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THE GLORY OF THE LORD APPEARED!
FRIDAY, MAY 3
Leviticus 9
1 Timothy 2:5-6
“…and the glory of the LORD
appeared unto all the people.”
THE GLORY OF THE LORD APPEARED!
The inaugural service went on very well. Aaron and his sons offered offerings for themselves before they offered the offerings of the people. The sequence of complete offerings on behalf of the people was sin offering, followed by burnt offering, peace offering and thank offering or wave offering. From verses 15 to 23, all was in order. Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, i.e. the Holy Place, from the altar of burnt offering. Moses represented God whereas Aaron represented the priesthood and the people of God. It is not stated how long they remained inside. But Moses was probably explaining to Aaron what the duties of the priests were in relation to the lampstand, table of shewbread and the altar of incense.
After their time inside the Holy Place, they came out and blessed the people of Israel. Leviticus 9:23 said that “the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.” It was a blessed time of great joy and thanksgiving since it was a blessed inaugural service. A fire came out from before the LORD and consumed upon the altar of burnt offering and the fat. The people saw what the LORD did and they shouted and fell on their faces.
The LORD was pleased with what His people did thus far. They understood and performed the spiritual duties according to Holy Scriptures led by Moses and Aaron. This spiritual act completed the instruction of the LORD in teaching His people how to be holy as He is holy. The Ten Commandments taught them God’s standard of holiness which convicted all men of sin against God. The Levitical priesthood taught them the way back to the LORD where without the shedding of blood, there was no remission of sin. The LORD was pleased and so were the people of God. Christians today need to remember their inaugural experience before the LORD by living a holy life. It was their day of salvation when the LORD washed away all their sins by the blood of Christ, His perfect Lamb.
MEMORISATION: Leviticus 9:24
PRAYER: I thank Thee, Father, for salvation made possible throughout all generations even before Christ came. Amen.