Author: Gary

Under the Old Covenant, uncleanness came from external things. Under the New Covenant, Jesus taught that the greater problem is the uncleanness of the heart. In Mark 7:18–23, Jesus explained that food does not defile a person; sinful thoughts and actions do. Later, God gave Peter a vision in Acts 10 declaring all foods clean, symbolizing that God was also welcoming Gentiles into His people. Because of Christ, we are not under Israel’s dietary laws. Our holiness comes through faith in Jesus.
The focus is no longer ceremonial cleanliness but a transformed heart through the Holy Spirit. Leviticus 11 lists clean and unclean animals that Israel could or could not eat. These laws taught God’s people to be holy and distinct from the nations around them. The chapter’s central message is, “Be holy because I am holy.” Jesus fulfilled these ceremonial laws by dealing with the deeper issue of sin in the human heart. Today, Christians are not bound by these dietary restrictions, but we are still called to live holy lives that reflect God’s character. Also, when you think of the word “HOLY,” all that word means is to be set apart. God wanted his people to stick out and to be different from all of the other pagan nations around them. That is also what a follower of Jesus should be. We are called to not conform to this world we live in. We are called to be set apart and to be different. Not so that we will be weird, but so the world around us will know who we belong to. Love y’all have a great day!

Leviticus 10 records how Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, offered unauthorized fire before God and were judged immediately. The chapter emphasizes that God is holy and must be approached according to His instructions, not according to human ideas. It also teaches that those who serve God must exercise spiritual discernment and obedience.
As Christians, we no longer approach God through the Levitical priesthood or animal sacrifices because Jesus Christ has become our perfect High Priest and final sacrifice. However, the principle of God’s holiness has not changed. God is still holy and worthy of reverence (Hebrews 12:28-29). We should worship God according to His Word, not merely according to our own preferences. Spiritual leaders are held to a higher standard (James 3:1). Obedience flows from a genuine relationship with God. Through Christ, we can approach God with confidence, but never casually or disrespectfully. Leviticus 10 shows that sinful people cannot approach a holy God on their own terms. The judgment of Nadab and Abihu points to our need for a perfect mediator. Jesus became that mediator, allowing us to come before God safely and confidently because He fulfilled God’s holiness on our behalf. The chapter calls Christians to live holy lives, worship reverently, and depend completely on Christ rather than their own righteousness. Always keep in mind why we have the freedom we have to approach God the way we do. It is only by the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Love y’all! Have a great day!

It is important when we read Leviticus to not read it without remembering what it is pointing to. Leviticus 9 gives us a picture of the New Covenant long before Jesus came. Aaron, the high priest, could only approach God after offering sacrifices for sin (Leviticus 9:7–8), showing that sinful people cannot enter God’s presence on their own. The sacrifices, the priesthood, and the altar all pointed forward to Jesus Christ, who entered the greater and more perfect tabernacle as our eternal High Priest (Hebrews 9:11–12).
Unlike Aaron, Jesus did not need a sacrifice for His own sins because He was perfectly holy. Aaron first had to offer a sin offering for himself before ministering on behalf of the people (Leviticus 9:7–8), but Jesus offered Himself without blemish to God (Hebrews 9:14). He became both our High Priest and our sacrifice, offering Himself once and for all on the cross (Hebrews 9:26; 10:10–12). What the repeated sacrifices of Leviticus could only symbolize, Jesus fully accomplished through His death and resurrection, securing eternal redemption and perfecting His people forever (Hebrews 9:12; 10:14).
When God accepted the sacrifices in Leviticus 9, His glory appeared and fire came down from heaven, demonstrating His approval (Leviticus 9:23–24). In the New Covenant, God showed His acceptance of Christ’s sacrifice by raising Him from the dead and pouring out the Holy Spirit upon believers at Pentecost (Acts 2:24, 32–33). The fire that once fell upon the altar now symbolizes God’s presence dwelling within His people, as tongues like fire rested on the disciples when the Spirit was given (Acts 2:3–4).
The central message of Leviticus 9 is that fellowship with God comes only through an accepted sacrifice and a faithful mediator. Aaron blessed the people only after the sacrificial offerings were made and accepted (Leviticus 9:22–24). Under the New Covenant, Jesus fulfills both roles perfectly as the mediator of a better covenant (Hebrews 9:15). Because of Him, believers no longer depend on earthly priests or repeated sacrifices but have direct access to God through His once-for-all offering (Hebrews 10:19–22), complete forgiveness of sins (Hebrews 10:17–18), and the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit promised to all who believe (Acts 2:38–39). What was foreshadowed in Leviticus became reality in Jesus Christ. Jesus has taken all of the burden on himself out of the love he has for us. There is no sin greater than the grace that Jesus offers us through his perfect sacrifice. All we have to do is freely give our lives to him through faith in what Jesus did for us on the cross. Love y’all! Have a great day!

