1. The document discusses themes of holiness, sinfulness, and forgiveness in the Old Testament based on passages from Leviticus and Isaiah.
2. It describes the sacrificial system where worshippers would lay hands on and slaughter animals, and priests would arrange the parts on the altar and burn the sacrifice to atone for sin.
3. The key themes are that God is holy, man is sinful for breaking God's rules, and God forgives through substitutionary sacrifice as seen ultimately in Jesus' sacrifice on the cross.
3. Leviticus 1:3-9 TNIV
If the offering is a burnt offering from the
herd, you are to offer a male without defect.
You must present it at the entrance to the tent
of meeting so that you may be acceptable to
the LORD. You are to lay your hand on the
head of the burnt offering, and it will be
accepted on your behalf to make atonement
for you.
4. Leviticus 1:3-9 TNIV
You are to slaughter the young bull before the
LORD, and then Aaron's sons the priests shall
bring the blood and splash it against the sides of
the altar at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
You are to skin the burnt offering and cut it
into pieces.
5. Leviticus 1:3-9 TNIV
The sons of Aaron the priest are to put fire on
the altar and arrange wood on the fire. Then
Aaron's sons the priests shall arrange the pieces,
including the head and the fat, on the wood
that is burning on the altar.
6. Leviticus 1:3-9 TNIV
You are to wash the internal organs and the
legs with water, and the priest is to burn all of it
on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food
offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD.
7. Worshipper:
1. Lay hands on
2. Slaughter
3. Skin
4. Cut in pieces
5. Wash
Priest:
1. Blood on altar
2. Arrange parts
3. Burn sacrifice
10. Isaiah 6:1-7 NLT
It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw
the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and
the train of His robe filled the Temple.
Attending Him were mighty seraphim, each
having six wings. With two wings they covered
their faces, with two they covered their
feet, and with two they flew.
11. Isaiah 6:1-7 NLT
They were calling out to each
other, "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Heaven's
Armies! The whole earth is filled with His glory!"
Their voices shook the Temple to its
foundations, and the entire building was filled
with smoke.
12. Isaiah 6:1-7 NLT
Then I said, "It's all over! I am doomed, for I am
a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among
a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the
King, the LORD of Heaven's Armies."
13. Isaiah 6:1-7 NLT
Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a
burning coal he had taken from the altar with
a pair of tongs. He touched my lips with it and
said, "See, this coal has touched your lips. Now
your guilt is removed, and your sins are
forgiven."
14. Leviticus 11:45 NIV
I am the LORD
who brought you
up out of Egypt
to be your God;
therefore be
holy, because I
am holy.
16. Sin is Breaking God’s Rules
Genesis 39:9 NIV No one
is greater in this house
than I am. My master
has withheld nothing
from me except
you, because you are his
wife. How then could I
do such a wicked thing
and sin against God?"
17. Sin is Breaking God’s Rules
Psalms 51:1-4 NLT Have
mercy on me, O
God, because of Your
unfailing love. Because
of Your great
compassion, blot out the
stain of my sins. Wash
me clean from my guilt.
18. Sin is Breaking God’s Rules
Purify me from my sin.
For I recognize my
rebellion; it haunts me
day and night. Against
You, and You
alone, have I sinned; I
have done what is evil in
Your sight. …
21. God is a Forgiving God
Exodus 34:6-7a NLT The LORD passed in front
of Moses, calling out, "Yahweh! The LORD! The
God of compassion and mercy! I am slow to
anger and filled with unfailing love and
faithfulness. I lavish unfailing love to a thousand
generations. I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin.
…"
24. Isaiah 1:11-17 NLT
"What makes you think I want all your
sacrifices?" says the LORD. "I am sick of your
burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fattened
cattle. I get no pleasure from the blood of bulls
and lambs and goats. When you come to
worship Me, who asked you to parade through
My courts with all your ceremony?
25. Isaiah 1:11-17 NLT
Stop bringing Me your meaningless gifts; the
incense of your offerings disgusts Me! As for your
celebrations of the new moon and the Sabbath
and your special days for fasting—they are all
sinful and false. I want no more of your pious
meetings. I hate your new moon celebrations
and your annual festivals. They are a burden to
Me. I cannot stand them!
26. Isaiah 1:11-17 NLT
When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not
look. Though you offer many prayers, I will not
listen, for your hands are covered with the
blood of innocent victims. Wash yourselves and
be clean! Get your sins out of My sight. Give up
your evil ways. Learn to do good. Seek justice.
Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of
orphans. Fight for the rights of widows.
27. Leads us to the Cross
1. We have all sinned
Romans 3:23 NLT For everyone has sinned;
we all fall short of God's glorious standard.
2. Sin brings the penalty of death
Romans 6:23 NLT For the wages of sin is
death, but the free gift of God is eternal life
through Christ Jesus our Lord.
28. The Ultimate Sacrifice
Hebrews 9:22 NLT In fact, according to the law
of Moses, nearly everything was purified with
blood. For without the shedding of blood, there
is no forgiveness.
Hebrews 10:4 NLT For it is not possible for the
blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
29. The Ultimate Sacrifice
Hebrews 10:12-14 NLT But our High Priest
offered Himself to God as a single sacrifice for
sins, good for all time. Then He sat down in the
place of honor at God's right hand. There He
waits until His enemies are humbled and made
a footstool under His feet. For by that one
offering He forever made perfect those who are
being made holy.
