Leviticus 7 deals with the guilt offering. The guilt offering dealt with the debt and damage caused by sin. Jesus paid the debt we could never repay.
1 Peter 2:24:
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree.”
Leviticus 7 also deals with the fellowship offering. The fellowship offering celebrated peace and communion with God. Now that offering is through Jesus.
Romans 5:1:
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Leviticus 7 also deals with the peace offering. The peace offering symbolizes what Jesus has accomplished. Jesus’s blood provides atonement. The prohibition against eating blood highlighted its sacred purpose. Jesus shed His blood once for all.
Hebrews 9:22:
Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
The sacrifices of Leviticus pointed forward to the perfect sacrifice of Jesus. Jesus is both the ultimate and final high priest. Jesus is also the ultimate and final sacrifice. In Leviticus, the priest offered the sacrifice. In the New Testament, Jesus is both. He is the High priest who offered himself as a sacrifice. As Hebrews explains, Jesus offered Himself once for all time, accomplishing what the repeated sacrifices could never fully accomplish. The main point of Leviticus 7 is God desires a people who take sin seriously, people who approach Him according to His instructions, and people who live in gratitude for His grace. The sacrifices taught Israel that access to a holy God required atonement. They ultimately point to Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice fully reconciles us to God and brings us into lasting fellowship with Him. Love y’all! Have a great day!

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