Leviticus 5

Four sins of concealment requiring sacrificeverses 1-6

And IF a soul sin – and hear the voice of swearing – and is a witness

whether he has seen or known of it

IF he do not utter it

THEN he shall bear his iniquity

OR IF a soul touch any unclean thing

whether it be a carcass of an unclean beast

or carcass of unclean creeping things

and IF it be hidden from him

he also shall be unclean and GUILTY

OR IF he touch the uncleanness of man

whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man

shall be defiled withal

and it be hid from him

when he knows of it – THEN he shall be GUILTY

OR IF a soul swear – pronouncing with his lips to do evil

or to do good whatsoever it be that a man shall

pronounce with an OATH

and it be hid from him

when he knows of it

THEN he shall be GUILTY in one of these

And it shall be – when he shall be GUILTY of one of these things

that he shall CONFESS that he has SINNED in that thing

And he shall bring his TRESPASS OFFERING

to the LORD for his SIN which he has SINNED

a female from the flock a lamb or a

kid of the goats – for a SIN OFFERING

And the priest shall make an ATONEMENT for him concerning

his SIN

Law regarding sacrifice of birds for sin offeringverses 7-10

And if he be NOT ABLE to bring a lamb

THEN he shall bring for his TREPASS

which he hath committed two turtledoves

or two young pigeons – unto the LORD

one for the SIN OFFERING

other for a BURNT OFFERING

And he shall bring them to the priest

who shall offer that which is for the SIN OFFERING first

and wring off his head from his neck

but shall not divide it asunder

and he shall sprinkle of the blood of the

SIN OFFERING on the side of the altar

and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the

bottom of the altar – it is a SIN OFFERING

And he shall offer the second for a BURNT OFFERING

according to the manner – and the priest shall make an

ATONEMENT for him for his SIN

which he has SINNED

and it shall be FORGIVEN him

Law regarding sacrifice of grain for sin offeringverses 11-13

BUT IF he be not able to bring two turtledoves – or two young pigeons

THEN he that SINNED shall bring for his offering the

tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a

SIN OFFERING

he shall put no oil on it

neither shall he put any frankincense thereon

for it is a SIN OFFERING

THEN shall he bring it to the priest

and the priest shall take his handful of it

even a MEMORIAL thereof

and burn it on the altar

according to the offerings made by fire

to the LORD

it is a SIN OFFERING

AND the priest shall make an ATONEMENT for him as touching

his SIN that he has SINNED in one of these

and it shall be FORGIVEN him

and the remnant shall be the priest’s

as a MEAT OFFERING

Law regarding sin against holy thingsverses 14-16

And the LORD spoke unto Moses

saying

IF a soul commit a trespass and sin through ignorance

in the holy things of the LORD

THEN he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram

without blemish out of the flocks

with your estimation by shekels of silver

after the shekel of the sanctuary

FOR a TRESPESS OFFERING

And he shall make amends for the harm that he has done in the

holy thing – and shall add the fifth part thereto

and give it unto the priest

and the priest shall make an ATONEMENT

for him with the ram of the

TRESPASS OFFERING

and it shall be FORGIVEN him

Law regarding violating LORD’S commandsverses 17-19

And if a soul sin – and commit any of these things which are

FORBIDDEN to be done by the

commandments of the LORD

though he wist it not – yet is he GUILTY

and he shall bear his iniquity

And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock

with your estimation – for a TRESPASS OFFERING

to the priest – and the priest shall make an

ATONEMENT for him concerning

his ignorance wherein he erred

and wist it not

and it shall be FORGIVEN him

It is a TRESPASS OFFERING

he has certainly trespassed against the LORD

COMMENTARY:

DAILY SPIRITUAL BREAKFAST: Young Believers

: 1 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of it; if he does not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. (422 “swearing” [‘alah] means curse, a public charge for certain citizens to fulfill a duty, a covenant confirmed by an oath, put a curse on someone, or the invoking of divine harm as a retribution)

DEVOTION: God wants those who are followers of HIM to be good citizens in whatever country they live in. Here we have a command by the LORD if we know something that has been done that is sinful in the eyes of the LORD we need to be sure to tell the truth regarding what was done.

It is a sin not to testify if we know what has happened when someone breaks one of the laws of God. So believers will not be held guiltless if they don’t testify regarding the truth of someone’s actions.

Many times we find that people try to hurt other people by their words and their actions and when someone looks into the matter no one speaks us to protect someone who was hurt by the actions of a bully.

