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1 | Burnt offering, Sin offering-symbolize? | Ps 20:3 | Godissogood2me | 32957 | ||
The Lord impressed upon my heart to look up "burnt sacrifice" wherever I could in order to find out what He considers an acceptable sacrifice. Does anyone have any thoughts on what the following symbolize to us today: 1. Sin offering 2. Burnt sacrifice 3. Peace offering ? For a start, here is an excerpt from Mathew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 20 found on www.blueletterbible.org 4. That God would testify his gracious acceptance of the sacrifices he offered with his prayers, according to the law of that time, before he went out on a dangerous expedition: The Lord remember all thy offerings and accept thy burnt-sacrifices (v. 3), or turn them to ashes; that is, "The Lord give thee the victory and success which thou didst by prayer with sacrifices ask of him, and thereby give as full proof of his acceptance of the sacrifice as ever he did by kindling it with fire from heaven.’’ By this we may now know that God accepts our spiritual sacrifices, if by his Spirit he kindles in our souls a holy fire of pious and divine affection and with that makes our hearts burn within us. But we may look further; these prayers for David are prophecies concerning Christ the Son of David, and in him they were abundantly answered; he undertook the work of our redemption, and made war upon the powers of darkness. In the day of trouble, when his soul was exceedingly sorrowful, the Lord heard him, heard him in that he feared (Heb. 5:7), sent him help out of the sanctuary, sent an angel from heaven to strengthen him, took cognizance of his offering when he made his soul an offering for sin, and accepted his burnt-sacrifice, turned it to ashes, the fire that should have fastened upon the sinner fastening upon the sacrifice, with which God was well pleased. And a portion from Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 29, also found on www.blueletterbible.org Secondly, There must be a burnt-offering, a ram wholly burnt, to the honour of God, in token of the dedication of themselves wholly to God and to his service, as living sacrifices, kindled with the fire and ascending in the flame of holy love, v. 15–18. The sin-offering must first be offered and then the burnt-offering; for, till guilt be removed, no acceptable service can be performed, Isa. 6:7. Thirdly, There must be a peace-offering; it is called the ram of consecration, because there was more in this peculiar to the occasion than in the other two. In the burnt-offering God had the glory of their priesthood, in this they had the comfort of it; I trust that the Lord will reveal to me through all of your responses what He means for me to find out and apply to my life so I can become more like Him. God bless you all, In His love, Mrs. Santosh Shetty |
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2 | Burnt offering, Sin offering-symbolize? | Ps 20:3 | Mommapbs | 33491 | ||
Greetings Mrs. Shetty! I thought that this piece was connected to your post on sacrifice and trust that God will bless you through it! Mommapbs The Fragrance of Death Early in our marriage we lived in a house without air-conditioning. Thankfully, our climate is temperate and cross-ventilation is sufficient to cool us off except for about ten days of the year. When the temperature first began to climb, I opened the front window. However, a noxious odor wafted in with the breeze. A neighborhood cat must have left an unfinished “meal” nearby and as the day got warmer, it had begun to rot - and stink! We got a room air- conditioner that summer. Years later, while working in my backyard, I caught of whiff of that now familiar smell. It was obvious that something BIG had died close by! For days we could not enjoy our deck; and thankfully, our home was now all air-conditioned! Not wanting to be held hostage inside the house, I sent my resident “weekend warriors” on a search and destroy mission with a bag of lime. About a half hour later, my “men” came back to report that they had successfully eliminated the source of our distress – a fallen doe. In reading the book of Leviticus, we learn about all the sacrifices that the Israelites were required to make. There sure were a lot of dead animals! Although I understood the necessity of blood (“for without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness” Hebrews 9:22), I did not understand how these offerings could be “a pleasing aroma unto the Lord.” Lev 4:31 I’ve smelled burning flesh and it is anything but sweet! I’ve also smelled death. To me, the stench of death is repulsive; yet what I was reading in Leviticus prompted me to ask, “Why is death an attractive fragrance to God?” I found the answer in a devotional by Tommy Tenney called "The Daily Chase." For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task? II Corinthians 2:15-16 I asked, “What was the “aroma of Christ?” God, through Tenney, answered: “It was His death!” To God, the smell of death is pleasing; I finally understood why God required so much blood! The penalty for sin is death and the Life is in the blood. “For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.” Lev. 17:11 Something had to die, for without the shedding of blood (death) there is no forgiveness. Without forgiveness, there is no way for God to come close to US! God wanted His people to be able to draw near unto Him. Yet He is Holy and our sin prevents the intimacy that God longs for; so He provided a Way - from the first sin covered by the bloodied skins of animals to the last covered by the perfect blood of Christ - we come to God only through the blood. Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 Those who been bathed in the shed blood of Christ are a pleasing aroma in God’s nostrils. Yet, to “those who are perishing,” we, who wear the “perfume” of the Christ, are odious. Non-believers will make every effort to close the windows of their souls or run for the bag of lime to remove the repulsive insult of Jesus to their senses . . . John the Baptist was the first to understand the sacrifice of self that God calls us to make when he said, “He must increase but I must decrease.” (John 3:30) And the Apostle Paul instructs believers to “present our bodies as living sacrifices . . .” (Romans 12:2) We do this by denying our “self will” in exchange for His “good will!” Jesus tells us, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Luke 9:23 By doing so, we can live the “abundant life” that God so longs for us to have with Him daily. When we are “dead” to self, Christ is able to live His life with and through us to accomplish His purposes. God loves the smell of death . . . Jesus said, “For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.” Matthew 16:25 What fragrance are you wearing? How you “smell” to God is the only thing that matters! Are you bathed in the sweet aroma of Christ? Have you become a “living sacrifice” or are you still crawling off the altar? Are you dead yet? Deny yourself, die to self and live! |
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3 | Burnt offering, Sin offering-symbolize? | Ps 20:3 | Godissogood2me | 33644 | ||
THANK YOU, and again, THANK YOU, Mommapbs. I certainly have been blessed. Even I didn't know what I expected to see on this forum about this note. Now I know that this is probably it. God is truly good. And He never lets us down when we truly desire to know His will. I pray that the same God who has shown me what this aroma - that is pleasing to Him - is, will also strengthen me to do just what He wants me to - deny my 'self'. Love in Christ, Bhawna Shetty |
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