Leviticus 9:1-24
The Priests begin their ministry. Aaron and sons take office.
On the eight day, Aaron took a bull calf for his sin offering and a ram for his burnt offering.
Israelites took male goat for sin offering and a calf and a lamb for burnt offering and a grain offering mixed with oil for the glory of the Lord may appear to them. They did as Moses said.
Fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell face down.
The order of their first sacrifices is significant:
1. A sin-offering: obtaining cleansing and forgiveness.
2. A burnt-offering of dedication to God.
3. A peace-offering: fellowship and communion with God is restored and enjoyed.
Why?
This fire show that HE is the Lord, He is God.
Priests have to be sacrificed and so as to the Israelite, so the God may present before them.
Job of the Priest is to make sacrifice of the sin offering for people and blessed them.
Fire symbolizes the God.
How?
Servant of God, three steps, 1) cleansing and forgiveness 2)dedication to God 3) restoring fellowship and communion with God.
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