Leviticus 1:1-9
Burnt Offering
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Offer the Bull/Sheep/Goat/Turtle Doves/Pigeons,
Lay one’s hand on the animal’s head,
Slaughter the animal,
Present the Blood of the Animal at the Altar,
Skin the animal, as well as wash the entrails and legs
Burn the sacrifice
So as to give a sweet aroma (fragrance) to the Lord
Also, the Burnt Offering was to be presented to the Lord
day and night – Leviticus 6:9
1-7 Offerings and Sacrifices
JUSTIFICATION
Way to God
8-10 Priesthood
11-15 Unclean
Clean
16 Day of Atonement
Walk with God
17-22 Common
Holy
SANCTIFICATION
23-25 Worship
26-27 Sanctions and Vows
Burnt Offering
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Offer the Bull/Sheep/Goat/Turtle Doves/Pigeons,
Lay one’s hand on the animal’s head,
Slaughter the animal,
Present the Blood of the Animal at the Altar,
Skin the animal, as well as wash the entrails and legs
Burn the sacrifice
So as to give a sweet aroma (fragrance) to the Lord
Also, the Burnt Offering was to be presented to the Lord
day and night – Leviticus 6:9
Burnt Offering
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Offer the Bull/Sheep/Goat/Turtle Doves/Pigeons,
Lay one’s hand on the animal’s head,
Slaughter the animal,
Present the Blood of the Animal at the Altar,
Skin the animal, as well as wash the entrails and legs
Burn the sacrifice
So as to give a sweet aroma (fragrance) to the Lord
The
Burnt
Offering
is totothank
God for
what
Also, the
Burnt
Offering was
be presented
to the
Lord
He
hasnight
done,
for His6:9
grace in allowing our
day and
– Leviticus
sins to be forgiven as a result of the blood
of the sacrificed lamb.
“By day the Lord went ahead of them in
a pillar of cloud to guide them on
their way and by night in a pillar of
fire to give them light, so that they
could travel by day or night.”
– Exodus 13:21
“9As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud
would come down and stay at the entrance, while
the Lord spoke with Moses. 10Whenever the
people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the
entrance to the tent, they all stood and
worshiped, each at the entrance to his tent.” –
Exodus 33:9-10
“34Then
the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting,
and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
35Moses could not enter the Tent of Meeting
because the cloud had settled upon it, and the
glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.”
– Exodus 40:34-35
The first step of Discipleship is Worship, &
1. Worship enables us to enter into the
Presence of God.
MV
DOULOS
Indian Story
“Don’t lose hope, for
My very Presence will
go with you, as I had
for the last 4 years, and
will forever do so.”
The most powerful
thing is that God’s
presence was with
Vincent.
Burnt Offering
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Offer the Bull/Sheep/Goat/Turtle Doves/Pigeons,
Lay one’s hand on the animal’s head,
Slaughter the animal,
Present the Blood of the Animal at the Altar,
Skin the animal, as well as wash the entrails and legs
Burn the sacrifice
So as to give a sweet aroma (fragrance) to the Lord
Also, the Burnt Offering was to be presented
to the Lord day and night – Leviticus 6:9
The first step of Discipleship is Worship, &
1. Worship enables us to enter into the
Presence of God
2. Worship comes with a Price – God’s and
ours
3. Worship helps us to receive the Peace
of God
The first step of Discipleship is Worship, &
1. Worship enables us to enter into the Presence of
God
2. Worship comes with a Price – God’s and ours
3. Worship helps us to receive the Peace of God
Peace / Fellowship Offering
a) Only the fat that covers the inner parts or
connected to them, was burnt unto the Lord
(Leviticus 3:14)
b)
It is the only sacrifice where the offerer /
worshipper might eat a part
(Leviticus 7:15-16)
“Therefore, if you are offering your gift
at the altar and there remember that
your brother has something against
you, leave your gift there in front of
the altar. First go and be reconciled to
your brother; then come and offer
your gift.”
Matthew 5:23-24
Do we have peace with others ?
Do we have peace with
ourselves ?
Our very first steps in
Discipleship
is to worship God and
remember what He has done,
to seek and enter His presence
and to enjoy the peace He gives.
Leviticus 20:7-8
“ ‘Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I
am the Lord your God. Keep my decrees and
follow them. I am the Lord, who makes you
holy.’”