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Leviticus is all about the details, which helped the people live in relationship with a holy God. After reading Leviticus and all it's detailed laws governing ancient Israel, their system of worship with it's priests and animal sacrifices- You have to ask yourself, what does this have to do with us today? What's it got to do with Jesus?
The Israelites sacrificed animals so that the animal's innocent blood would cover their own sins because God requires consequences for sinful actions. The sacrifice of the animals was a substitute for the Israelites having to be punished for sinning. So instead of them having to be punished every time they sinned, a few times a year, they would sacrifice animals instead that covered their sins. God was satisfied with this system at this time so they would not be judged and punished.
As any parent understands, when your child misbehaves (or sins), you must have a consequence, or punishment, for them so that they learn that what they did is wrong, and hurtful, and that there are always consequences/punishment for a wrong action (or sin). Can we they go one day without sinning? Can we? Even a negative thought toward someone is a sin (for example: That person driving in front of me is a moron!)
Every sin has a consequence, or punishment. Jesus Christ willingly became our ultimate innocent sacrifice. He took the required punishment for our sins so that we would not have to. So, to believe in Jesus Christ as the only Son of God, who died for our sins and rose on the third day and now sits with Father God in heaven, is to be "saved" from receiving the ultimate punishment of a lifetime of sins, and that's being separated from God for all eternity (or hell).
Please let me know via the Comment section if you have any questions, comments, or further insight, on this very important subject. Actually the most important subject of anyone's life- as it means your eternal life with God, or without... So it needs to be understood.
The Israelites sacrificed animals so that the animal's innocent blood would cover their own sins because God requires consequences for sinful actions. The sacrifice of the animals was a substitute for the Israelites having to be punished for sinning. So instead of them having to be punished every time they sinned, a few times a year, they would sacrifice animals instead that covered their sins. God was satisfied with this system at this time so they would not be judged and punished.
As any parent understands, when your child misbehaves (or sins), you must have a consequence, or punishment, for them so that they learn that what they did is wrong, and hurtful, and that there are always consequences/punishment for a wrong action (or sin). Can we they go one day without sinning? Can we? Even a negative thought toward someone is a sin (for example: That person driving in front of me is a moron!)
Every sin has a consequence, or punishment. Jesus Christ willingly became our ultimate innocent sacrifice. He took the required punishment for our sins so that we would not have to. So, to believe in Jesus Christ as the only Son of God, who died for our sins and rose on the third day and now sits with Father God in heaven, is to be "saved" from receiving the ultimate punishment of a lifetime of sins, and that's being separated from God for all eternity (or hell).
Please let me know via the Comment section if you have any questions, comments, or further insight, on this very important subject. Actually the most important subject of anyone's life- as it means your eternal life with God, or without... So it needs to be understood.