Leviticus
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Leviticus Chapter 17

• Leviticus 17:1 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, 
• 2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying, 
• 3 What man so ever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, 
• 4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people: 
• 5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD. 
• 6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savor unto the LORD. 
• 7 And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute forever unto them throughout their generations. 

This indicates one way, one God and only one way. God has a plan to save mankind and put away sins. There is only one way. They were not to take it upon themselves to offer sacrifices other ways or other places. This is because these sacrifices were leading up to the Christ that was the only way of salvation. Idols, idolatry, false religion and false gods could not save the eternal soul. They cannot put away sins. False religion keeps sin within the individual. The person then dies with the sin within their soul. They are lost for eternity. 

Sin has to be forgiven and cleansed in order for anyone to inherit eternal life. Only one way. No way but Jesus Christ can cleanse from sin and bring us back to God. There is no other salvation. To play around with other religions or even a so-called Christian religion that has watered down the gospel of Jesus Christ is to play with fire. Any religion, Christian or non-Christian that does not teach repentance from sin and faith in Jesus alone to save from sin, is not preaching the gospel. 
Jesus said, Except a man be born again which means being born by the spirit of God, he or she cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven. 

For the sake of those who mistakenly think this gospel is not for women, read John chapter 4 where Jesus tells the woman at the well about the living water that she can receive if she believes in Him as the Messiah, the Christ and Lord. That living water is the Holy Spirit that is given to those that repent and come to Christ by faith. Thank you Lord for including everyone who would believe. Male, female, bond, free, child, adult, rich, poor, black, white, Jew or Gentile.

All these laws and sacrifices are pointing Israel to the one Moses spoke about that was to come to bring everlasting salvation to those who would receive Him. You can find this foretold in Deuteronomy 18. Here is what John wrote about this one:

• John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 
• 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 
• 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 
• 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 
• 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 
• 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 
• 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 
• 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 
• 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 
• 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 
• 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 
• 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 
• 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 

The children of Israel were not allowed to just make sacrifices in other places and take a chance on offering them to other gods that other nations sacrificed to. There is only one way. They had to come to Aaron or Aaron's descendants after him as God appointed until Christ came to fulfill the law of sacrifices and become the final perfect sacrifice that was to reconcile us back to God. This is also given to the Gentiles as God promised Abraham. 

Only through Christ can one worship God now. Only when the priesthood was changed to Jesus Christ once and for all making Himself a sacrifice and becoming the only mediator between God and man, can we go straight to God and not need a priest or prophet. 

• John 4:20 Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 
• 21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 
• 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 
• 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 
• 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. 

When Jesus talked with the woman at the well, she reminded Him that there was only one place to worship and that was Jerusalem. The old law forbade any sacrifices except in one place. Through Christ the covenant, the law and all things were fulfilled and changed. Now we worship God in spirit and in truth as individuals, any time and any where. The wall of separation between God and man was broken when Jesus died for sin and rose again. 

We can come boldly before the throne of God when we repent of sin and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. 

• Leviticus 17:8 And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice, 
• 9 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his people. 

He would have no part in the salvation of Israel. He is cut off from God. To do things one's own way and not God's way, is to ignore eternal life and remain in sin. 

• Leviticus 17:10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. 
• 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. 
• 12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. 

Blood is not to be eaten. Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins. It was not to be eaten. The sacrifices spoken of under the law given to Israel through Moses was a temporary sacrificial system in place to keep sin confined or from going wild until the final sacrifice for sin was made by Jesus Christ. To eat blood was an abomination. It represents life and the atonement for souls. 

• Leviticus 17:13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. 
• 14 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. 
• 15 And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean. 
• 16 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity. 

Again this indicates the purity and cleanliness that is needed to come to worship God. God is holy and cannot be worshipped while one is unclean and in sin. We come to Christ to be made clean within and we can then come boldly to the throne of God in praise and worship. 

One way and only one way of salvation. All these rules and regulations point to one way of doing things and that is God's way. Manmade religion is an abomination to God because a big price was paid to bring us back to Him and that was God's only Son was to come to die for our sins and paid the price for our redemption. Had there been another way, God would have thought of that first without allowing His own Son to become flesh and blood and die for sins He did not commit. 

The innocent Son of God became guilty when our sins were laid on Him. His death paid the penalty for sin which was eternal separation from God called the second death. By faith in Jesus Christ and what He did for us, we can have eternal life and live forever when Jesus returns. Even so come Lord Jesus. DC