Children need to be taught that it is important for them to help those who are picked on by others. They need to tell a teacher or an adult when it happens to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

Adults need to make sure that if there is something happening around them that is not good in the eyes of the LORD that they make sure that they say something about it to those who have the power to correct whatever is happening that is wrong.

CHALLENGE: Are you testifying regarding the wrong treatment of others when asked?

DAILY SPIRITUAL LUNCH: Transitional Believers

: 4 Or if a soul swear pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knows of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these. (816 “guilty” [‘asham] means offend, trespass, to do wrong, commit an offence, do injury, to be incriminated, or do a wrong)

DEVOTION: We need to watch what we promise God we are going to do. So often we say things we don’t mean in a time period when we are under stress. We make a promise that we will not keep after the stressful event is past.

Here we find that we have to watch what we say because God takes what we say to HIM seriously. If we promise HIM something during a time of stress and then don’t fulfill our promise it is like lying to God.

In the Old Testament a person who says he is going to do something and doesn’t do it has to bring an offering to the LORD. It is his confession that he has said something that he cannot or will not complete.

God knows that we say things in times of crisis that we forget or don’t do once the crisis is over but HE still wants us to take our words seriously. So there needs to be confession and restoration for our relationship with HIM to be corrected.

We don’t offer animal sacrifices today but we can do some type of restitution to HIM when it seems necessary. HE wants us to be people of our word. HE is someone who always keeps HIS word to us. We need to do the same to HIM.

CHALLENGE: Watch what you say and you will not commit this sin against the LORD. It is better to say nothing at all than to promise something that cannot be kept or will not be kept.

: 15 If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with your estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering (4603 “trespass” [ma‘al] means to act unfaithfully, act treacherously, to be faithless, act counter to one’s duty, commit a violation, or break faith)

DEVOTION: These types of sins included not bring the tithe to the LORD, not keeping the sacred holidays and payment of vows to the LORD.

Restitution was necessary and the death of an innocent animal showed how important it was for the individual to know that his sin was not to be taken lightly.

The ultimate sacrifice for our willful sin is the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. HE died in our place because of our willful disobedience to the law of God.

In offering this sacrifice the offender had to make restitution to those he had hurt. There was a value set by the priest for the individual to pay to correct the sin. There was a twenty percent fee associated with full restitution.

So a ram had to be offering in sacrifice and a twenty percent fee had to be paid to show that God took this sin seriously during the time of the children of Israel.

Today we need to also realize that our sins against the LORD are serious. We need to keep a proper attitude toward our sin and the need for confession and sometimes even restitution to the LORD for our lack of giving.

CHALLENGE: Sin keeps blessings from our life. We need to keep short accounts with God. If we realize that we have sinned we need to make an effort to correct our relationship to the LORD.

DAILY SPIRITUAL SUPPER: Mature Believers

: 17 And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. (3808 “forbidden” [loh] means no, never, driven far away or without)

DEVOTION: There is a distinction between a sin offering and a guilt offering. It seems that some think that the sin offering is for things committed and the guilt offering is for things omitted. God is covering all bases for excuses for doing wrong. These are occasions when men don’t step up and do what is right need to be addressed by the LORD. God wants HIS people to step up and do want is right on all occasions.

Two words go together in this chapter: atonement and forgiven. Once a sacrifice is made atonement had been made by the priest, the individual was forgiven of his sin. The necessary sacrifice of blood gives the individual a covering for his sin. For those who are very poor and can’t afford a animal or bird the LORD gave them the option of offering grain. The grain was not a typical grain offering because it was not missed with oil or frankincense.

Christ is our atonement. Because HE lives we can be forgiven of our sins. What is sin?

This chapter gives us three examples of when it is necessary to offer a trespass offering. One of these examples is in relationship to the commandments of the LORD. When the LORD gives a commandment it is NEVER to be broken. The people of God in the Old Testament were ones who broke the law as it was not altogether written.

We have the written Word of God to follow. It is our responsibility to learn the Word of God. It is our responsibility to practice what we learn. We don’t have the same problem as the children of Israel in the Old Testament. They didn’t have the completed Word of God that we have to read. We know what the LORD wants us to do. We need to read it and practice it.

If we break one of the commandments we can go to HIM and confess our sins and our fellowship is restored, if we are a follower of HIM. If we are not yet a follower of HIM we need to ask HIM to forgive us and establish a relationship with HIM.

