How does Numbers 28:6 connect with Jesus' sacrifice as our ultimate offering? Numbers 28:6—The Daily Burnt Offering in Focus “ ‘It is a regular burnt offering established at Mount Sinai as a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.’ ” Key Details That Echo Forward - Regular: offered every morning and evening—unceasing fellowship. - Unblemished male lamb: purity and substitution. - Completely consumed on the altar: nothing held back, total devotion. - “Pleasing aroma”: God-accepted, sin dealt with. - Instituted at Sinai: God Himself set the pattern; Israel didn’t invent it. The Bridge to Jesus - John 1:29—“Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” - 1 Peter 1:18-19—Christ is “a lamb without blemish or spot.” - Hebrews 7:27—He “does not need to offer sacrifices day after day… He sacrificed for sins once for all when He offered Himself.” - Ephesians 5:2—“Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Parallels That Make the Connection Clear - Daily ↔ Eternal: the old offering was constant; Jesus’ once-for-all work secures eternal access (Hebrews 10:14). - Unblemished lamb ↔ Sinless Savior: both flawless, acceptable. - Completely consumed ↔ Total self-giving: the burnt offering wholly ascended; Christ poured out His life to the last breath (Philippians 2:8). - Pleasing aroma ↔ Divine satisfaction: the smoke rose to God; Christ’s sacrifice fully satisfied divine justice (Romans 3:25-26). - Established by God ↔ Fulfilled by God: the Father designed the old rite and sent His Son to complete its meaning (Galatians 4:4). Fulfilled—And Finished Hebrews 10:10: “By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” No more daily fire required; the cross is enough, yesterday, today, forever. Living in the Light of the Ultimate Offering - Rest in finished work: no striving for acceptance—Christ has secured it (Romans 5:1). - Daily gratitude: what Israel offered twice a day, we remember continually with thankful hearts (Colossians 3:17). - Whole-life worship: “present your bodies as a living sacrifice” (Romans 12:1)—not ritual animals, but devoted lives. - Proclaim the good news: the Lamb’s perfect sacrifice invites all people to draw near (2 Corinthians 5:20). The daily burnt offering of Numbers 28:6 was God’s ongoing reminder that sin requires a flawless, wholehearted sacrifice. At Calvary, Jesus became that sacrifice once for all—our ultimate offering, forever accepted. |
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