{"id":17773,"date":"2021-10-07T22:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T05:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/leviticus_6_1-13-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-09-28T21:34:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T04:34:05","slug":"leviticus_6_14-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/leviticus_6_14-30\/","title":{"rendered":"When You Prepare the Sacrifice, the Sacrifice Prepares You"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leviticus6:14-30\u00a0Click here for Bible Verses<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Leviticus\u00a06:14-30.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Leviticus 6:14-18 (NIV)<\/em><\/strong>
\n14\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0“‘These are the regulations for the grain offering: Aaron’s sons are to bring it before the\u00a0LORD, in front of the altar.
\n15\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The priest is to take a handful of fine flour and oil, together with all the incense on the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as an aroma pleasing to the\u00a0LORD.
\n16\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Aaron and his sons shall eat the rest of it, but it is to be eaten without yeast in a\u00a0holy<\/strong>\u00a0place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
\n17\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0It must not be baked with yeast; I have given it as their share of the offerings made to me by fire. Like the sin offering and the guilt offering, it is most\u00a0holy<\/strong>.
\n18\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Any male descendant of Aaron may eat it. It is his regular share of the offerings made to the\u00a0LORD\u00a0by fire for the generations to come. Whatever touches them will become\u00a0holy<\/strong>.'”<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 14-18:\u00a0\u00a0In these verses God stipulates that after a select portion of the grain offering was burned on the altar, the rest of the grain offering was for the priests to eat.\u00a0\u00a0Here we see God\u2019s heart to provide materially for those who dedicated their working hours and working lives to serving God \u201cfull time\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0The timeless principle here is that\u00a0God intended that those who serve Him full time in the church should be able to live off of the offerings given by the people<\/strong>.\u00a0 That’s a very practical reason why it is so important for Christians to be faithful in giving their tithes (10% of their income to the church).\u00a0 If Christians are not faithful in tithing to the church, those who work hard to serve God and God’s people in the church on a full-time basis are the ones who will suffer, not to mention their families.<\/p>\n

So whenever it’s time to collect tithes and offerings at church, always remember that tithing is not only to demonstrate our faith in God, our obedience to His commands, or our trust that He will provide for all our needs.\u00a0 Even more, giving tithes and offerings demonstrates that we truly love the staff in the church who have dedicated their lives to serving God and His people on a full time basis.<\/p>\n

Let’s take great care of those who work in the church, ensuring that they get plenty of support, including financial support, from all of us who benefit so much from their hard work and sacrifice. Just as God intended, let’s take great care of our church leaders.<\/p>\n

Leviticus 6:19-23 (NIV)<\/em><\/strong>
\n19\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The\u00a0LORD\u00a0also said to Moses,
\n20\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0“This is the offering Aaron and his sons are to bring to the\u00a0LORD\u00a0on the day he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening.
\n21\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Prepare it with oil on a griddle; bring it well-mixed and present the grain offering broken in pieces as an aroma pleasing to the\u00a0LORD.
\n22\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The son who is to succeed him as anointed priest shall prepare it. It is the\u00a0LORD’s regular share and is to be burned completely.<\/em>
\n23\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Every grain offering of a priest shall be burned completely; it must not be eaten.”<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 19-23:\u00a0\u00a0These verses describe the kind of offering that the high priest Aaron would need to give on the day he is anointed as the high priest of the nation of Israel.\u00a0\u00a0I find it interesting that on the day that Aaron is to be anointed as the first high priest of the nation of Israel (v20), God required that Aaron\u2019s successor should have already been chosen and is in charge of preparing the grain offering (v22), which was to be an offering given on a \u201cregular\u201d basis (v20), possibly daily given the words \u201chalf of it in the morning and half in the evening\u201d (v20).<\/p>\n