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The sins of omission were just as much a sin as those of commission. The omission of repentance of sin in an individual’s life is the difference between heaven and hell for eternity. Too often people think their saved because they said a prayer once and then went on without a desire to serve the LORD or read the Bible or pray on a daily basis. If there is no desire to get closer to the LORD, then there might never had been a repentance of sin because the individual didn’t really know that he was a sinner in need of a Savior.

CHALLENGE: Don’t base your salvation on an external prayer – base it on an internal relationship with Christ.

: 18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him. (7684 “ignorance” [shâgagah] means 1 sin, sin of error or inadvertence, inadvertent sin. 1a error. [Strong, J. (1995). Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon. Woodside Bible Fellowship])

DEVOTION: When was the last time someone pointed out a “blind spot” in your life? This is an area where you were ignorant of what you were doing (and how it affected others), and someone else had to point out how your actions affected them. This is often our spouses, as they see us more clearly than we see ourselves sometimes. All of us have blind spots, and they usually represent habits and/or areas of rationalization where we think that there is nothing wrong with what we are doing.

In this chapter, a provision is made for sin which is done in ignorance. That means that as far as the person is concerned, there was no direct motive or intent for sinning. The reason that this category of sin is mentioned is that we are all deeply affected by our sin natures, and continue to sin even when we do not want to do so (Jeremiah 17:9). That meant that when someone pointed out your sin to you, you were to go immediately and offer a sacrifice to atone for it.

The same principle applied in the church is that we should be willing to be corrected by those who are in the church (our brothers and sisters) when they see us doing something wrong or offensive (Matthew 18:15-16). That means that we should be willing to listen to those who love us and point out areas of sin in our lives, so that we can repent of that sin. Nonetheless, there remain areas of our lives that are hidden to us, and that is why the psalmist asked the Lord to show Him these areas in his life (Psalm 139:23-24). We should humbly come before the Lord every day in repentance before Him, and ask Him to show us those areas of sin in our lives that we are not aware of. In fact, it is true that the older one gets, the more one sees his or her own faults and sinfulness!

CHALLENGE: Ask God to search your heart today and show you any ways that your life does not please Him. (MW)

DISCIPLINES OF THE FAITH:

BODY

Chastity (Purity in living)

Fasting (Time alone with LORD without eating or drinking)

Sacrifice (Giving up something we want to serve the LORD)

Submission (Willing to listen to others and LORD)

Solitude (Going to a quiet place without anyone)

SOUL

Fellowship (Gathering together around the Word of God)

Frugality (wise use of resources)

Journalizing (Writing down what you have learned from the LORD)

Study and Meditation (Thinking through your study in the Word)

Secrecy (Doing your good deeds without others knowing but God)

SPIRIT

Celebration (Gathering around a special occasion to worship LORD)

Confession (Tell the LORD we are sorry for our sins on a daily basis)

Prayer (Conversation with God on a personal level)

Silence (Letting the LORD deal with some problems and needs)

Worship (Time to praise the LORD alone or in a group)

Trespass offeringverses 6, 15, 18, 19

Female from the flock

Lamb or kid of the goats

Two turtledoves

Two young pigeons

Ram: sin through ignorance

Sin offeringverses 6-9, 11, 12

First offered

Sprinkle the blood on side of altar

Tenth part of ephah of fine flour

Priestverses 6, 10, 12, 13, 16, 18

Make an atonement

Burnt offeringverse 7

Second animal

Meat offeringverse 13

DOCTRINES OF THE FAITH:

Scripture (66 inerrant books of the Bible)

Commandments of the LORDverse 17

God the Father (First person of the Godhead)

LORD (Jehovah)verses 6, 7, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19

Holy things unto the LORDverse 15

God the Son (Second person of the Godhead – God/man, Messiah)

God the Holy Spirit (Third person of the Godhead – our comforter)

Trinity (Three persons of the Godhead who are co-equal = ONE God)

Angels (Created before the foundation of the world – Good and Evil)

Man (Created on the sixth twenty-four hour period of creation)

Sin (Missing the mark set by God on man and angels)

Sinverses 1, 5-13, 15, 17

Voice of swearingverse 1

Iniquityverses 1, 17

Touch an unclean thingverse 2

Guiltyverses 2-5, 17

Uncleanness of manverse 3

Defiledverse 3

Swearverse 4

Do evilverse 4

Sinnedverses 5, 6, 11, 13

Trespassverses 6, 7, 15, 16, 18, 19

Sin through ignoranceverses 15, 18

Harmverse 16

Forbiddenverse 17

Ignoranceverse 18

Erredverse 18

Salvation (Provided by Christ’s death on the cross for our sins)

