Leviticus 1:6 You are to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.
When I think of priests and religious officials, I think of clean, well dressed persons. Leviticus shows that that role has definitely changed from the time of Leviticus to today. Atoning for sins was a bloody, ugly business. I am thankful that I do not have to sacrifice animals to seek redemption.
Leviticus 1:7 The sons of Aaron the priest are to put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.
But it makes me think of students who have no clue how easy they have it with digital research because they have never had to plow through dense tomes and transfer knowledge to index cards of varying sizes. They just have no idea how much they have been spared because they have never had to do it in the first place. I feel that.
Leviticus 1:8 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.
Precious Savior, Thank You that You took my place and offered Yourself as a permanent substitute for my sins. Even though I don’t know the anguish of shedding the blood of sacrifice with my own hands, help me never to take for granted Your great sacrifice for me. Thank You is so inadequate, it’s all I’ve got. Thank You, Jesus. Amen.
Leviticus 1:9 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.
Have a blessed day.