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WHEN SIN OFFERINGS COULD NOT BE EATEN
TUESDAY, APRIL 23
Leviticus 6
Hebrews 13:10-11
“All the males among the priests
shall eat thereof: it is most holy.”
WHEN SIN OFFERINGS COULD NOT BE EATEN
Eating a part of the sin offering by the priests only is taught clearly in the Bible. This was a spiritual exercise where only the males in the priest’s family were permitted to eat. It was to be eaten in the holy place within the court of the tabernacle of the congregation. The significance was that only holy people were allowed to eat holy food. If the garment was sprinkled by the sin offering, then the garment had to be washed. If an earthen vessel was used, then it had to be broken and could not be used again, as it had the blood soaked into it being made of clay. But if it was made of brass, then it must be scrubbed thoroughly and rinsed with water. The reason was to teach that ordinary things could not come into contact with holy things. There must be a clear separation, i.e. biblical separation.
However, there was one sin offering that could not be eaten by the priests and had to be completely burned. It was the sin offerings offered by the priests themselves just like the tithes offered by them. This also applied to the Day of Atonement when the high priest entered into the most holy place to sprinkle blood on the mercy seat for the reconciling of the priests and the people of God. The sin offerings were not to be eaten on that occasion, but had to be completely offered unto the LORD.
The spiritual significance was one of holiness for all the people of God. There was one standard of holiness for all His people: priests and ordinary Israelites alike. When the priests ate the sin offerings, they were reminded that they were a holy people doing a holy work. But when it was the Day of Atonement, the oneness of a holy witness and salvation in Christ was emphasised. Hebrews 13:10-11: “We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.”
MEMORISATION: Leviticus 6:30
PRAYER: Help me, O Father, to be holy all the days of my life as Thou art holy, for Jesus’ sake. Amen.