Confessverse 5

Atonementverses 6, 10, 13, 16, 18

Forgivenverses 10, 13,16, 18

Make amendsverse 16

Israel (Old Testament people of God)

Witnessverse 1

Trespass (Guilt) offeringverses 6, 15, 16, 18, 19

Sin offeringverses 6-9, 11, 12

Priestverses 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16

Burnt offeringverses 7, 10

Meat (Meal) offeringverse 13

Mosesverse 14

Church (New Testament people of God)

Last Things (Future Events)

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QUOTES regarding passage

This distinction bears out the difference between God and man; exposure of the true nature of God naturally leads to praise, while the revealing of the true nature of man leads to confession. Confession is thus the opposite of concealment (Ps 32:5). (Rooker, M. F. (2000). Leviticus (Vol. 3A, pp. 118–119). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.)

Confession would then be an essential prerequisite for expiation and atonement. Any sin and guilt offerings prescribed in the law had to be preceded by confession. The crucial role of confession was highlighted on the Day of Atonement (Lev 16:21). Confession is emphasized in 5:5 because the violations of 5:1–4 are of a deliberate nature. Thus confession was a means whereby a deliberate sin was considered an inadvertent sin, which qualified it to be expiated. (Rooker, M. F. (2000). Leviticus (Vol. 3A, p. 119). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers)

The sin offering must first take place to restore the worshiper to God. Sin must be atoned for before there could be communion with God. The burnt offering is the first act of worship after forgiveness. (Rooker, M. F. (2000). Leviticus (Vol. 3A, pp. 119–120). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.)

Rather, while proper procedure had to be followed, it was understood that the one making the offering did so with a heartfelt conviction that he was guilty of sin before God. This attitude on the part of the worshiper was essential if the offering was to be efficacious. The necessity of repentance and confession in coming to God by means of a sacrifice has not changed in the New Testament era. For Christ’s atonement to be applied to a sinner, the individual must acknowledge his sinful condition and confess that Jesus is Lord (e.g., Rom 10:9–10). (Rooker, M. F. (2000). Leviticus (Vol. 3A, p. 122). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.)

The distinctive purpose of the sin offering was to atone and provide forgiveness for specific unintentional or nondefiant sins where (in contrast with the guilt offering) no restitution was involved. God accepted the slaughter of the animal as a ransom payment for the particular sin which occasioned it, thus diverting His wrath from the sinner and (ultimately) to Christ on the cross.

The typology of the sin offering emphasizes the death of Christ as a satisfactory substitutionary sacrifice to provide the forgiveness of sins (2 Cor. 5:21; Eph. 1:7). Identification with Him through personal faith leads to the practical experience of this forgiveness. (Lindsey, F. D. (1985). Leviticus. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 1, pp. 182–183). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.)

The guilt offering was required whenever someone committed a “violation” (5:15, ma‘al)—an act of misappropriation or denial to another (whether God or man) of his rightful due (cf. Num. 5:12, 19; Josh. 7:1; 22:20; 2 Chron. 26:16, 18; 28:22–23). When a sin could be assessed for monetary compensation, the offender had to bring not only the ram for the guilt offering but also compensation in property or silver, plus a 20 percent fine (Lev. 5:16; 6:5). The examples given in this section pertain to unintentional misappropriation of sacred property (5:14–16) and service (cf. 14:12, 24), suspected transgressions of divine commands (5:17–19), and the violation of others’ property rights (6:1–7; cf. 19:20–22; Num. 5:6–10). It is apparently beside the point that some of these sins were unintentional (cf. comments on Lev. 4:1–2), since the sins listed in 6:2–5 were obviously intentional sins against man, though not defiant sins against the Lord (cf. Num. 15:30). Thus the common occasion of the guilt offering was an offense that caused damage or loss whether unintentional or deliberate, and either against God or against man. (Lindsey, F. D. (1985). Leviticus. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 1, p. 183). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.)

FROM MY READING:

(Remember the only author that I totally agree with is the HOLY SPIRIT in the inerrant WORD OF GOD called THE BIBLE! All other I try to gleam what I can to help me grow in the LORD!!)

