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The Burnt Offering

Date: Aug. 16, 2026

Passage

Leviticus 1:1-17

Leviticus

Laws for Burnt Offerings

1:1 The LORD called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock.

“If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the LORD. He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. Then he shall kill the bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall bring the blood and throw the blood against the sides of the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. Then he shall flay the burnt offering and cut it into pieces, and the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire. And Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat, on the wood that is on the fire on the altar; but its entrails and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar, as a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

10 “If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, he shall bring a male without blemish, 11 and he shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar. 12 And he shall cut it into pieces, with its head and its fat, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is on the fire on the altar, 13 but the entrails and the legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

14 “If his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or pigeons. 15 And the priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar. 16 He shall remove its crop with its contents and cast it beside the altar on the east side, in the place for ashes. 17 He shall tear it open by its wings, but shall not sever it completely. And the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

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Key Verse: Leviticus 1:4

He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

Leviticus 1 describes the different burnt offerings to be presented for atonement, highlighting the importance of atonement. Atonement is mentioned 45 times in Leviticus, and 50 more times in the rest of the Old Testament. Atonement means “covered up.” Burnt offerings could not take away sin, but could cover up sin until the coming of Jesus, and his ultimate sacrifice as the Lamb of God.

Burnt offerings could be a male ox, a male sheep, a goat without blemish, or a simple dove or pigeon. Everyone, rich and poor, could come to God for atonement. He wants our hearts, not our sacrifice. What’s important to God is that our offering comes at a price, freely offered, and in God’s way.

For burnt offerings, worshipers put their hand on the animal’s head as a sign that the sacrifice was taking their place. The worshiper killed it, and the priests spread its blood on the altar. The priest cut the sacrifice into pieces, washed the parts, and burned it entirely -- a sign of complete surrender. Are you holding anything back? We are responsible for death because of our sins. Only the blood of a substitute can cover our sins. Yet no animal could truly take our place. Knowing this, God gave his Son, Jesus, as the perfect substitute for our sins.

Prayer: Father, thank you for sacrificing your Son Jesus. Thank you Jesus for being my high priest.

One Word: A perfect sacrifice for my sins

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In the Shelter of God’s Wings

Psalm 61:1-8

Key Verse: 61:4

Let me dwell in your tent forever!
Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah

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