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Sin Offering
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Leviticus 16:8-9  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) The LORD who dealt with ancient Israel is the member of the God Family who became Jesus Christ (I Corinthians 10:1-4). Therefore this goat, which was sacrificed for a sin offering and whose blood was sprinkled on the mercy seat for an atonement for all Israel, represented Jesus Christ. Although the two goats appeared to be alike, one was to typify Christ. Men were utterly unqualified to determine which goat was suitable. Therefore it was necessary for God to decide. Casting a lot is a solemn appeal to God to decide a matter supernaturally (Proverbs 16:33). It is a sacred religious ceremony. Modern lotteries profane this ancient holy ceremony appealing to God. Men, without God's supernatural intervention, are unable to determine who represents Christ. Many people who think they worship Christ are actually following ministers who are deceived by the Devil (II Corinthians 11:13-15). Satan has so deceived the whole world (Revelation 12:9) that mankind as a whole does not know who is God and who is the adversary. The Day of Atonement: The World at One with God

Hebrews 10:1-3  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) "Those sacrifices" identifies the body of laws being talked of here—the sacrifices, of which the law is just a shadow. They were not a part of the original covenant, but were added later (see Jeremiah 7:22-23). Verse 3 tells us why it was considered to be a schoolmaster. God had a good reason for them doing these things: They were to remind people of sin. They did not define sin. They were commanded because people were sinning; He made them give sacrifices to remind them that they were sinning! John W. Ritenbaugh The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 17)

Hebrews 10:5-7  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) He explains that, when He came into the world, God provided Him with a human body, thus enabling Him to be a sacrifice. He carries this thought further by saying that God did not desire the Levitical offerings to serve as the means of forgiveness and acceptance before Him. Rather, God sent Him into the world to fulfill His will—to be the sacrifice for mankind's sins. John W. Ritenbaugh The Offerings of Leviticus (Part Six): The Sin Offering

Hebrews 13:10  (Go to this verse :: Verse pop-up) This altar is God's table. We are fed spiritual food from this spiritual altar. Jesus said in John 6:63, "The words I speak to you are spirit, and they are life." The priests were permitted to eat of the peace, sin, and trespass offerings. Thus those who serve at the altar are fed at the altar. We are now part of a spiritual priesthood. It is our responsibility to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ (I Peter 2:5). John W. Ritenbaugh The Offerings of Leviticus (Part Six): The Sin Offering

 

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