HEAVEN is a place on EARTH by Michael E. Wittmer

We often exhort them to lay aside earthly cares and concentrate on the one or two things that really matter: reading their Bibles and leading lost souls to Christ. (p. 95)

Accordingly, we should lavish the lion’s share of our energy, time, and money on spiritual activities such as personal devotions, prayer, missions, evangelism, discipleship, and church attendance. (p. 96)

A full-orbed Christian worldview does not bother to discriminate between important and unimportant matters, but instead encourages all believers to do the best they can, for the glory of God, with whatever assignments fall their way. (p. 98)

However, the same families, bodies, and jobs that provide opportunities for obedience may also become idols when they receive the attention and allegiance that belongs to God alone. (p. 99)

It suggests that we are right on track, safely negotiating between the God-denying extreme of modernity and the world-denying extreme of an overly spiritualized evangelicalism. (p. 100)

Acts 23
Paul’s first trial before Felix, the governor of the region, is not decisive.
INSIGHTDuring World War II there was a popular song with the phrase: “Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.” This snatch of verse captures a theme that runs throughout the Bible: Assume human responsibility while relying on the sovereignty of God. Throughout the Bible, men pray and then act. Paul’s arguments are clever and his logic is deft, as though he is relying on himself for his freedom. And yet under it all is a peace, a trust, a confidence that can only be explained by his rest in the Lord whom he serves. Whether his circumstances are good or bad, Paul regards wherever he is as the “world” into which the Lord wants him to go to “preach the gospel” (Mark 16:15).)

(Quiet Walk)

When my brother David suddenly died of cardiac failure, my perspectives on life changed dramatically. Dave was the fourth of seven children, but he was the first of us to pass—and the unexpected nature of that passing gave me much to ponder. It became apparent that as age began to catch up with us, our family’s future was going to be marked more by loss than by gain. It was going to be characterized as much by goodbyes as hellos.

None of this was a surprise intellectually—that is just how life works. But this realization was an emotional lightning bolt to the brain. It gave a fresh, new significance to every moment life gives us and every opportunity time allows. And it placed a huge new value on the reality of a future reunion, where no goodbyes will ever be needed.

This ultimate reality is at the heart of what we find in Revelation 21:3-4: “God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

Though today we may find ourselves experiencing seasons of long goodbyes, our trust in Christ’s death and resurrection promises an eternity of hellos.

By Bill Crowder (Our Daily Bread)

CHRIST THE PRIEST

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus. Hebrews 3:1
What are the evidences for saying that Christ is God’s appointed High Priest? Well, it is interesting to observe that there is only one book in the Bible that describes Him directly and explicitly as Priest, and that is, of course, the Epistle to the Hebrews. Hebrews describes Him as such in a number of verses: “Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus” (3:1). “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession” (4:14). “So also, Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, today have I begotten thee” (5:5). “Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec” (6:20). “For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens” (7:26). “We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens” (8:1).
But, of course, in many other places the teaching is implicit–by implication it is there. For instance, listen to our Lord Himself. He said, “For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). This is also something that is constantly taught by the apostle Paul. In Romans 3:24-25 he says, “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God.”
A Thought to Ponder
There is only one book in the Bible that describes Him directly and explicitly as Priest–the Epistle to the Hebrews.
(From God the Father, God the Son, pp. 303-304, by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones)

Arise, My Soul, Arise
“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16)
The beautiful old hymn “Arise, My Soul, Arise” was written by the great hymn writer Charles Wesley. Let us use its five verses to focus our thoughts these next five days.Arise, my soul, arise; Shake off thy guilty fears;
The bleeding sacrifice in my behalf appears:
Before the throne my surety stands,
My name is written on His hands.
At first reading, the theme of the song seems unclear, until we recognize that the sinner is being enjoined to come to salvation and by the power of the sacrificial blood shed on his behalf receive forgiveness and eternal life.
Because “Christ…hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God” (Ephesians 5:2), “we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access” (Romans 5:1-2) to the Father, who alone has the power to forgive our sins. We have no need to fear rejection, for “we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (1 John 2:1).
We can arise and “come boldly unto the throne of grace,” where God the Father reigns. We have assurance of access because our “surety of a better testament” (Hebrews 7:22) is “a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God” (Hebrews 4:14), and “who is [seated] on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens” (Hebrews 8:1). Here He requests the Father’s “mercy, and…grace” on our behalf, for He knows us by our names, which are already “written in the Lamb’s book of life” (Revelation 21:27) “from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 17:8).

(JDM, The Institute for Creation Research)

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