To me, this suggests that God is very much about preparing the next generation of leaders.\u00a0\u00a0Unlike us who often think only about the here and now,\u00a0God thinks ahead.\u00a0 God thinks long-term.\u00a0 God thinks generationally.\u00a0 Likewise, instead of just thinking about the here and now and doing short-term planning, have a longer term perspective when you look at your life and your ministry.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also, notice that Aaron\u2019s successor would prepare the grain offering day after day, and in so doing was getting ready for the time when he would become the new high priest.\u00a0\u00a0So\u00a0it wasn\u2019t just that Aaron\u2019s successor was preparing the grain offering; the grain offering was preparing Aaron\u2019s successor<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0What\u2019s a lesson here?\u00a0\u00a0When we serve God regularly and faithfully, our service prepares us for greater things in the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leviticus 6:24-30 (NIV)<\/em><\/strong>
\n24\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The\u00a0LORD\u00a0said to Moses,
\n25\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0“Say to Aaron and his sons: ‘These are the regulations for the sin offering: The sin offering is to be slaughtered before the\u00a0LORD\u00a0in the place the burnt offering is slaughtered; it is most holy.
\n26\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The priest who offers it shall eat it; it is to be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
\n27\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Whatever touches any of the flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place.
\n28\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0The clay pot the meat is cooked in must be broken; but if it is cooked in a bronze pot, the pot is to be scoured and rinsed with water.
\n29\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0Any male in a priest’s family may eat it; it is most holy.
\n30\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0But any sin offering whose blood is brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place must not be eaten; it must be burned.<\/em><\/p>\n

On verses 24-30:\u00a0\u00a0These verses stipulate what to do with clothing, utensils and tools when they have come into contact with blood while being used in the offering of sacrifices.\u00a0\u00a0The emphasis in Leviticus on washing, rinsing, and even discarding certain items has led some scholars to conclude that the Bible may have provided some the earliest evidence of public health and sanitation practices.\u00a0\u00a0Praise God for the purifying effect that God\u2019s Word has on our lives, not just for our physical health but also for our relationship with God.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank You Lord for Your heart for those who dedicate their working lives to serving Your church.\u00a0\u00a0I pray that my church and I would take good care of them.\u00a0\u00a0Thank You also for having a heart for the next generation.\u00a0\u00a0Thank You that my current responsibilities are preparing me for greater things in the future.\u00a0\u00a0And thank You that Your Word purifies us, inside and out.\u00a0\u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi GAMErs,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s passage is Leviticus\u00a06:14-30.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Leviticus 6:14-18 (NIV)
\n14\u00a0\u00a0“‘These are the regulations for the grain offering: Aaron’s sons are to bring it before the\u00a0LORD, in front of the altar.
\n15\u00a0\u00a0The priest is to take a handful of fine flour and oil, together with all the incense on the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as an aroma pleasing to the\u00a0LORD.
\n16\u00a0\u00a0Aaron and his sons shall eat the rest of it, but it is to be eaten without yeast in a\u00a0holy\u00a0place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
\n17\u00a0\u00a0It must not be baked with yeast; I have given it as their share of the offerings made to me by fire. Like the sin offering and the guilt offering, it is most\u00a0holy.
\n18\u00a0\u00a0Any male descendant of Aaron may eat it. It is his regular share of the offerings made to the\u00a0LORD\u00a0by fire for the generations to come. Whatever touches them will become\u00a0holy.'”<\/p>\n

On verses 14-18:\u00a0\u00a0In these verses God stipulates that after a select portion of the grain offering was burned on the altar, the rest of the grain offering was for the priests to eat.\u00a0\u00a0Here we see God\u2019s heart to provide materially for those who dedicated their working hours and working lives to serving God \u201cfull time\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0The timeless principle here is that\u00a0God intended that those who serve Him full time in the church should be able to live off of the offerings given by the people.\u00a0 That’s a very practical reason why it is so important for Christians to be faithful in giving their tithes (10% of their income to the church).\u00a0 If Christians are not faithful in tithing to the church, those who work hard to serve God and God’s people in the church on a full-time basis are the ones who will suffer, not to mention their families.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gametime-sharing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17773"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17774,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17773\/revisions\/17774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}