Leviticus 8 foreshadows Jesus by showing the consecration of Aaron as Israel’s high priest. Aaron had to be washed, clothed in holy garments, anointed with oil, and cleansed through sacrifices before he could represent the people before God. Jesus fulfilled all of these shadows perfectly. Unlike Aaron, Jesus was sinless and needed no sacrifice for Himself. He became our eternal High Priest, fully consecrated by the Father and anointed by the Holy Spirit. The blood placed on the priests pointed to Christ’s own blood, which would secure our forgiveness forever. Through His death and resurrection, Jesus became the perfect mediator between God and humanity, giving believers direct access to the Father and making them a holy priesthood in Him (Hebrews 7:23–28; 1 Peter 2:9).

Aaron’s ordination was a picture. Jesus is the reality. Everything in Leviticus 8 points forward to Christ as our perfect High Priest who cleanses us, represents us before God, and brings us into God’s presence forever.

The blood of Jesus means everything about everything. It is more than just a song we sing in church. Without it we would still be dominated by sin and we would still be having to live by the old law and the old covenant. Jesus has taken all of the responsibility and burden of a relationship with him away from us and put it all on his shoulders.

Our God is a loving father that understands that it is impossible for us to be holy enough to dwell with him because of the sin that entered the world through Adam and Eve. We have been conditioned to think that works have something to do with us getting to heaven. It doesn’t. God doesn’t need anything from us. This is what makes our relationship with God so special. It isn’t what God needs from us, it is what God desires from us. He desires our love and worship. Heaven is not just a place. Heaven is a condition, an atmosphere, and a oneness with our Father. God has prepared a place for his son’s and daughters to dwell with him. Sin separates us from that. What Jesus Christ did for me and for you was give up his life for that. He stomped on the serpents head and he has reclaimed us with his holy authority. Love y’all! Have a great day!

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!

Leviticus 6 teaches that sin requires both atonement before God and restoration towards others. This chapter also emphasizes the continual worship of God through the offerings and the never-ending fire on the altar. All of these themes ultimately point to Jesus Christ. Jesus became our ultimate guilt offering. Through His sacrifice, He paid the debt we could never repay and reconciled us to God. Isaiah prophesied, “His life was a guilt offering” (Isaiah 53:10).

Jesus fulfilled what these sacrifices could only symbolize. Unlike the repeated sacrifices of the Old Testament, His sacrifice was offered once for all time. Through Jesus, believers now have constant access to God. We no longer depend on an earthly altar because Christ Himself is our mediator and high priest. Jesus fulfills this role perfectly. He is both the High Priest who offers the sacrifice and the sacrifice itself. Unlike the priests of Aaron’s line, Jesus lives forever and continually intercedes for His people.

As we read through the Old Testament in Leviticus it is important to keep in mind that these laws and commands that God gives Moses is to the Israelites before Jesus has come to take away the sins of the world. These are not the laws we operate under anymore. What we can learn in chapter 5 is that God takes sin seriously, God requires confession and restoration for our sins, and God graciously provides a way for guilty people to be forgiven. First, God takes sin seriously. Understand that God cannot dwell inside of us in our sinful state. Through the blood of Jesus we have been made righteous in the eyes of the father. When the father sees us he sees what Jesus did for us through his sacrifice. God also requires confession and restoration for our sins. Now that Jesus has come, all we have to do for our sins to be forgiven is to accept the atonement and sacrifice that he freely gave to us by sacrificing himself for us. God put on flesh by sending us his only begotten son to live the perfect life that me or you could not live. He gave his life and bore all of the sins of humanity on his shoulders. He tore down the veil between us and him which was the sin that separated us. Jesus fulfilled permanently all that was temporary. Love y’all! Have a great day!